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 Tallahassee, FL.
I felt like a kid in a pet store asking, “Can we please have him?” “No, we should really wait till we get settled”, he replied. I nodded and finally agreed that it was best...
I’m From San Diego, CA – Video Story
My name is Jamie, I come from San Diego, California. I guess I was thinking a lot about sort of lost years in L.A. I have a really fuzzy memory, I don’t remember a lot. And that ...
I’m From Shreveport, LA.
In the crisp fall of 1977 I was a strapping and husky 16-year-old. A close (and closeted) high school friend of mine decided we should visit the “Florentine” Night Club; the pr...
I’m From Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Stolen glances, wry smiles, and eyes catching each other. Aren’t we all familiar with these. I found myself falling for Ben, a smart, sleek and smooth-talking marketing executive...
I’m From Redondo Beach, CA.
I’d never gone to a school dance before. But this time it was different. I was going to the Homecoming Dance of my sophomore year, and I had a date. The excitement of actually ha...
I’m From Lansing, MI.
To the kid whom I know best: Trey – You may not believe it but there are people in this world who understand you. Even at your age, I am amazed by how acquainted you are with pai...
I’m From Pasadena, CA – Featured Artist
FEATURED ARTIST – Paul Richmond STORY by Brian Schaefer I awoke to quiet sobs coming from overhead; soft sniffles muted by a pillow. I rolled out from under the sheets and stoo...
I’m From Rohnert Park, CA.
The September night was cold, but I was determined. For days I sat outside the store, waiting for him to walk out. He always did, just like clock work. And by this point, I had his...
I’m From Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK.
It’s noon and I should be getting up. The breeze coming in from the window is making my bedroom door move backwards and forwards without a sound. It never quite fully closes, nor...
I’m From Cloquet, MN.
Cloquet, Minnesota, was (and still is as far as I know) a rough redneck mill town with cliques and gangs and many problems. I was the gay, geeky, nearly blind kid that was the easy...
I’m From Houston, TX – Video Story
My name is Cory Quach and I’m from Houston, Texas. The story that I want to talk about isn’t so much a specific story, it’s more about my experience as an Asian-American male...
I’m From Claysburg, PA.
As I was leaving the house to be on the “anti-” panel in a Prop. 8 debate, my straight roommate asked where I was going. “To the campus. For the debate.” “The Prop. 8 thi...
