I'm From Driftwood
The stories on I’m From Driftwood send a simple but powerful message to LGBTQIA+ people everywhere: You are not alone. I’m From Driftwood combats isolation and creates empathy to build a more understanding and accepting world. These are our stories, told in our own voices.
Storyteller Spotlight - Austin
Highball (Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar)
July 26, Stories & Socializing
Come socialize with the I’m From Driftwood community, watch three powerful Video Stories, and hear an engaging Q&A with the storytellers. Free event, registration required.
Events
Subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on social media to hear about our upcoming events. In the meantime, check out some photos from our past events and fundraisers.
Latest Stories
Music, Pride, and Perseverance: Leading a Queer Marching Band During the AIDS Epidemic
Hi, my name is Sam Gindin and I’m from Brooklyn. One of the memories I have, which definitely turned my life around, was when I went to a local party. And I went there w...
Adoption, Transition, and Becoming Whole
I’m Jendi Reiter and I’m from New York City. I grew up in the lower East side of Manhattan in the 1970s with two moms. My biological mom was very femme and kind of...
He Went to a Rally… and Met His Future Husband
My name is Larry Picard. I’m from Holyoke, Massachusetts. So I met my first, well, my only girlfriend when I was 19 years old, and I was a singing waiter and she was a s...