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 Women Stories
Trans Woman Reflects On Her Four-Decade Journey To Authenticity.
1969: Trans Woman Reflects On Exploring Her Gender As A Child. “I Knew Inside Who I Really Was.” In 1969, I was 12 years old. I was living in Douglaston, Queens. And I had –...
“We Both Lost Our Girl-ginity to the Same Girl!” Brother and Sister Share Hilarious Coming Out Epiphany.
I’m Alex and I’m from Dubuque, Iowa. It was the summer after I had just graduated college with a degree in voice performance. I was living at home and studying with my old voic...
Trans Woman To Son: “Your Dad Is A Little Bit More Of A Wonder Woman Than A Superman.”
My name is Chloe Harris and I’m from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I had a tough time when I was a kid. I was dealt a little bit of a bad hand in regard to family and environment. ...
“These Are Incredible Women.” Lesbian’s Bout With Cancer Opens Mother’s Eyes.
I’m Simone Federman and I’m from Buffalo, New York. My father was a professor, experimental fiction writer, and he was very comfortable with the fact that we were incredibly cl...
Lesbian Shares Details Of Sons’ Births. “I Want The Information To Be Disseminated Out Into The World.”
Hi. I am Tara Clancy. I’m from Queens, New York. So with my first kid, it was like very – it was very straightforward. Shauna, my boy’s other mom, and I at the time went to t...
Trans Woman Shares Her Journey To Authenticity. “It’s A Fantastic Life When You Could Be The Person You’ve Always Been Inside.”
My name is Gennifer Herley. I’m from Seaford, New York. I met my ex-wife when I was 19 and she was 17. We were dating for several years and she lived at home and I lived at home,...
“I’m Your Granddaughter Now.” Trans Woman Reveals Her Authentic Self To Grandmother.
I’m Robyn Sheopersad and I’m from Queens, New York. In 1996, my mother died of a car accident. I had no parental figure really around because my father went into a depression a...
Queer Woman Goes Undercover In Prison And Falls in Love.
Coming out, I was just so much more stronger. Now I rep my queerness. I’m like, “Yeah!”My name’s Angele Cooper. I’m from Los Angeles, California. When I was 25 years old, I had just got out of a really bad breakup. I was going through a lot of depression and deal...
From Couch Surfing To Owning Her Own Couch: How A Gay Woman Found Independence After Coming Out.
My name is Victoria and I’m from Brooklyn, New York. When I was still living with my parents in Coney Island about two and a half years ago, I was going to college. And I had met...
Gay Woman Learns To Love Her Body. “I Gave Myself Permission To Redefine My Life And Who I Am.”
My name is Raven. I’m from Brooklyn, New York. My freshman year of high school, I went to a school that was pretty gay. So when I moved to North Carolina my second year, my sopho...
“Maybe I Am A Tatted-Up, Crazy Witch Lesbian Slut And Maybe I Just Need To Go Be That Person.”
My name is Autumn and I’m from Brooklyn, New York. I grew up in a small cabin, Swiss Family Robinson-style treehouse type situation that my dad built in the middle of a state for...
Falling In Love, Breaking Up, And Reuniting: “Every Day Was The Best, Best, Best, Best Day Ever.”
1950s: Experience During Naptime: “It Was An Inkling Of A Difference.” So being a native New Yorker, I started my early childhood education on the Lower East Side. I was four ...
