I'm From Driftwood
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Latest Trans Stories
“I Started Living My Life Instead Of Surviving It.” Mom Helps Trans Son Realize His Gender Identity.
Hi. My name is Matthew Lewellyn. I’m 15 and I’m from Saugerties, New York. So when I was about 12 I think – I think – I was still really confused. I, well going in the seve...
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. ...
Trans Actor Produces His Own Uplifting Film – With An All Trans Cast And Crew.
My name is Morgan Sullivan and I am from Westchester, New York. I’m an actor. I’ve been acting since I was about 8 years old. And I moved into the city about 6 years ago to go ...
Egyptt LaBeija – Life In And Out Of The Ballroom.
1980s: Seeing Trans Women For The First Time: “I Felt Welcomed.” I grew up in a town in Long Island called Freeport. And I grew up basically in a middle-class home. My parents ...
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,...
“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...
Trans Woman Reflects On Her Journey: “It Was Real For Me And I Was Okay With It.”
Trans Woman Reflects On Her Journey: “It Was Real For Me And I Was Okay With It.” Yeah, I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and when I was five years old, my parents moved to Ph...
From “Daphne Sometimes” To “Daphne Always”: Trans Woman Reflects On Her Drag Queen Past And Journey To Authenticity.
My name is Daphne Overbeck. I am from Roseland, New Jersey. The year is 2013. It’s mid-February. I wake up at 7:00 AM in my ex’s place in Jersey City and I have to make it to a...
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 hal...
“This Is Who I Am Supposed To Be.” Trans Man Finds His Truth After Chance Encounter At A Party.
My name is Kyler Wilson and I’m from Boise, Idaho. I think I was 8 or 9. My mom began finding suicide notes that I had written about how my family would be better off without me....
“Listen, Dude. I’m Gorgeous.” Transwoman Finds Confidence During Dress-Up Day In High School.
I’m Blair Perry and I am from Boulder, Colorado. When I was five, my sister dressed me up in a bunch of princess clothes and she put this hair on me that – it wasn’t even rea...
From Kentucky Farm To Chicago Charm: One Trans Woman’s Whirlwind Journey.
“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 countr...
