by Justin K.

I’m From McMinnville, OR.

I had always known I was gay. I came out at 18 during my first year at college—my first year away from home. There was nothing extraordinary about coming out to my mom (on the p...

by Billy Clem

I’m From Marshfield, MO.

Each time I approach Exit 100 on I-44 to drive into my hometown, Marshfield, MO, my heart beats fast enough to move the car without my depressing the gas pedal. Yes, twenty years ...

by Jason Dinant

I’m From Syracuse, NY – Video Story.

Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can read about the adventure we had and some of the stories we collected. If you havI am Jason Dinant, originally from Syracuse, New York, live here in Las Vegas. I go by the nickname “J.Son”, I’m the Naked Boy on Nakedboynews.com and I also am the Editor a...

by John Buie

I’m From Palm Springs, CA – Video Story.

Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can read about the adventure we had and some of the stories we collected. If you havMy name is John Buie and I want to be from Palm Springs, California. I met my husband online, on gay.com thirteen years ago; actually it was Thanksgiving Day, 1997. He was living ...

by Will McKee

I’m From Philadelphia, MS.

I remember being jealous of my sisters because they could do back flips and fancy dives. I was doing good to jump off the board and swim to the edge of the pool. So I devised a st...

by Rick Bushnell

I’m From Pasadena, CA.

Realizing that I was gay at the age of 11 in early 1960’s rural America terrorized me and thus at that time I ‘chose’ to be straight. Hiding within myself while growing up, ...

by Luke Harlan

I’m From Fayetteville, AR – Video Story.

Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can read about the adventure we had and some of the stories we collected. If you havMy name is Luke Harlan, I’m from Fayetteville, Arkansas. Fayetteville is this town-smallish town it’s grown a lot, – but it’s nestled in the Ozark Mountains in Northwest A...

by Joshua Tad Rutan

I’m From Dixie, WA.

My story begins at the age of 13. It was at that age that I knew, without a doubt, that I was gay. So my internal struggle wasn’t “Am I? or Am I not?,” but became, “who do...

by Francisco Gonzalez

I’m From Fort Worth, TX.

We lay still in the king size bed. The lights were out except for a lamp on the dresser three feet away. It could have been a twin size bed with as much space as we were taking up...