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![After Addiction Ends His Political Career, Gay Man Bounces Back And Finds A New Purpose In Life.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/011520.jpg)
After Addiction Ends His Political Career, Gay Man Bounces Back And Finds A New Purpose In Life.
My name is Aaron Lawlor and I’m from Vernon Hills, Illinois. At the age of 21, I was appointed to my local library board. By 23, I was elected president of that board. My career...
![Gay Man Meets His Idol, Quentin Crisp: “There’s A Mantle Of Activism That Must Be Passed From Generation To Generation.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/StephenMosherHeadshot.jpg)
Gay Man Meets His Idol, Quentin Crisp: “There’s A Mantle Of Activism That Must Be Passed From Generation To Generation.”
I’m Stephen Mosher. I’m from Dallas, Texas. When I was in college, I met the man that would eventually become my husband and during the first weeks when we’re together, shar...
![Love, Humor and Betty Boop: How One Man’s Struggle With AIDS Inspired An Ally.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/janet_hart_wp_headshot.jpg)
Love, Humor and Betty Boop: How One Man’s Struggle With AIDS Inspired An Ally.
My name is Janet Hart and I’m from San Francisco. I grew up within the gay community. My mom came out when I was about 5 years old. My sister was probably about a year old. And ...
![Man Finds New Purpose In Life and Work After Friend’s HIV Diagnosis](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DOntace-Keyes.jpg)
Man Finds New Purpose In Life and Work After Friend’s HIV Diagnosis
My name is D’Ontace Keyes. I am from Chicago, Illinois. In 2009, within Philadelphia, I was studying at the University of the Arts. It was my sophomore year and it was a really ...
![“Transitioning Has Been A Journey And I Wouldn’t Trade It For The World.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Peal-Bennett.jpg)
“Transitioning Has Been A Journey And I Wouldn’t Trade It For The World.”
“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 countTRANSCRIPTS: “IN THE LONG RUN, I’M GOING TO BE HAPPY I TOLD HER THIS.” My name is Pearl, I’m a transgender woman. I didn’t transition until I was 50 years of age. Back i“I’M NOT TAKING THIS DRESS OFF.” In 1997, give or take a year or two, I was working out on Fire Island, a barrier island, off of Long Island, and I worked at this little res“THE CHALLENGES OF LIVING PUBLICLY AS A WOMAN: “HE YELLED, ‘THAT’S A MAN!’” The year was 2000. I was living my life as a woman, as Pearl. I had not changed my “JUST ANOTHER DAY AT THE DOG RUN.” During that first year before any, before my transition, I, the day before, I went to the dog, took my dogs to the dog run as Ken. And I wen“THAT’S HOW I CAME OUT TO THE FAMILY.” The big hurdle for me was telling my family about my living as a woman now, living as a transgender woman. What I did is, I went to a “MY NAME WAS PEARL FROM THEN ON.” The year was around 1997. I went out, it was Gay Pride weekend. I marched in the Gay Pride parade with some friends in New York City. They we...
![Using Humor Through Bullying, Homophobia, and the AIDS Epidemic](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Thom-Hansen.jpg)
Using Humor Through Bullying, Homophobia, and the AIDS Epidemic
“I Wouldn’t Kiss You If You Were The Last Boy On Earth.” Well it was 1969 just pre-Stonewall. And I was a Sophomore in high school. I went to St. Peter’s Preparatory Schoo...
![Challenging “The Clones” of Fire Island and Celebrating The Freaks at The Pyramid Club.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Victor-Mendolia.jpg)
Challenging “The Clones” of Fire Island and Celebrating The Freaks at The Pyramid Club.
I’m Victor Mendolia and I’m from Selden, New York, which is on Long Island. When I was 16, I started going out to Fire Island, to Cherry Grove. I had recently left this born-a...
![Teaching Mom About STIs and How To Use A Condom](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Christa-Orth.jpg)
Teaching Mom About STIs and How To Use A Condom
I’m Christa Orth and I’m from Bothell, Washington. I grew up as a teenager there in the early 90s and I grew up Catholic so I’d go to church every Sunday with my parents. Be...
![“You Have To Leave.” Facing Discrimination In A Hospital At The Height of the AIDS Crisis.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Doug-Rice.jpg)
“You Have To Leave.” Facing Discrimination In A Hospital At The Height of the AIDS Crisis.
I’m Doug Rice, I’m from Rochester, New York. Robert and I met in 1983 at a record store I was working at. He came in as a customer and I’d just gone to a Talking Heads conce...