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 Gay Man Learns To “Love Myself And Love My Skin” After Being Racially Stereotyped Abroad.
Hi, my name is Micah Peterson and I’m from Phoenix, Arizona. So, when I was 21, I was in college at Oberlin up in Ohio, which is the middle of nowhere. I had an opportunity to st...
Intersex Woman Leaves Zimbabwe, Seeks Asylum In America. “I’m A Human Being. That’s The First Thing.”
Tatenda is currently waiting for her work authorization, without which she cannot legally work in the United States. If you would like to contribute to her GoFundMe page, which she...
Teacher Strengthens Bond With Students By Coming Out. “I Can’t Imagine Doing That Work Any Other Way.”
My name is Ryan Hunter Greenlee and I’m from Chicago, Illinois. So when I was in high school, I decided it was time to come out. And through a little trepidation, I went through ...
After Coming Out To Mother: “I Got My Best Friend Back.”
My name is Rennetta Bailey. I’m from Chicago, Illinois. So there was a ballet every morning with my mother. As she would wake up in the morning, knock on my bedroom door, she wou...
Women In Pink Jackets Save Man From Homophobic Attack On The Subway.
My name is Michael Weferling and I’m from Camden, Maine. One night earlier this month, I was walking down to the train platform to get home. I needed to put money on my Metrocard...
“A Matter of Life and Death.” Being Black and Gay in the 1960s.
“What Was It Like? Stories by LGBTQ Elders” is a new program by I’m From Driftwood, in partnership with Comcast, the nation’s largest cable provider, and SAGE, the countr...
Learning of Late Mother’s Acceptance “Felt Like God Had Lifted Everything Off My Shoulders.”
My name is Edna Redo and I’m from Chicago. I went to Curie High School here in Chicago. Graduated in ‘86, 1986, rather. One year, my junior year of high school – my mother wa...
Man Finds New Purpose In Life and Work After Friend’s HIV Diagnosis
My name is D’Ontace Keyes. I am from Chicago, Illinois. In 2009, within Philadelphia, I was studying at the University of the Arts. It was my sophomore year and it was a really e...
Exorcists Try–And Fail–To “Cast Demons” Out Of Gay College Student
My name is Samuel Johnson and I am from Boston, Massachusetts. So, I grew up in the Pentecostal tradition of Christianity. After a long, hard childhood of growing up in that partic...
“Those Women Carry Knives.” Mother Warns Daughter About Lesbians.
My name is Inca Mohamed, I am originally from the Caribbean but came to the US as a child. I have always been living between those two cultures. In my early mid-20s, I was living i...
“Transitioning Has Been A Journey And I Wouldn’t Trade It For The World.”
“What Was It Like? Stories by LGBTQ Elders” is a new program by I’m From Driftwood, in partnership with Comcast, the nation’s largest cable provider, and SAGE, the countr...
“It’s Just Normal. My Two Kids and My Dog and My Husband.”
This story was found with the help of Diversity Role Models which actively seeks to prevent homophobic and transphobic bullying in UK schools. My name is Tony and I’m from Nort...
