American Sign Language: "straight" The sign for "straight" holds a dominant flat hand in front of your face. Fingertips pointing upward. (If you are right handed, the palm will be facing left.) Move your hand (and arm) forward as you change the orientation of the fingertips to be pointing forward. Quite a bit of the movement is in the wrist. STRAIGHT: STRAIGHT: (side view) Question: Can this sign be used to mean "heterosexual?" Answer: Yes. You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!) (You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.) Another way to help is to buy Dr. Bill's "Superdisk." Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is now available! CHECK IT OUT > Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT > Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >

American Sign Language: "straight"

The sign for "straight" holds a dominant flat hand in front of your face. Fingertips pointing upward. (If you are right handed, the palm will be facing left.)
Move your hand (and arm) forward as you change the orientation of the fingertips to be pointing forward. Quite a bit of the movement is in the wrist.

STRAIGHT:

STRAIGHT: (side view)

Question: Can this sign be used to mean "heterosexual?"
Answer: Yes.

You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™
ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!)
(You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.)

Another way to help is to buy Dr. Bill's "Superdisk."

Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is now available! CHECK IT OUT >

Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT >

Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >