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...

I’m From Williston, ND.

After I began to come out to myself in my mid-30’s, I realized that I had always been gay. The rural community in which I grew up gave me all kinds of social messages: from the ...

I’m From Dudelange, Luxembourg.

First let me just say a few words about the country I live in, but was also born in 26 years ago. It’s called Luxembourg and is mostly known for its small size and its wealth. I...

by Zack Petrick

I’m From Grand Forks, ND – 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. We met Zack Petrick in Grand Forks, North Dakota.I’m Zack Patrick. I am from Grand Forks, North Dakota. And right before my 21st birthday North Dakota was going through Senate Bill 2278 which would have banned discrimination i...

by Brian Ness

I’m From Minneapolis, MN – 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. We met Brian Ness in Minneapolis, MN, and he was ouI’m Brian Ness. I’m from Minneapolis, Minnesota. I grew up here for the majority of my life, and grew up in a pretty typical Minnesotan home. Where I knew from a pretty early ...

by Laurence W.

I’m From Pibrac, Midi-Pyrénées, France.

I was about 5’5”, fifteen years old and I wore my heart on my sleeve. It was about October time, so the leaves were all on the ground and it was dry and cold. We, my friends a...

by Brent Scott

I’m From Lumber City, GA.

The year was 2010 and I was 33 when I returned home to Lumber City, a small, rural, farming town in southeast Georgia. I hadn’t been home in almost a year because to me, Lumber ...