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 Indianapolis, IN.
I grew up in the northeast suburbs of Indianapolis when it wasn’t the large city it is now. At that time, I lived in a neighborhood in the middle of cornfields. Sports were impor...
I’m From Fishkill, NY.
I was born in the 1950’s when Fishkill was a very quiet village of no more than a few hundred people. It was a beautiful place to grow up and I often wandered into the woods arou...
I’m From Orange, VA.
When I came out it was like a bomb had gone off in my town. I was 14 and the only openly gay person in my entire high school. I did it very suddenly, basically I just got tired of ...
I’m From Cut and Shoot, TX.
I attended a small Baptist church and a somewhat small high school. I have lesbian grandparents, which I believe assisted in this stigma against homosexuality in my household. I be...
I’m From Austin, TX.
I don’t remember the details. I remember the location, the circumstances, the friends that were beside me and the strangers that helped them defend me, the way he made me feel, a...
I’m From Lakeport, CA – Featured Artist
Story and art by Daniel Strohmeier My father was a used car salesman by day, and by night and weekend he was a lousy, yet enthusiastic, do-it-yourself home repair man. There is a ...
I’m From Florence, SC.
When I was born, you, in your arrogance, chose to saddle me with your name. A seventeen-year-old boy making the assumption that he had done something worthy of having his name carr...
I’m From Massachusetts
I am an 18-year-old gay teenager. Combine that with the fact that I have severe ADD and acne, and am a uncoordinated nerd, and you have a typical high school outcast. The funny thi...
I’m From Middlesex County, NJ.
Secretly, I called him Ass. Now I know what you’re thinking: Why would you call someone that? Let me explain… History class 2009 was extremely boring. The students didn’t car...
I’m From Grand Forks, ND.
I guess I always thought of my life as one long story. The first person to know I was gay was my grandma, and by first I mean she knew before me. For the most part I didn’t seem ...
I’m From Heyburn, ID – Featured Artist
Story and art by Frank-Joseph Frelier We called ourselves “The Jupiter Moons.” It started at Kimberly Hobson’s docks, the summer of 2003. She always threw the best river part...
I’m From Kewanee, IL.
On that fateful day, I stepped into my guidance counselor’s office and asked, “Is he here yet?” She shook her head. “What made you decide this?” “I’m not sure.” And...
