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 Lesbian Stories
I’m From Baltimore, MD.
I was in the car dealership with my mom when I was about 7 so she put me in the little kids area. I was bored for a while and then she came in. I don’t know her name. I barely re...
I’m From Houston, TX.
Houston was the setting of my childhood, but I spent my teen years in the smallish town of Corsicana where I met my high school sweetheart/girlfriend of 6 years. This story isn’t...
I’m From Mattawan, MI.
Before I opened my car door, I triple-checked to make sure I had everything. It was my first time – I was so excited. But I felt nervous and guilty, too. What if someone saw me? ...
I’m From Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
I went to an all-girls high school. I hope I don’t have to explain that the school wasn’t the making of my sexuality, but perhaps it helped to be in an environment where girls ...
I’m From Dubuque, IA.
There’s something you should know about me: I’m a liar. Don’t judge me. Because if the first thing you should know about me is that I’m a liar, the second is that I’m a t...
I’m From Middleburg Heights, OH.
I come from a quiet midwestern suburb of Cleveland. Hardly diverse and overall has a tone of intolerance just lurking below the surface for anything not white, straight, and modera...
I’m From Girardville, PA.
Colby and I met in 1991 when I was dating my ex and she was dating an abusive ex. Colby’s twin sister was dating my ex-husband’s best friend. Through his best friend, my ex bec...
I’m From Merrimack, NH.
Today I was going to go to my school’s GSA but instead I went to a therapist appointment. I’m so glad I did. I went in, pissed that I was not expressing my gayness in a room fu...
I’m From Simi Valley, CA – Featured Artist
FEATURED ARTIST – Brian Ness STORY by Michelle Stone If there was only one important fact that I could have learned when I was a little girl, it would be that your attraction to...
I’m From Lawrence, KS.
People don’t usually ask you what it’s like to be gay. They ask you how your parents reacted when you came out to them. They ask you when you knew. But they never ask what it f...
I’m From Mechanicsville, VA.
It is my dad’s 36th birthday and I am holding a cardboard box that is moving. He’s on the phone—he’s often on the phone—but the night’s plan has no room for interruptio...
I’m From New Britain, PA – 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...
