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 Cincinnati, OH.
I couldn’t be gay, could I? Surely I couldn’t! I was an Orthodox Jew, after all. Jews were NOT gay. But I definitely enjoyed looking at the male body. How could this be? “Tim...
I’m From Salt Lake City, UT – Featured Artist.
FEATURED ARTIST – Alexis Millena STORY by Jason Costa My best friend in the first grade was Peter Papidakis. We didn’t have much in common, really, other than the fact that we ...
I’m From Wadsworth, OH.
This all JUST happened so…prepare yourselves for one helluva shocker. I went out to check the mail, which is silly since no one’s allowed driving in a level three snow emergenc...
College Football Captain Comes Out To Team.
My name is Brian Sims. And the story that most people like to hear me talk about is, I was a college football player, and how I sort of came out to my college football team. I’m ...
I’m From Caro, MI.
Hello, my name is Chris and I’m gay. The phrase that was once so hard for me to say now comes without hesitation. Coming out is different for everyone, but one thing is for sure�...
I’m From Nocona, TX.
I started out life just like every other country boy, I spent all my time covered in dirt and building stuff out of nothing, and Tonka… forget about it, I was all about the John ...
I’m From Burtonsville, MD.
This is my first time being in love. I don’t see it as gay love or a love that no one can understand; I simply see it as love. This guy, I want to be around him, I want to talk t...
I’m From Humble, TX.
Something that is very interesting to me (which I hadn’t realized until within the past year or so) is how coming out has affected me, and led me to where I am at this very momen...
I’m From Mohawk Valley, NY.
NOTE: The author of this story, Donal Mosher, is the co-director and co-producer of the film October Country. The documentary, created with his partner Michael Palmieri, gives an ...
I’m From Princeton Junction, NJ – 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...
I’m From Denver, CO.
The letter you’ll never read– Of all the classrooms in all the colleges in all the world, you had to walk into mine. I remember with perfect clarity the way you walked in. You ...
I’m From Philadelphia, PA.
Where to begin….Having just turned 40 last week, it makes one look back at the years and reminisce about things. Was it really 10 years ago that I turned 30 and got dumped? Where...
