I’m From Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.

Growing up gay in a country with a Muslim majority like Indonesia is like the Justice League heroes hiding their identities! I’m pretty sure that Superman or Batman or Wonder Wo...

by Andrew Reynolds

I’m From Kingsport, TN.

Even though it was really 1987, it was still the 1960s in the heart of our teacher, Mr. A. That’s why Mr. A had us arrange our chairs in a semi circle in front of the hot seat. ...

by Matt R.

I’m From Spring, TX.

I was in Sadr City looking for something to cover up the body of a fallen Soldier.  He had died in a bombing and I could see his blood staining the ground below the stretcher he ...

by Kate W.

I’m From San Francisco, CA.

Perhaps I should have known when I first identified with my community – in seventh grade. My lesbian french teacher became pregnant with her first child. As a child of San Franc...

by Rafi Mittlefehldt

I’m From Clear Lake, TX.

I’m from Clear Lake. But my dog is from Leander. I was able to adopt her, I’m pretty sure, only because I’m gay — something I still have mixed feelings about. Sky used to ...

by Sean Mackey

I’m From Tucson, AZ.

When I was 17 years old I fell in love at first sight. It’s a difficult sensation to explain, and you know when people hear you say it they think it’s just a case of lust, bec...

by stuart perkins

I’m From Monterey, CA.

I was cracked. Torn down. Torn up. It had everything to do with a recent break-up. My first really. The first time I could actually say that I had a boyfriend and that using “we...

by Damien Butvick

I’m From Queens, NY.

I was so nervous as I dialed my parents’ number that I could hear my own pulse. Part of my hesitance to tell them lay in the fact that my father had a heart attack in May of the...

by Peter Hackman

I’m From Elgin, TX.

Being gay in a small town isn’t glamorous (think Slingblade), which is why I don’t live in one anymore. If you’ve ever heard of Elgin – and I don’t blame you if you hav...