by Lisa Morris

“‘I Could Leave You’ is the Issue, Not Who I Will Leave You For.” A Bisexual’s Dilemma.

Lisa Morris, who identifies as bisexual, married a man when she was 29. We went to City Hall and got married. On a Tuesday morning at 10. I was in cutoffs and a tshirt, I think h...

by Wolf Warren

I’m From Revere, MA.

Life is a road full of choosing to go left or right. Many turns, good and bad, have brought me here today. Having just turned 46 I find myself reflective these days. I have had fu...

by Dean Ostrum

“Dean…your boys want to know if Richard’s your lover.”

Dean Ostrum was married to a woman and had four kids when he met the man he would fall in love with and later marry. Dean explains: There was no secret about [Richard] being a veTRANSCRIPT: My name is Dean Ostrum and I was born in Russel, Kansas. A very small town on the prairie. When I graduated high school I went to the University of Kansas and by that ...

by Rebecca Allen

I’m From Dallas, TX.

I was raised Southern Baptist, like so many other Southerners. One thing was made very clear in my religious education: homosexuality was a one-way ticket to Hell. So you can imag...

by Nikki Vaughn

I’m From St. Augustine Beach, FL.

On December 22, 2010, President Obama signed the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. The next day I brought a picture of my partner and I to work–I’m in the military–and pla...

by Mike Rock

I’m From Battle Creek, MI.

I was raised in a middle class neighborhood called “The Numbered streets.” I looked out the back of the house at a Plumbing supply store. My father worked in the HVAC field an...

by Felix Moeller

I’m From Kassel, Hessen, Germany.

I was around 14 when I discovered that I was gay. I just began feeling attracted to my classmates in a way I had never experienced before. Though the feeling was somehow exciting ...

by Sonja

I’m From Cleveland, OH – Video Story.

Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. We met Sonja in Cleveland, Ohio. She works for Colors of Cleveland Pride, a non-profit that provides “outreach My name is Sonja. I’m from Cleveland, Ohio. Keep in mind that we are two people who – I’m not her type, she’s not my type. She said that she would like to marry me and I s...

by Justin Moon

I’m From Atlanta, GA – Video Story.

Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can follow us on our adventure. If you haven’t submitted a story yet to IFD, or ifMy name is Justin Moon and I’m from Atlanta, Georgia. I wanted to talk a little bit about when I got married. I was diagnosed with brain cancer, a year ago and it was right at t...