by Tony Howell

“Why Isn’t My Family Changing Their Facebook Profile Picture” To Show LGBTQ Support?

Hi, I’m Tony Howell, I’m from Fortville, Indiana. And I came out to my mom in 2005. I came home from school and I said, “Mom, I need to tell you something.” And she took i...

by Robert Richards

“The Greatest Gift In Life Was Meeting The Love Of My Life.”

“What Was It Like? Stories by LGBTQ Elders” is a new program by I’m From Driftwood, in partnership with Comcast, the nation’s largest cable provider, and SAGE, the countIn a small town, you know everyone in your neighborhood. I mean, you know everyone that comes and goings and everything because you see them. And I used to see this boy and he looIn a small town, the drug store, the one in my neighborhood, was called Tilly’s, was like a bar. Gentlemen would go there in the evening and sit and smoke and talk to one anotheWhen I finally got to high school, and by that I mean out of the clutches of catholic school, I was very happy because I was in a big school. It was a consolidated school that chiIn my mid 20s, I had pretty well settled into a comfortable career drawing fashion in New York. And I was very happy. This was a period when fashion was very of-the-moment in New The greatest gift, the greatest moment in my life is that I met the love of my life when I was nearly 50. And it was a very strange experience. I had had Thanksgiving dinner with ...

by T.J. Mannix

After Humiliating Police Raid, Gay Man Learns To Stand Up For Himself And Others.

My name is T.J. Mannix, I’m from Boca Raton, Florida. I realized once I had an inkling that I was gay, I realized that if I won awards and if I got trophies and if I got honors ...

by Cesar Pina

Father Evolves From “I’d Disown [My Gay Son]” to “I’m Sorry. I Love You, Son.”

Hello, my name is Cesar Pina and I’m from Brooklyn, New York. About 10 years ago, walking about at a family function around the adults, being a teenager. It was a conversation a...

by Johnny Taranto

Doctor To Mother Of Gay Son: “It Doesn’t Matter And You Can’t Do Anything About It.”

I’m Johnny Taranto, I’m from Farmingdale, New York. When I was about 5 years old, I remember sneaking downstairs to the basement every morning to watch our VHS copy of The Wiz...

by Christhian Escobar

Near-Death Experience Results In Gay Man Coming Out

I’m Cristhian Escobar, I’m from Nicaragua, raised in New York City. And for the first few years of my life, I was separated from my mom and my dad as a result of being born in...

A Mom’s Evolution: “I’m Willing To Work Through That Because I Do Love You.”

I’ve always been a singer and eventually my parents had the idea that they should transfer me out of my public school and into the school that my mother works at, which is a pri...

1963: Boy Whipped In Front Of Entire School For Kissing Another Boy

I was born in London, England in 1951. I suppose by the age of 12 it was a rather important moment in my life when I was caught kissing a boy at a rather conservative private boys...

by Blake Pruitt

Shy Introvert Becomes Outgoing Drag Queen.

My name is Blake Pruitt and I’m from Westminster, Maryland. When I was younger driving home from school with my mom, we would stop at our favorite chinese restaurant on the way ...