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 Gay Men Stories
Student Causes Change In School After Being Forced Out And Bullied – Video Story.
Charles Johnson came out to one of his best friends. He didn’t expect what happened afterwards. One of my friends was Southern Baptist. She ended up causing a lot of trouble for...
I’m From Fresno, CA.
There’s a swelling in my chest: Hate, shame, loneliness, pain. The man I met on the Internet snores and elbow me in his sleep. The alarm clock light dims the room, I can see his ...
I’m From Downingtown, PA.
Strip away the flesh and bone Look beyond the lies you’ve known Everybody wants to talk about a freak No one want to dig that deep Let me take you underneath – Adam Lambert “...
I’m From Marshfield, MO.
I am a graduate of Marshfield High School in Missouri. My family has deep pre-Civil War roots in the Marshfield area to which I moved to from Pleasant Hope in 1978 beginning in the...
I’m From East Hartland, CT.
Do you live in small town America? I did. I know the struggle of feeling different. As a boy, I lived in the little town of East Hartland. My uncle called it “Walton’s Mountain...
I’m From Defuniak Springs, FL.
I’m from a town called Defuniak Springs, Florida. Never heard of it? There’s a reason for that. Defuniak is a rural community in northern Florida (which may as well be called l...
Parents Send Teen To Ex-Gay Ministry – Video Story.
After coming out to his religiously conservative parents, Robbie Maris was sent to “ex-gay” ministry, Exodus International. Robbie explains: “What Exodus preaches is that th...
I’m From Boston, MA.
My weekend in Vermont changed everything. I knew heading to a mountain cabin with twenty-four guys would yield inevitable fun and lasting memories, but I didn’t anticipate the se...
I’m From Santo Domingo, Costa Rica.
I consider myself a lucky man, considering all that I have lived through. I was about 6 years old when I realized I was bisexual, but after 7 years of being bullied by females and ...
I’m From West Chester, PA.
I was 18 years old in 1998 and at that time, the only way to meet someone if you didn’t have a car and couldn’t get to Woody’s on a Wednesday was via an AOL chat room. So, th...
I’m From Selingsgrove, PA.
When I was a young boy my mom died and I did not have a very pleasant childhood. Shortly after that the man I used to believe is my father ended up moving away. Sad times for me. T...
I’m From Bridgeport, CT – Featured Artist
FEATURED ARTIST – Gio Black Peter STORY by Christopher Stoddard My ripped, black fishnet stockings are draped over his helmet. It reminds me of those mesh gym bags usually stuffe...
