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Queer Teen Comes Out After Dad Walks in on Him and His Boyfriend Making Out.

by Andrew Gryniewicz

Queer Teen Comes Out After Dad Walks in on Him and His Boyfriend Making Out.

I’m Andrew Gryniewicz and I’m from Seattle, Washington.  In 2013, I had a girlfriend and we had been dating for about a year and a half. And I had always felt that maI just said, “I’m dating Luke.”  And they were like, “But what about your girlfriend? We’ve known for a long time, but obviously, you were dating yo...

Story Update: Mathias Oliver —“I Learned To Become What I Want To See In The World.”
Story Update: Mathias Oliver —“I Learned To Become What I Want To See In The World.”

Nathan: All right. Welcome to this week’s story update. This week, we are speaking with Mathias Oliver, who we filmed and Spokane, Washington all the way back in –  it was th...

First Graders Rush To The Defense of Mom’s Trans Daughter: “These Kids Are Incredible. We’re Gonna Be Okay.”

by Marcella Andrews

First Graders Rush To The Defense of Mom’s Trans Daughter: “These Kids Are Incredible. We’re Gonna Be Okay.”

I am Marcella Andrews and I am from Madison, Wisconsin. I grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin and went to high school there. I have a distinct memory in high school of being in the ha...

“This Is What I Have To Do To Fit In.” Bisexual Woman Goes To Great Lengths For Acceptance.

by Amelia Meigs

“This Is What I Have To Do To Fit In.” Bisexual Woman Goes To Great Lengths For Acceptance.

So I’m Amelia Meigs. I’m from Issaquah – the Seattle area of Washington. I was in grad school. I had just transferred to a new school in Saint Louis and I had never really b...

“I Was Actually Being Honest With Myself For The First Time.” Gay Man Comes Out To Wife And Kids.

by Markus Boos

“I Was Actually Being Honest With Myself For The First Time.” Gay Man Comes Out To Wife And Kids.

My name is Markus Boos and I am from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. I had been married to a woman for 10 years and we had twin boys and a dog. When we first came to Seattle, during t...

“Are The Cats Gay, Too?” Queer Woman Comes Out To Mother With A Little Help From Her Feline Friends.

by Sho Barksdale

“Are The Cats Gay, Too?” Queer Woman Comes Out To Mother With A Little Help From Her Feline Friends.

My name is Sho Barksdale. I am from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Animals have always been a big part of my family’s life. Growing up, I’ve had cats, dogs, hamsters, rats, snapping ...

“Try To Own The Narrative.” Gay Man’s Long Path To Healing After Statutory Rape By His Mentor.

by Ben

“Try To Own The Narrative.” Gay Man’s Long Path To Healing After Statutory Rape By His Mentor.

I’m Ben. I’m from Seattle, Washington. I knew I was gay from about the age of 12 or so and by the time I was 17, I was getting ready to come out. So, there was an AIDS service...

“I’ve Been Helped By So Many People On My Journey To Womanhood.”

by Stefanie Clark

“I’ve Been Helped By So Many People On My Journey To Womanhood.”

“What Was It Like? Stories by LGBTQ Elders” is a new program by I’m From Driftwood, in partnership with Comcast, the nation’s largest cable provider, and SAGE, the countDressing Up In Mother’s Clothes As A Child: “I Knew I Could Be The Woman That I Wanted To Be.” I was born in 1943. I was the younger son in a Catholic family – I had an ol1950’s: “I Had To Be The Man Of The Family… And I Think I’m A Girl.” I ended up going to the seminary, as something a good catholic boy always does, especially the secon1960’s: Coming Out To Wife “Left An Elephant In The Room For The Next 44 Years.” So it’s June 1966. I’m just finishing up college at Seattle University. I just got my fi1980’s: Dominatrix Inspires Trans Woman To Become Comfortable In Her Own Skin. It was August 1989. I got a call out of the blue – a search firm wanted me to come to Chicago anAfter Wife’s Death in 2012, Trans Woman Seizes Opportunity To Come Out To Family. I can remember July 20, 2012 like it was yesterday. My wife had been sick with cancer for over Trans Woman’s Life Changed After Finding A Mentor. I needed acceptance as a human being. Not male, not female, not trans. I just needed acceptance and a friend that could guide “I’ve Been Helped By So Many People On My Journey To Womanhood.” Looking back at all those people that have helped me get to where I am today, I’m just so thankful for whaTrans Woman Finds Companionship Late In Life. “I laugh harder now than I have in twenty years.” I had lived with a woman for 44 years and then had to live alone for six. And t...

After Hiring Musician, Church Removes His Piano From Pulpit Because He’s Gay

by David Raleigh

After Hiring Musician, Church Removes His Piano From Pulpit Because He’s Gay

Hi, my name is David Raleigh and I’m from Seattle, Washington, where I grew up in a very unique situation. My mom was a very religious woman, and she, when I was 4 years old, sh...

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