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 Black Stories
Black Community Spotlight: Amber Hikes
I’m from Atlanta, GA. My name is Amber and I was born in Okinawa, Japan, but I am from Atlanta, Georgia. So my experience is that people of color, when I hear their coming...
Black Community Spotlight: Khary
I’m from Queens, NY. To reinforce the sometimes overlooked fact that there are black people in the LGBTQ community, and also that there are LGBTQ people in the black commu...
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“It Became Very Clear That ‘Gay’ In [The Grander World] Meant White. And Everybody Else Was Kind Of Visiting.”
I’m from Chicago, IL. My name is Stephen Winter, I’m originally from Chicago, IL. I’m here to talk to you about this time this guy named Nathan called me and said he w...
Black Community Spotlight Preview Party Photos
Below is a photo slideshow of our Black Community Spotlight Preview Party. Special thanks to our storytellers who were in attendance (actress Laverne Cox, Stephen Winter, and Khary...
I’m From Driftwood Community Spotlights
I’m From Driftwood is proud to announce a new initiative we’re kicking off next year: I’m From Driftwood Community Spotlights. Our inaugural feature will be the IFD Black Com...
I’m From Los Angeles, CA – Video Story.
“I was in foster care from birth until 18. …and being gay, you didn’t get accepted. We had a couple kids who were out and gay and were treated really badly. So I kept my sexu...
I’m From Georgetown, Guyana.
I grew up in Guyana, a small English speaking country on the northern coast of the South American continent. The culture in Guyana is an extremely homophobic and misogynistic cultu...
I’m From Washington, DC – Video Story.
Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can read about the adventure we had and some of the stories we collected. If you have...
I’m From Spokane, WA – Video Story.
I’m Ronny Oliver. I’m Mathias Oliver. I’m Reagan Oliver and we are the Oliver family from Spokane, Washington. (Mathias) Yes! (Reagan) We’ve been working really hard on hel...
I’m From Las Vegas, NV – 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 ...
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...
