by Layne Box

I’m From Yoakum, TX.

I came out when I was twenty and that was to some friends and my mother. I had a conversation with my mom, about how I wanted to tell friends and family in my own time. I think w...

by Alberto

I’m From Irapuato, Gto., Mexico.

I came out of the closet at 16. I was in high school and I had an art project so I talked to my teacher about me being gay and he encouraged me to open up. At that time I was real...

by Sam Paxton

I’m From Littleton, CO.

Not a lot of people go to the grocery store on weekday nights. A few people duck in after work, grab some bread or a gallon of milk, and zip out of there as fast as possible. Toni...

by Bryan Hogan

I’m From Shelbyville, IL.

Before moving to New York, I taught 10th grade English in a small central Illinois town. For three years I pushed Shakespeare and Harper Lee on classes of mostly disinterested 15 ...

by Carl Reddish

I’m From Jonesboro, GA – Video Story

Interested in being in a Video Story? Just let me know and we’ll set up a time and place to meet. Watch all the IFD Video Stories here. For the transcript, Continue Reading. ...

by Frank-Joseph Frelier

I’m From Heyburn, ID.

I look forward to fall. When I think of fall, I think of you and the lavish seasonal dishes we whipped up together. I felt like French royalty enjoying the most tender fowl, heart...

by Robert P.

I’m From Painesville, OH – Featured Artist

FEATURED ARTIST – Brian Ness STORY by Robert P. In the second grade . . . Chris, a new kid at school, didn’t have many friends. Neither did I. We first met on the swings at ...

by Zee

I’m From Turkey – Video Story

My name is Zee and I’m from Turkey. My story is about my father. When I was a kid, I was very different than the other kids. I remember they got me–my parents got me–toy tru...

by Brian Blatchley

I’m From Palm Desert, CA.

I attended California State University in San Diego, California, during the seventies. At the time it had 35,000 students and was a very liberating environment for a kid from the ...