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 Sexuality Stories
“Mr. Hay, Do You Have A Wife?” Gay Elementary School Teacher Comes Out To Students.
I’m Matthew Hay. I’m from Annapolis, Maryland. One day, a week or so after the holidays, I had asked my group of fifth grade students in my music class how they had spent their...
“I Don’t Want To Die.” How A Gay Man Overcame His Meth Addiction.
Hi, I’m Vernon Magsino and I’m from Chicago. I was 15 years old and I was in my sophomore year of high school. I went to a Catholic Jesuit high school. It was one morning, I wa...
Remembering Life Under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”: “I Don’t Got Time For This. I’m Not Going To Hide It.”
My name is George Agundez. I am from Calexico, California. Growing up, you know, I used to go to church and I would enjoy going to church. But there was always that time where I wo...
Black Gay Man Learns To “Love Myself And Love My Skin” After Being Racially Stereotyped Abroad.
Hi, my name is Micah Peterson and I’m from Phoenix, Arizona. So, when I was 21, I was in college at Oberlin up in Ohio, which is the middle of nowhere. I had an opportunity to st...
From Homeless to Hopeful: How One Weekend On Fire Island Changed Gay Teen’s Life.
Hi, I’m Scott Riedel. I’m from Ironton, Ohio. It’s a small town in southern Ohio. I moved to New York about twenty-five years ago and met my partner Gil. Gil was born and rai...
Unable To Live Openly In Foster Care, Gay Man Finds Family In His Fraternity.
My name is John Paul Horn and I’m from Bakersfield, California. I grew up in foster care from the age of 8 to 18. When I was in eighth grade, I remember the director of the group...
“We Both Loved Each Other. We Were The Center Of Each Other’s Existence.”
“What Was It Like? Stories by LGBTQ Elders” is a new program by I’m From Driftwood, in partnership with Comcast, the nation’s largest cable provider, and SAGE, the countr...
“I Had A Mommy And A Daddy And A Bernie.” A Gay Man’s Legacy Inspires An Ally To Do More.
I’m Jean-Claire Fitschen. I’m from Chicago, Illinois. When I was a baby, I had a mommy and a daddy and a Bernie. Bernie met my parents at the University of Chicago when they we...
Trans Male Burlesque Dancer: “We Should Embrace That Men Are So Diverse.”
My name is Lawrence Gullo. I am from New York, New York. So I had just graduated university and I came back to New York, having done a little bit of cabaret theater, but really wan...
“I Don’t Think There’s A Right Or Wrong Way To Come Out.”
Hey, I’m Jeff Perla. I’m from Syracuse, New York. So, as every typical Italian-American knows, you go to your grandma’s house. Sundays, Wednesdays, whole family’s there –...
“Your Son Is Being Seen Around Town With Known Homosexuals.” Gay Life From The Sixties To Today.
“What Was It Like? Stories by LGBTQ Elders” is a new program by I’m From Driftwood, in partnership with Comcast, the nation’s largest cable provider, and SAGE, the countr...
From Chaos To Community: Women-Only Campground Helps Lesbian Turn Her Life Around.
My name is Judith Fitzgerald and I’m from Timberville, Virginia. I remember times that I wished my father wouldn’t come home because of the chaos that I grew up in. There was a...
