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 Herndon, VA.
My story isn’t one where I faced friends or family over my sexual orientation. It isn’t about discrimination or gay bashing. It’s about something far scarier and insidious. I...
I’m From Albuquerque, NM.
It’s December 14 and I’m at the New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus’s “Come Out for Christmas” concert with my friend Kathleen. It’s our second year attending this event toge...
I’m From Killeen, TX.
Maybe you’ll be reading this, but probably not. I still remember what you were wearing when we first met. We were at a party and a mutual friend wanted us to meet. You walked up ...
I’m From Weslaco, TX.
It was my second year of college, and I had fallen hard for my fraternity brother. By this time, everyone at school knew I was gay and it wasn’t an issue. Sure there were some gu...
I’m From Bloomington, IN.
One fine morning in third grade, I awoke in a very good mood. As a pretentious eight-year-old addicted to public broadcasting, I planned to spend the day, as sometimes I would, spe...
I’m From Houston, TX.
Recently I’ve taken to googling people with whom I’ve had affairs with in the past. I’ve stopped doing it, though, because I’ve been discovering, shall we say, UNSAVORY THI...
I’m From Clear Lake, TX – Featured Artist
FEATURED ARTIST – Brian Ness STORY by Rafi Mittlefehldt I’m 5 years old and surrounded by hundreds of kids my age, all of us soaked with chlorine water and dopamine and sunshi...
I’m From New York, NY.
I came out in the early 2000’s, though even now dating can be a bit of a slippery slope especially in the Big Apple. But I’ve learned it’s about having fun. Fortunately I had...
I’m From Dallas, TX – Video Story
Note: Antonio Cerna is the founder and editor of Homo-Neurotic, The Gentleman’s Guide to Art, Fashion, Culture & Nightlife. It’s a great blog, so be sure to check it out. ...
I’m From Dallas, TX.
“I know someone you might want to meet. He’s a fireman.” My friend Dan told me as we were talking over lunch. I had been unhappy in my nearly one year relationship with a ret...
I’m From Sherborne, Dorset, England.
“We shape our dwellings and afterwards our dwellings shape us.” Winston Churchill. Yeah, I know it’s a poncy public schoolboy thing to do to quote Winston Churchill, but it d...
I’m From Newark, DE – Featured Artist
FEATURED ARTIST – Frank-Joseph Frelier STORY by Jeremy Smith I was in 10th grade then. The sort of sissy kid that all the kids had made fun of in middle school had given way to a...
