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 Queer Stories
Performance Teaching Artist Confronts Homophobia.
My name is Karen Anzoategui and I’m from Huntington Park, California, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. I’m a solo performer, writer, artivist, and actor. And I teach performance to...
“Gender Isn’t What We Used To Think It Was.”
I’m Harrison Apple and I’m from Jupiter, Florida. It was probably 3 or 4 months ago, maybe a little bit longer, the memory is kind of hazy, but we were at this vigil for a tran...
After Becoming Vegan, Queer Woman Experiences Unexpected Results
My name is Shannon Clarke and I’m from Miami, Florida. Three years ago I went to a bookstore looking for a book on healthier eating and picked up this book and it happened to be ...
Agender Person Goes From Being Bullied In The Newark Projects To Gracing The Cover of French Vogue
I’m Andre J., I’m from Newark, New Jersey. I remember this one particular time growing up in the projects that I was coming home from school and a 20-year-old looked at me and ...
“I Wish I Could Show Myself At 13 Who I Am Now.” Genderqueer Expression Leads To Empowerment.
My name is Jacob Tobia and I’m from Raleigh, North Carolina. By the time I was around 16, I came out to my parents as gay. I thought I was done, that was it. And then I started d...
IFD Live: “Queering Things Up” At Doggy Daycare.
I’m from The Bronx. When I was 8 or 9 years old I was really into this show called Pepper Ann. And it was this cartoon about this skinny red-head girl with glasses named Pepper A...
Queer Latina Connects With Prince and Lives a Life of Sex Positive Activism.
My name is Elicia Gonzales and I am originally from Colorado. When people ask me where, I usually say Denver, ‘cause that’s what people know. But I technically grew up in Broom...
“Queer is Weird.” I’m From Atlanta, GA.
Queer is weird. I was 13 when I began to realize I wasn’t straight. It’s not that I don’t like boys, I just like girls more. I went through a few labels trying to identify my...
Dancing In His Underwear for the Garbage Man, Noah Embraced Queerness and Sexuality Since Childhood
I’m Noah Michelson and I’m from Racine, Wisconsin, which is a good place to go home to now but not a great place to grow up if you’re queer and especially in the 80s. And I w...
Why I Identify As “Queer.”
My name is Jaime-Jin Lewis and I’m from Charlottesville, Virginia. My whole life I feel like I’ve been an “other”, from being an Asian American, being female, being a trans...
Coming Out as an Undocumented Immigrant and Coming Out as a Queer Man.
My name is Carlos, Padilla, and I’m from Seattle, Washington. I was originally born in Guadalajara, Jadisco, Mexico, and I immigrated into the United States at the age of 2. For ...
After Struggling With Homelessness, Angela Makes a Better Life For Herself.
My name is Angela Louis, I’m from Brooklyn, NY. Ever since I was born I knew something was different. I knew I was born in the wrong body. Wanting to have a boyfriend and wanting...
