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.
Storyteller Spotlight - Austin
Highball (Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar)
July 26, Stories & Socializing
Come socialize with the I’m From Driftwood community, watch three powerful Video Stories, and hear an engaging Q&A with the storytellers. Free event, registration required.
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Latest Stories
Hymn Leads Queer Christian to Come Out to His Parents
My name is Dr. Marlon Johnson. I am from Sumter, South Carolina. When I was finishing up the first year of my time in grad school, I was learning to become a professional coun...
Becoming Herself: A Trans Woman’s Journey Through Identity and Survival
My name’s Alexis. I’m from Brownsville, Texas. I grew up very feminine in a conservative family. We grew up on the southern border and I kind of was just developin...
How One Poetry Slam Led to a Queer Movement
My name is Crush. I’m from Dallas. I grew up in a fairly intensely religious household and did not see queerness anywhere around me. I eventually got to high school wher...