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
I’m From Riverside, CA.
It all started as I kicked out of the womb. No, I didn’t have an epiphany as I ventured down the birth canal. And it wasn’t some stress of being birthed that caused me to be ga...
I’m From Spring, TX.
I once read that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand and the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is ...
Richard Socarides Recalls Coming Out To His Dad, One of the Founders of Conversion Therapy
While everyone’s coming out story is different, Richard Socarides’ might be one of the most unique. Richard, who served as President Clinton’s senior adviser on gay rights, e...
I’m From Rootstown, OH.
Bags are packed. Rejected by peers and family members. I take a deep breath as I go through the security line at the airport. At first the obvious questions begin to race through m...
I’m From Nicosia, Cyprus.
I was only 16 when I realised that I was a lesbian, when a lot of the relationships that I had with guys failed, just because I felt that something was wrong with me. My lesbian lo...
AIDS Activist and Radio DJ Explain How Their Relationship Works
Edward Strickler would rather talk about his AIDS activism. Jim would rather talk about his favorite African guitarist, Diblo Dibala. They met in 1981 and have been together since....
I’m From The Bronx, NY.
“Hey you, you in the leather jacket, what are you a faggot?” I was on my way to work in the North Bronx, when I heard a teenager yelling this at me from across the street. He w...
A Gay Man’s Journey of Marrying a Straight Woman.
Todd Howard was gay, out, and lived in San Francisco. He then married a woman. We ended up getting married because I had, with all my relationships with males in San Francisco, sor...
I’m From Sydney, Australia.
I’ve always known that I was gay. Well before I had even heard the word, or knew its full implications. I never believed it to be wrong, how could love be so? But growing up in a...
Gay Man Recounts His NYC Life in the 1960s
Gilbert Parker has had a full life. The retired literary and talent agent from William Morris Agency shares stories of his NYC life in the 1960s, which includes a comedic near-hook...
Lesbian Recounts Pregnancy Challenges.
When Alden Jones wanted to get pregnant, she thought it would be easy. I was like, oh, it will take me one or two tries, no problem, we’re doing what people with high fertility ...
The Sweet Breakup.
Stine Bats found herself in her first relationship. As excited as she was about it, after a while she knew it was ending. But she wouldn’t let it end badly. I think you can tell ...
