by Crystal Cornish

I’m From Washington, DC – Video Story.

Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can read about the adventure we had and some of the stories we collected. If you havMy name is Crystal Cornish from Washington, D.C. I grew up in a Christian household – you know, both parents. I remember being very young and having feelings about classmates. G...

by Dustin Lance Black

Dustin Lance Black – I’m From San Antonio, TX.

My name is Dustin Lance Black and I grew up in San Antonio, Texas. You know, different isn’t good in San Antonio, Texas – in the military, in the Mormon church, back in the 80...

by Matthew G.

I’m From Lively, Ontario, Canada.

I used to pride myself on telling the truth. My brother was the one who told lies, and got into trouble at school, etc. I was honest and I never got into trouble. Not that I sudde...

by Mathias Oliver

I’m From Spokane, WA – Video Story.

I’m Ronny Oliver. I’m Mathias Oliver. I’m Reagan Oliver and we are the Oliver family from Spokane, Washington. (Mathias) Yes! (Reagan) We’ve been working really hard on he...

by Lewis

I’m From Wasilla, AK – Video Story.

Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can follow us on our adventure. If you haven’t submitted a story yet to IFD, or ifMy name is Lewis, I’m from Wasilla. Lived here, pretty much all my life. In middle school, the time period I was going there – the word “fag” was starting to hit schools a...

by Jim Gray

I’m From Glasgow, KY – Video Story.

Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can follow us on our adventure. If you haven’t submitted a story yet to IFD, or ifI’m Jim Gray and I am originally from a small town in southern Kentucky called Glasgow. I had run for Mayor of Lexington in 2002 and didn’t succeed in that race, was narrowly ...

by Felix Moeller

I’m From Kassel, Hessen, Germany.

I was around 14 when I discovered that I was gay. I just began feeling attracted to my classmates in a way I had never experienced before. Though the feeling was somehow exciting ...

by Austin Yu

I’m From Union City, CA.

Over 15 years ago, I came out to my parents while in high school. Specifically, to my mom after a heated argument about whether or not I can go play miniature golf with a few frie...

by Greg Miraglia

I’m From Santa Rosa, CA.

It felt like a dream. The moon hung full over the island of Hawaii and just before midnight, under a tree in the middle of a grassy knoll, I dropped to one knee and looked up at t...