by Danielle S.

I’m From Long Island, NY.

I’m a late bloomer. I came out…(I always have to figure it up) 16 years ago, when i was 33. Between one moment and the next, one as a straight person, the next as a…not stra...

I’m From Leicester, UK.

That’s the way it feels sometimes. Disgusting. I’ve just been reading I’m From Driftwood. Before that I was masturbating. I stopped. It felt disgusting. Not the physical ac...

by Christian Eichenlaub

I’m From Traverse City, MI.

I was the first gay person I knew. Until I wasn’t.  The amazing thing about Traverse City was that once I knew what I was gay, I found an amazing community, an amazing mentor, ...

by Chris S.

I’m From Sugar City, ID.

I love you, but… You can be anything you want to be, but… You’re my brother, but… You have such potential, but… …But if you’re gay, well that’s a different story....

by Anthony

I’m From Medford, OR.

Medford is a small city now but when I was growing up it was a small town. It was a small town surrounded by even smaller towns, all set amidst what seemed like endless forests. L...

by Scott T.

I’m From Valley Stream, NY.

It happened when I was a boy – grade school or junior high – I don’t remember.  I was in bed trying to sleep and my father popped in to say goodnight, as was his custom.  ...

by Colin Gaul

I’m From Harlingen, TX.

Age 11: My parents had just bought a new house. It was in a fancy neighborhood. It was on a big corner lot and all the neighbors were doctors or business owners, even the mayor li...

by Robin L.

I’m From Clarksville, TN.

We were just children on the playground. I was a tall and chunky girl, and you were even taller and so much more graceful. What grade were we in? I swear it was the third grade; i...

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...