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![“I Don’t Want You To Go.” Gay Soldier Dares to Love Amidst a Backdrop of War & Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/071223hs.png)
“I Don’t Want You To Go.” Gay Soldier Dares to Love Amidst a Backdrop of War & Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
I came out when I was 16 and then I joined the military at 21, which was something I did not want to do because of the kind of macho culture that I grew up seeing. And I didn’t I remember the last day, the day before he left because they deployed – you go back really early in the morning. The hardest thing was getting up to go to work and he was li...
![Non-Binary Person Thrives After Finding Supportive Community. “I Feel Very Optimistic.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/070523hs.png)
Non-Binary Person Thrives After Finding Supportive Community. “I Feel Very Optimistic.”
Hi, I’m Vic. I’m from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. When I was younger, I felt like I knew I was different and my body was not mine. And the way I remembI started Googling, YouTubing, and I found that there are other people who also feel this way and that I’m not alone. Even though I had a lot of queer, lesbian and gay frien...
![Lesbian Stops Seeking Mother’s Approval & Finds Peace. “I Have to Start Living For Myself.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/062823hs.png)
Lesbian Stops Seeking Mother’s Approval & Finds Peace. “I Have to Start Living For Myself.”
I’m Nina Hernandez and I’m from Austin, Texas. Starting from when I was about six years old, I started noticing that my mom would prefer if I like boys. I remember verBecause I do really value my relationship with my mother, after that incident, I did make another attempt at reconciliation. During this time, I also met and committed to my first...
![Gay Man Grateful After Coming Out to Parents: “You Never Know How Long We’re Going To Be Around.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/022223hs.png)
Gay Man Grateful After Coming Out to Parents: “You Never Know How Long We’re Going To Be Around.”
My name is Edison and I’m from New York City. I grew up in a loving but extremely conservative household. My family, my parents were immigrants, are immigrants from Ecuador,And I said to him, “You’re right.” I don’t care what the truth is, what happens, what the outcome is, but you’re right. I need to tell my truth to th...
![Dina, a queer peruvian immigrant sits for interview.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/011823hs.png)
Queer Person Thrives After Choosing Theater Over Evangelism. “How Could It Possibly Be a Sin?”
My name is Dina Paolo Rodriguez. I’m from El Caja, Peru. We immigrated to the US, to Miami, in the late nineties and my mom became a born again Christian, evangelical ChriI was like, “Oh, this is such a relief.” And then I went home and I had insinuated to my mom that I might have feelings for my friend, but I hadn’t said, “...
![Swipes Right, Finds Love: Queer Undocumented Woman Falls in Love & Finds Herself Along the Way.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/091422hs.png)
Swipes Right, Finds Love: Queer Undocumented Woman Falls in Love & Finds Herself Along the Way.
My name is Tashi Sanchez-Llaury and I am from Trujillo, Peru. It was after another breakup with another cishetero man. I personally think that it was a big rebound, but I think I ...
![“I Didn’t Have a Good Outcome With My Family.” Nonbinary Person Overcomes Challenges To Live Authentically.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/082422hs.png)
“I Didn’t Have a Good Outcome With My Family.” Nonbinary Person Overcomes Challenges To Live Authentically.
My name is Ley and I’m from the Dominican Republic. I was 15, 14 when I told my mother for the first time that I was bisexual, because that’s the language that I hav...
![Trans Non-Binary Person Discovers Himself During the Pandemic. “I Feel Super Great to Have Dared.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Rio-Espanol.png)
Trans Non-Binary Person Discovers Himself During the Pandemic. “I Feel Super Great to Have Dared.”
Mi nombre es Río y soy de Sonora, México. En el 2015 estaba en un proyecto que se llamaba “Voces de mujeres, historias que transforman”, donde éramos un grupo de compañera...
![Gay Man Reconciles Faith and Sexuality After Profanity-Laden Defense of Mother at Church.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/danny.png)
Gay Man Reconciles Faith and Sexuality After Profanity-Laden Defense of Mother at Church.
Hi, I’m Danny Lopez. I am from Austin, Texas. Thirteen, 14 years ago, I started dating this guy. Everything was going good and well. Unfortunately, he was outed. In a way I was ...