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 Trans Stories
Lipstick Lesbian Awareness Party Leads To Life-Changing Epiphany
I’m Dubbs Weinblatt, I’m from Columbus, Ohio. One day when I was 20 years old back when I was at Ohio State, I had been having a lot of trouble drinking. I was drinking all the...
Trans Youth Overcomes Locker Room Bullying, Finds Purpose In Helping Others.
My name is Patrick Mess, I’m from Canisteo, New York. I’m 22 years old and one day in high school, I was in the locker room getting changed for class and I was really self-cons...
Transgender High School Student Encounters Cyberbullying; Confronts Bully In Library.
Special thanks to the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley for being our partner for this story. My name is Olivia Page. I’m from Hilton, New York. I did the very unique thing of...
Transgender Man Has Life-Changing Epiphany Reading College Syllabus: “There Really Is A Place For People Like Me In Society.”
I’m Brandon Beck and I’m from San Marcos, Texas. When I was a small child I was very happy. I thought of myself as a boy when I was little and no adults ever questioned that wh...
“I Had to Ditch the Trans Narrative, and Finally Start Writing My Own.”
I’m Kathyrn Gonzalez, and I’m from Austin, Texas. I remember coming home for the summer, after my first year in college, it was 2004. I turned on the TV and there was a movie p...
Video Games Help Trans Woman Embrace Identity
I am Nicole Modjeski and I’m from Jackson, Mississippi. My mother was a single parent mom and we lived in the Spring Ridge Road Mobile Estates which is basically a trailer park. ...
“Gender Isn’t What We Used To Think It Was.”
I’m Harrison Apple and I’m from Jupiter, Florida. It was probably 3 or 4 months ago, maybe a little bit longer, the memory is kind of hazy, but we were at this vigil for a tran...
Agender Person Goes From Being Bullied In The Newark Projects To Gracing The Cover of French Vogue
I’m Andre J., I’m from Newark, New Jersey. I remember this one particular time growing up in the projects that I was coming home from school and a 20-year-old looked at me and ...
Transgender Woman Sacrifices Everything To Finally Be Herself.
My name is Mila Jam and I’m from Columbus, Georgia. So I created this drag persona, Britney Houston, who is the Pop Parody Princess of Music Videos. I was having a moment of succ...
“I Wish I Could Show Myself At 13 Who I Am Now.” Genderqueer Expression Leads To Empowerment.
My name is Jacob Tobia and I’m from Raleigh, North Carolina. By the time I was around 16, I came out to my parents as gay. I thought I was done, that was it. And then I started d...
A Barbershop Experience Marks The Beginning Of A New Chapter In Life For Transgender Man.
My name is Charlie Poulson and I’m from Des Moines, Iowa. I guess my story kind of starts going back to college when I first started transitioning. It was in Ames, Iowa, which is...
“I Am Who I Am, You Should Get Over It.” A Trans* Youth’s Path to Self-Acceptance.
I’m Alex Williams. I’m from Philadelphia. Growing up, I was raised very, very, like, Christian, just strict, like, down-your-throat kind of Christian religion. Before you can e...
