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 Collections Stories
I’m From Oregon City, OR.
Growing up, all the “stereotypically gay” things that I did and liked were not really unusual for anyone in my family. All of my family loves to decorate, cook, shop, and perfo...
We’re From Chicago, IL – Video Story.
Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can follow us on our adventure. If you haven’t submitted a story yet to IFD, or if ...
I’m From Casper, WY – Video Story.
Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can follow us on our adventure. If you haven’t submitted a story yet to IFD, or if ...
I’m From Cleveland, OH – Video Story.
Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. We met Sonja in Cleveland, Ohio. She works for Colors of Cleveland Pride, a non-profit that provides “outreach s...
I’m From Factoryville, PA.
I didn’t come out to my family until I was 26. I struggled for years with being gay, and even had a girlfriend until the fall of my senior year of college. After we broke up, we ...
I’m From Glenwood, UT – Video Story.
Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can follow us on our adventure. If you haven’t submitted a story yet to IFD, or if ...
I’m From Kansas.
I came out to my family and close friends around the beginning of January 2011. Although my mom is a lesbian, I still found it difficult to come clean with her. I suppose a lot of ...
I’m From Alamogordo, NM – Video Story.
Josie: The way I found out about my daughter was that she went out one night and I was very angry. The next morning is when she came out and told me she was gay. And I didn’t acc...
I’m From Orange, VA – Video Story.
Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can follow us on our adventure. If you haven’t submitted a story yet to IFD, or if ...
I’m From Atlanta, GA – Video Story.
Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can follow us on our adventure. If you haven’t submitted a story yet to IFD, or if ...
I’m From West Hartford, CT – Video Story.
I’m Jake Conway. I’m from West Hartford, Connecticut. And I’m the Editor in Chief of Q magazine at Yale. The story I wanted to tell was my coming out story – when, during C...
I’m From Providence, RI – Video Story.
Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can follow us on our adventure. If you haven’t submitted a story yet to IFD, or if y...
