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
I’m From Cobden, IL.
My story isn’t the usual one where a young man realizes he’s different and struggles through school to find himself. I actually did well in high school and didn’t experience ...
I’m From McComb, MS – Video Story.
Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can read about the adventure we had and some of the stories we collected. If you have...
I’m From Glasgow, KY.
I’m staring into the laundry basket wishing there were more clothes to fold. You’re in the living room with your feet on the ottoman, watching a documentary. You don’t know a...
I’m From Miami, FL.
The day I came out was a whirlwind. I first told my sister during the mid-afternoon hours while she was playing Xbox. I proceeded to read her a letter I had written to my parents o...
I’m From Columbia, SC – Video Story.
Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can read about the adventure we had and some of the stories we collected. If you have...
I’m From Battle Creek, MI.
I was raised in a middle class neighborhood called “The Numbered streets.” I looked out the back of the house at a Plumbing supply store. My father worked in the HVAC field and...
I’m From Palm Springs, CA – Video Story.
My name is Gill, I’m From Palm Springs, I’m a middle-aged guy, I came out 15 years ago so I’m still an adolescent as far as my gay life down here. That being said, I’m part...
I’m From Dallas, TX.
No, it was not an overnight change. This was an event years in the making. Then again, it’s not like anyone was going to think otherwise, were they? What with all the pro-gay pro...
I’m From Riverbank, CA.
I grew up in a Roman Catholic Chicano household and kept my sexuality a secret, having the pressures of getting married someday and having children of my own. I know how it is to b...
I’m From Morton Grove, IL.
Sometimes it’s not only going to get better, sometimes it’s okay right from the start. I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago in the 1960s, and I knew from a very young age that m...
I’m From London, England.
I miss one thing. I grew up in a classic 70’s burb. No gays. All whites. Little life. Worse: nylon clothes. Worst: no deli. At 13 I forged a heart-bond with a mate at school. We ...
I’m From Fort Worth, TX.
I wonder just how successful those dating sites really are. I’ve found some pretty interesting people on the Internet. Some of which, based on our compatibility, I’ve gotten to...
