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 West Orange, NJ – 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 Yoakum, TX.
I came out when I was twenty and that was to some friends and my mother. I had a conversation with my mom, about how I wanted to tell friends and family in my own time. I think we...
I’m From Irapuato, Gto., Mexico.
I came out of the closet at 16. I was in high school and I had an art project so I talked to my teacher about me being gay and he encouraged me to open up. At that time I was reall...
I’m From Littleton, CO.
Not a lot of people go to the grocery store on weekday nights. A few people duck in after work, grab some bread or a gallon of milk, and zip out of there as fast as possible. Tonig...
I’m From Shelbyville, IL.
Before moving to New York, I taught 10th grade English in a small central Illinois town. For three years I pushed Shakespeare and Harper Lee on classes of mostly disinterested 15 a...
I’m From Jonesboro, GA – 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. I...
I’m From Heyburn, ID.
I look forward to fall. When I think of fall, I think of you and the lavish seasonal dishes we whipped up together. I felt like French royalty enjoying the most tender fowl, hearty...
I’m From Painesville, OH – Featured Artist
FEATURED ARTIST – Brian Ness STORY by Robert P. In the second grade . . . Chris, a new kid at school, didn’t have many friends. Neither did I. We first met on the swings at r...
I’m From Turkey – Video Story
My name is Zee and I’m from Turkey. My story is about my father. When I was a kid, I was very different than the other kids. I remember they got me–my parents got me–toy truc...
I’m From Palm Desert, CA.
I attended California State University in San Diego, California, during the seventies. At the time it had 35,000 students and was a very liberating environment for a kid from the s...
I’m From Burtonsville, MD – Featured Artist
FEATURED ARTIST – Frank-Joseph Frelier STORY by Anthony S. Recently I have been rather reflective about the past 4 years to the point where I sat in a cornfield by myself for 30...
I’m From Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
Born and raised in the Philippines, I have been here in the US for four years now. I figured out my sexuality in high school, and I knew I had to tell my parents that I am gay to b...
