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.
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Latest Stories
Music, Pride, and Perseverance: Leading a Queer Marching Band During the AIDS Epidemic
Hi, my name is Sam Gindin and I’m from Brooklyn. One of the memories I have, which definitely turned my life around, was when I went to a local party. And I went there w...
Adoption, Transition, and Becoming Whole
I’m Jendi Reiter and I’m from New York City. I grew up in the lower East side of Manhattan in the 1970s with two moms. My biological mom was very femme and kind of...
He Went to a Rally… and Met His Future Husband
My name is Larry Picard. I’m from Holyoke, Massachusetts. So I met my first, well, my only girlfriend when I was 19 years old, and I was a singing waiter and she was a s...