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
“To Close Off Is Not In Our Blood.” Parents Flee Iran, Accept Gay Son.
My name is Eric Namaky and I’m from Chagrin Falls, Ohio. My parents are originally from Tehran, Iran, where they were political activists in the late 70s. In 1979, the Shah shut ...
Grandma Finds Love Letter To Miss Universe, Sends Lesbian Granddaughter to Mental Hospital.
Special thanks to the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley for being our partner for this story. My name is Wanda Martinez-Johncox, born and raised in Puerto Rico. When I was littl...
“I’m Black, Jewish, But Guess What? I’m Also Gay.”
I’m Jason Daniel Fair, I’m from Baltimore, Maryland. My mom’s a white Jewish woman and my father is African American and his family is Christian. And we grew up at a time whe...
“Sexual Abuse is Something We Go Through and Not Something That We Are.”
My name is Stephen Land and I’m originally from Phoenix, Arizona. I grew up in a very conservative Christian family. We went to church every Sunday. We went to church every Wedne...
“Ian McKellen Would Be Proud” Of Teacher Coming Out To Students On The First Day Of Class.
My name is Adam Sandel and I’m originally from Hopkins, Minnesota. When I moved to San Francisco in 2001 when I was officially coming out as a gay man, I didn’t know anyone but...
“This Story Shows How My Mother Lived Rather Than Just How She Died.”
My name is Terry McGovern, I’m from East Meadow, New York. My mother was an interesting character. She was kind of athletic, she coached softball when I was a kid, so she was a l...
Dad Comes Out To Kids With Hilarious–And Inspiring–Results.
My name is Brian Hartigan, I’m from Staten Island, New York. I came out late in my life, about 30 years old. And reason being is I had gotten married and I had children. I had co...
Gay Twins Come Out To Each Other, Then To Mom.
My name is Ron Malott and I’m from Kyle, Texas. So being from a big family and there being so many of us, I guess because my twin brother and I were sort of special and in the mi...
“Listen. I Just Need You To Know.” After 10 Years Of Secrecy, Woman Confesses Love To Another Woman.
My name is Court Lurie and I’m from Chicago. So I was 19 or 20 and I had transferred from University of Illinois to Savannah College of Art and Design. They had a softball team t...
After Struggles With Coming Out and Drug Addiction, Gay Frat Brothers Fall In Love And Get Married
My name is Troy Hallisey, I’m from Westerly, Rhode Island. I went to college at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. My sophomore year somebody that lived on my floor, that I...
Candidate for Texas State Representative: “I’m the LGBTQ Son of an Undocumented Immigrant.”
My name is Huey Rey Fischer. I’m from Rockport, Texas. I grew up on the Texas coast and moved to Austin to study Latin American Studies and Government. Now I’m running for Stat...
Two Stories Capture Twenty Two Years of LGBTQ Progress.
I’m Lynn Currie. I’m from Austin, Texas. Growing up my dad was in the military, so we kind of moved all around. And ended up finishing up high school in a little town called Br...
