by Nik Philmon

I’m From Americus, GA.

“Both of my parents are gay,” usually elicits oohs and ahhs at how easy it must have been to come out. The truth is a little stickier. My parents both had urges and limited ex...

by Dwayne Jenkins

I’m From New York, NY – Video Story.

Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. We met Dwayne in Nashville; he does amazing work with many organizations, one in particular being Nashvile CARES, Hi, I’m Dwayne Jenkins, originally from New York but now residing in Nashville, Tennessee. As a young person who had a child at a very young age, not biological, but sort of a s...

by Susi

I’m From Webster, TX.

“Oh man, Susi! I gotta talk to you. It’s like, an emergency.” “Sure, what up dude?” “I can’t say it over the phone! It’s too important!” “Okay, drama queen, co...

by Nicolas Hoover

I’m From Olympia, Washington.

I woke up that morning and it all came back—what I did the night before—it all came back to me in a flood, and my heart started to race: how I wrote it down, how I wrote it do...

by T.C.

I’m From Petersburg, Virginia.

I first realized I was gay in the 9th grade in high school, but chose to subdue my feelings for fears of what my parents may have done. You see my parents are not only super conse...

by Sam Adams

I’m From Newport, OR – 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 Sam Adams. I’m originally from a small town on a the Oregon coast called Newport, Oregon.  And the story that has had a lot of impact on me was at a certain point in...

by Eli Effinger-Weintraub

I’m From Mattawan, MI.

When her first grandchild was born in the early 70s, my grandmother sent away to Bronner’s, Christmas kitsch capital of America, for a glass globe ornament with the baby’s nam...

by Jackson R.

I’m From Greensboro, NC.

I grew up in a Baptist home, and was raised by a country father and very religious mother. I have been attracted to men since I can remember. I remember going to swimming lessons ...

by Rodrigo

I’m From San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

The changes in life that we notice the most are the bold ones. Subtlety comes so easily to the secret-holders; we live in silence, and we barely hear our own echoes. But silence c...