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![“We Have An Obligation To Be Visible.” Lesbian Changes 6th Grader’s Life By Hanging Up a Pride Flag.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/021523hs.png)
“We Have An Obligation To Be Visible.” Lesbian Changes 6th Grader’s Life By Hanging Up a Pride Flag.
Hi, my name is Nicole Bashor and I’m originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I ended up going to college at the University of Pittsburgh, and it was quite a transition bA few years after that, I got married to a woman and we, after living in the city of Chicago for 20 years, were looking to buy a house. We originally moved to Evanston, which is t...
![From Dance Class to Bible Study to Basic Training, Queer Woman Finally Finds Her Identity.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072022hs.png)
From Dance Class to Bible Study to Basic Training, Queer Woman Finally Finds Her Identity.
My name is Staci Molinar, and I’m from Chicago, Illinois. I grew up in an upper-middle class suburb that was very diverse, and very inclusive, and welcoming for all individuals....
![Homophobic Experience at Medical Center Leads Trans Student to Change Entire Life Path.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/091521banner.png)
Homophobic Experience at Medical Center Leads Trans Student to Change Entire Life Path.
My name is Tavish McMillin. I am from Marietta, Oklahoma. I devoted myself to music all through high school, all through middle school, actually, too. And I decided that, you know...
![High School Bully Instills Confidence In Gay Classmate. “Remind Yourself of the Truth.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/090821banner.png)
High School Bully Instills Confidence In Gay Classmate. “Remind Yourself of the Truth.”
Hi, my name is Remy Wilbanks. I am from Chicago, Illinois. My story kind of starts out with my mom falling down a flight of stairs, aand she had me prematurely at one pound, five ...
![Queer Iraqi Woman Breaks Down the Closet Door. “This Is Not a Way to Live.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/090121banner.png)
Queer Iraqi Woman Breaks Down the Closet Door. “This Is Not a Way to Live.”
I’m Alaa Wasfie. I’m from Baghdad, Iraq. In 2003, I was 13 years old during the American-Iraqi war. My grandmother wanted us, the entire family, to be together in one house so...
![Trans Man’s Father Goes From Apprehensive to Ally: “I Know That My Dad Is In My Corner.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/081821bannerv2.png)
Trans Man’s Father Goes From Apprehensive to Ally: “I Know That My Dad Is In My Corner.”
Hi, I’m Grey Pierce. I’m from Rehrersburg, Pennsylvania. So I was in my last quarter of my freshman year at Oberlin College and I was taking my exams. Since I had been living ...
![Chicago Drag Queen Suffers Violent Assault & Partial Blindness But Bounces Back “With Love and Positivity.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/072121hs.png)
Chicago Drag Queen Suffers Violent Assault & Partial Blindness But Bounces Back “With Love and Positivity.”
Hey, I’m Saya Naomi and I am from Chicago, Illinois. So four years ago, my ex and I were having a night and we ended up drinking a lot. Drinking led to us getting annoyed and an...
![One Person’s Path To Nonbinary Identity: “Having Doubt and Uncertainty Doesn’t Make Me a Fraud. It Makes Me Human.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/012021HS.png)
One Person’s Path To Nonbinary Identity: “Having Doubt and Uncertainty Doesn’t Make Me a Fraud. It Makes Me Human.”
Hi, my name is Rae McDaniel. I’m from Chicago, Illinois. I was in a place in my life about four or five years ago where I was really questioning a lot about my gender identity a...
![Story Update: Stephen Winter “I Can See Hope In The Future.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/SWSUsite.jpg)
Story Update: Stephen Winter “I Can See Hope In The Future.”
Nathan: Okay, welcome to this week Story Update. This week where you are with Steven Winter. And before we have him join us, let’s take a look at his video story that he shared ...