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
I’m From Willow Grove, PA – Video Story.
If you’re interested in being in a Video Story, just let me know and we’ll set up a time and place to meet. Watch all the IFD Video Stories here. For the transcript, Continu...
College Football Captain Comes Out To Team.
My name is Brian Sims. And the story that most people like to hear me talk about is, I was a college football player, and how I sort of came out to my college football team. I’m ...
I’m From Caro, MI.
Hello, my name is Chris and I’m gay. The phrase that was once so hard for me to say now comes without hesitation. Coming out is different for everyone, but one thing is for sure�...
I’m From Nocona, TX.
I started out life just like every other country boy, I spent all my time covered in dirt and building stuff out of nothing, and Tonka… forget about it, I was all about the John ...
I’m From Humble, TX.
Something that is very interesting to me (which I hadn’t realized until within the past year or so) is how coming out has affected me, and led me to where I am at this very momen...
I’m From Denver, CO.
When I was eighteen I had finally decided it was time… I had graduated high school and decided to leave Denver, CO to move to the horrid town of Tulsa, OK. Attending college was ...
I’m From Staten Island, NY – Video Story.
Interested in being in a Video Story? Just let me know and we’ll set up a time and place to meet. Watch all the IFD Video Stories here. For the transcript, Continue Reading. M...
I’m From Springville, UT.
After serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) life had quickly changed from the hot, humid days of missionary labor in Venezuela to the cold...
I’m From Adelaide, SA, Australia.
I knew I was gay. When I was alone. In the dark, in the safe cocoon of my bed. When my own hands touched myself, and those images and thoughts went toward the movie star, the guy I...
I’m From Tel Aviv, Israel – Video Story
I’m Yoav Schlezinger and originally I’m from Israel, grew up in Tel Aviv. Most Israelis, when they finish the Army at 21, they go and travel and experiment with a lot of drugs ...
I’m From Mammoth, CA.
In sixth grade my attraction towards girls began to shift towards guys. In high school the thoughts and feelings only got worse. They became frequent and intense. I kept myself as ...
I’m From Los Angeles, CA – Video Story
I’m Andrew Borin and I’m from Los Angeles, California. So growing up in Los Angeles, it’s obviously a pretty big city and I am fortunate enough that I never had to deal with ...
