by Saya Naomi

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...

by George Ashiotis

I’m George Ashiotis and I grew up in Astoria Queens. Around the age of five, I was playing ball in the park with my father and my sister. I remember there was a blue ball that w...

by Andrew Morrison-Gurza

My name is Andrew Morrison-Gurza, and I live in Richmond Hill, Ontario. I am going to tell the story of the first time that I went to a gay bar as somebody with a disability. I re...

by Ace Gilliam

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 Ace Gilliam. I’m from Las Vegas, Nevada. Basically I’ve been out since I was thirteen years old. I came out to my family when I was fifteen. My grandma passed away....

by Raymond Luczak

NOTE: This Video Story is told in American Sign Language, so you might need to turn on the Closed Captions at the bottom right of the video. NOTE: Raymond Luczak is the author and editor of more than ten books, including Assembly Required: Notes from a Deaf Gay Life (RID Press), Men with Their Hands: A Novel (Rebel Sat...