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 Istanbul, Turkey.
I was born in Istanbul, Turkey, on January 1, 1988, into a conservative Muslim family. I have known that I was gay since I was a young boy. I knew that I was gay because I was attr...
We’re From Salt Lake City, UT – Video Story.
We met Jeffrey and Jon on the Story Tour just a few days before Jeffrey’s grandmother, who’s mentioned in the story, came to visit. As they explain in the video, Indian cultu...
I’m From Burlington, VT.
Maybe I shouldn’t complain about any of my experiences. Thats the instinctual thought that first crosses my mind sitting down to write this. I’m an out 18-year-old living in an...
I’m From New Orleans, LA – Video Story.
My name is Dix and I’m from New Orleans. This is where I grew up. I have a daughter who is – it’s almost criminal to call her seventeen because she’s going to be eighteen i...
I’m From Grand Saline, TX.
I strategically waited for my Dad, who has been sober for a year now, to finish three Keystone Light tall boys before I broke the news. The more relaxed he was, the better. He had ...
I’m From West Hartford, CT – Video Story.
I’m Peter Paige. To say I’m from West Hartford, Connecticut is a little bit of a misnomer, I was born in West Hartford, Connecticut but I’m from a lot of places. I envy peopl...
I’m From Pontianak, Indonesia.
It’s me who is going to transform to be a new me, as I have just decided to take a real break from the guy who I have had a relationship with for over three years. I have just sh...
I’m From Wasilla, AK – Video Story.
Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can follow us on our adventure. If you haven’t submitted a story yet to IFD, or if ...
I’m From Mexico City, Mexico.
I remember I was around 16. One day, I was with my entire family eating dinner. My parents, my brother, my aunts, uncles, everyone was there. Suddenly homosexuality came up to the ...
We’re From New York, NY – Video Story.
I’m Shawnta Smith, I’m from Brooklyn, New York. I’m Jas Cruise, I’m from Bronx, New York. (Shawnta) So, we live together. We’ve been together for ten years. On and off li...
I’m From Harlem, NY.
I remember this day so clearly: My oldest daughter, Isabelle, begged Trevor and I to allow her to have her friends over for dinner and sleep over to celebrate the end of her basket...
I’m From Casper, WY – Video Story.
Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can follow us on our adventure. If you haven’t submitted a story yet to IFD, or if ...
