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 Leicester, UK.
That’s the way it feels sometimes. Disgusting. I’ve just been reading I’m From Driftwood. Before that I was masturbating. I stopped. It felt disgusting. Not the physical act...
I’m From Bloomington, IN.
RRRRIIIPP! I checked for the source of the sound, and felt a small hole in the crotch of my jeans. “Fifteen hours,” I assured myself. “Fifteen hours, and I can unpack my ...
I’m From Montreal, QC, Canada.
“You guys look like faggots,” I heard someone say in the general direction of where I was standing with a friend. Not a standard greeting, to say the least. This comment confus...
I’m From Dallas, TX.
Twelve years old. That’s how old I was when I had a dream that absolutely changed my life. One night when I went to sleep, I went into my typical dreamscape, but this one was dif...
I’m From Orlando, FL.
Hey, V: I’m glad I got to see you the other day. Last night, I told my boyfriend about that weekend when you and I broke up, and the story reminded me, as it always does, that ...
I’m From Ponca City, OK.
I only get to go home about once a year. No matter what my father may say, his sage advice that New York is my home now, that Ponca City, Oklahoma is just where I grew up, that I...
I’m From Southaven, MS.
Remembering when we met always comes easy to me. I know exactly where I was and when, a bar on the night before Good Friday. I remember the jacket you wore and the way your hai...
I’m From Traverse City, MI.
I was the first gay person I knew. Until I wasn’t. The amazing thing about Traverse City was that once I knew what I was gay, I found an amazing community, an amazing mentor, a...
I’m From Sugar City, ID.
I love you, but… You can be anything you want to be, but… You’re my brother, but… You have such potential, but… …But if you’re gay, well that’s a different story. ...
I’m From Belle Fourche, SD.
I’m from Belle Fourche, SD, and my story doesn’t know where to start. My story is like a season of 90210, mixed with Buffy, and a dash of Lost. My story involves three cr...
I’m From St. Louis, MO.
Hey Mr. Honey, I just got your e-mail of the conversation you’ve been having with the owners of the Bed & Breakfast in Massachusetts. The room looks great, and it’s dog-f...
I’m From Toccoa, GA.
I woke up last night at 3:30am in the middle of a dream, the setting, the characters, the events still swirling around my sleepy mind. In that moment I try to find the feeling. The...
