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 Bisexual / Pansexual / Fluid Stories
I’m From New York, NY.
Gay. I’ve considered this word throughout my life, trying to find the place for it and the meaning of it, to me. Growing up in San Francisco, where the Gay Parade was as synonymo...
I’m From Colombo, Sri Lanka.
When I met her, I didn’t know what she meant to me. When I made love to her for the first and last time, I didn’t know what she meant to me. And now, years later, I am still no...
I’m From Ulster Park, NY.
It was the first full day back after Winter Break. I had actually decided to do it the day before, the minute I entered the dorm, because I knew that he would be there already. Unf...
I’m From Mt. Sinai, NY.
I am a bisexual woman married to a man. Decidedly the easiest thing to be in the LGBT spectrum, and yet, I am more confused about how to (and even if I should) come out. My husband...
I’m From Burtonsville, MD.
We met on a Monday night. The city had shut down due to the blizzard and we found ourselves at the same party. For me, this was an unexpected stop as I had been out at the bars for...
I’m From Temple Hills, MD – 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 Homewood, IL.
I came out at the age of 12 as gay. Even now I’m not sure where I got that word from or how I knew to say it or what it even meant for that matter. I also wasn’t completely sur...
I’m From Ocala, FL.
I am bisexual in orientation, and married with children, and out. I grew up as an Air Force brat. We moved around a lot, but finally settled in Florida (my extended family is sprea...
I’m From Seattle, WA.
1.) I am a woman. 2.) I am married to a man. 3.) I work to defend queer youth rights and fight victimization. 4.) I am queer. 5.) I am bisexual. Most people hear the first two and ...
I’m From Blue Springs, MO.
I am gay. When I say that, I feel extremely awkward, but I also feel extremely proud. This pride comes from the strength to be who I am without worrying what others may think. This...
I’m From Mercer, WI.
I knew I was bi when I finally admitted to myself that the reason I had pictures of Kate Pierson from the B52’s on my wall wasn’t because I liked her clothes. I did, and still ...
I’m From Miami Beach, FL.
In high school, two girls can get away with anything short of making out without raising suspicions. Holding hands, constantly touching, none of those things made an impression unt...
