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.
Latest Coming Out Stories
Trans Woman To Son: “Your Dad Is A Little Bit More Of A Wonder Woman Than A Superman.”
My name is Chloe Harris and I’m from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I had a tough time when I was a kid. I was dealt a little bit of a bad hand in regard to family and environment. ...
Best Friends Come Out To Each Other – At The Same Time.
Hi. I am Brian and I’m from Lexington, Kentucky. So kind of a very quiet, shy kid from a mid-sized town, decided that I really wanted to live in New York City. And I had a passio...
Trans Woman Shares Her Journey To Authenticity. “It’s A Fantastic Life When You Could Be The Person You’ve Always Been Inside.”
My name is Gennifer Herley. I’m from Seaford, New York. I met my ex-wife when I was 19 and she was 17. We were dating for several years and she lived at home and I lived at home,...
Gay Man Reconciles His Spirituality With His Sexuality. “My Religious Life Is As Much A Part Of My Identity As My Queer Life.”
Hi, my name is Nick Donias. I’m from Fort Worth, Texas. Growing up in Texas, I was the youngest of four children and we grew up in what people call the bad part of town. And I fo...
“I’m Your Granddaughter Now.” Trans Woman Reveals Her Authentic Self To Grandmother.
I’m Robyn Sheopersad and I’m from Queens, New York. In 1996, my mother died of a car accident. I had no parental figure really around because my father went into a depression a...
“Coming Out Can Be Slow And It’s Okay If It’s Slow. But You Should Start Your Journey.”
My name’s Jason Pesick. I’m from West Bloomfield, Michigan. Growing up in West Bloomfield was – it was actually a pretty great place to grow up. It was comfortable, it was a ...
Gay Lawyer Embraces His Identity In The Workplace And Thrives.
I’m Patrick Opdyke and I’m from New York, New York. I went to college at Georgetown in Washington, DC. So at the time that I joined the rugby team, I was out but I wasn’t nec...
Queer Woman Goes Undercover In Prison And Falls in Love.
Coming out, I was just so much more stronger. Now I rep my queerness. I’m like, “Yeah!”My name’s Angele Cooper. I’m from Los Angeles, California. When I was 25 years old, I had just got out of a really bad breakup. I was going through a lot of depression and deal...
Gay Man Experiences Panic Attacks, Self-Harm And Crippling Depression Before Coming Out.
My name is Ben Conard and I’m from Setauket, New York. In college, I, you know, I was always kind of known as a go-getter and I worked really hard and I involved myself in everyt...
Gay And Coming Of Age In 1970s New York City.
1960s: A Trip To The Met Was “The First Time I Remember Any Attraction For Men.” I first became aware of being attracted to men when growing up in the mid-sixties, when I was ...
From Couch Surfing To Owning Her Own Couch: How A Gay Woman Found Independence After Coming Out.
My name is Victoria and I’m from Brooklyn, New York. When I was still living with my parents in Coney Island about two and a half years ago, I was going to college. And I had met...
Queer Woman Shares Coming Out Story In Front Of Hundreds Of People – Including Her Mother.
My name is Día Bùi. I am a queer Vietnamese Buddhist and I live in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, New York. On my twenty-sixth birthday, which I share with my father, my family went out to ...
