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 Staten Island, NY – 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 Anaheim, CA.
I kept looking at the clock on my computer screen. It had been another long day at the office. Is it almost 4:30 yet? I could not wait to leave. Aside from having too much to do fo...
I’m From Springville, UT.
After serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) life had quickly changed from the hot, humid days of missionary labor in Venezuela to the cold...
I’m From Adelaide, SA, Australia.
I knew I was gay. When I was alone. In the dark, in the safe cocoon of my bed. When my own hands touched myself, and those images and thoughts went toward the movie star, the guy I...
I’m From Rostov, Russia.
I came to the U.S. 6 years ago. I was born in Kiev, Ukraine and when I was 3 years old I move to Rostov, Russia and I was put in foster care because my biological mother was a drug...
I’m From Tel Aviv, Israel – Video Story
I’m Yoav Schlezinger and originally I’m from Israel, grew up in Tel Aviv. Most Israelis, when they finish the Army at 21, they go and travel and experiment with a lot of drugs ...
I’m From Mammoth, CA.
In sixth grade my attraction towards girls began to shift towards guys. In high school the thoughts and feelings only got worse. They became frequent and intense. I kept myself as ...
I’m From Temecula, CA.
We’d met through a website, which wasn’t very strange considering Temecula doesn’t have any well-known gay establishments. Not that I would have gone to one, mind you, I was ...
I’m From Virginia Beach, VA.
“You and Aba are gay,” my son said to me. We were in the car, on the way to school. “Yes, we are,” I said. “I think I want to be gay.” “Well, you’ve got plenty of t...
I’m From Los Angeles, CA – Video Story
I’m Andrew Borin and I’m from Los Angeles, California. So growing up in Los Angeles, it’s obviously a pretty big city and I am fortunate enough that I never had to deal with ...
I’m From Rockford, IL.
Despite the fact that I grew up in a conservative household — my mother was raised Irish Catholic, my father Lutheran — my parents always taught me to be accepting and tolerant...
I’m From Salt Lake City, UT.
The summer after my senior year of high school, I traveled to Europe for a last hoorah before college. I was 17 and a world away from Salt Lake City, the hometown that I had grown ...
