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![Story Update: Micah Peterson on Embracing His Blackness, Shutting Down Microaggressions and Challenging Others.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/su_mp_hs.png)
Story Update: Micah Peterson on Embracing His Blackness, Shutting Down Microaggressions and Challenging Others.
Nathan: Hello and welcome to this week’s Story Update. Today, we’re going to be speaking with Micah Peterson, who we… we got like a story about three years ago. So before w...
![Story Update: Femi Redwood – Navigating The Race & Gender Divide In LGBTQ Spaces](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/su_fr_hs.png)
Story Update: Femi Redwood – Navigating The Race & Gender Divide In LGBTQ Spaces
Nathan: Hello. Welcome to this week’s Story Update. This week, we’re going to be speaking with Femi Redwood, who shared her story with us almost six years ago. So before we s...
![Story Update: Nelson Moses Lassiter On Race, Dating & The Problem With “Preferences”.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/SU_nms_hs.png)
Story Update: Nelson Moses Lassiter On Race, Dating & The Problem With “Preferences”.
Nathan: All right. For this week’s Story Update, we’re going to be speaking with Nelson Moses Lassiter. And before we do, let’s take a look at his story now that we filmed ...
![Story Update: Stephen Winter “I Can See Hope In The Future.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/SWSUsite.jpg)
Story Update: Stephen Winter “I Can See Hope In The Future.”
Nathan: Okay, welcome to this week Story Update. This week where you are with Steven Winter. And before we have him join us, let’s take a look at his video story that he shared ...
![Lesbian Activist Recounts Her Decades-Long Fight For Equality In Philadelphia And Beyond.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/042220HS.jpg)
Lesbian Activist Recounts Her Decades-Long Fight For Equality In Philadelphia And Beyond.
1980s: Being Openly Gay In College “Wasn’t Without Some Level Of Risk Every Day.” When I was growing up in high school, I had no idea that I was LGBTQ or potentially LGBTQ....
![Black & Gay In New Orleans From The 60s To Today: “You Get Up, You Dust Yourself Off, And You Fight On.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/MichaelHickerson.jpg)
Black & Gay In New Orleans From The 60s To Today: “You Get Up, You Dust Yourself Off, And You Fight On.”
First Shunned By Neighbors, Then The Bars: Being Black In New Orleans In The 1960s and 1970s. Well, I was born to Sadie and Charlie Hickerson. We lived in an area of New Orleans ...
![Gay Man Reflects On Foster-To-Adopt Journey: “They Are Our Kids And They Were Purposely Chosen.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/100219.jpg)
Gay Man Reflects On Foster-To-Adopt Journey: “They Are Our Kids And They Were Purposely Chosen.”
I’m Gregory Yorgey-Girdy. I’m from Victoria, Texas. I moved to Philadelphia to attend law school. Once I got here, I met my husband Paul. When I met Paul, one of the things th...
![Egyptt LaBeija – Life In And Out Of The Ballroom.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/EgypttLaBeijaHeadshot-scaled.jpg)
Egyptt LaBeija – Life In And Out Of The Ballroom.
1980s: Seeing Trans Women For The First Time: “I Felt Welcomed.” I grew up in a town in Long Island called Freeport. And I grew up basically in a middle-class home. My parentsLate 1980s: Overcoming Homelessness, Joblessness And Abuse: “There’s Always a Way Out Of A Bad Situation If You Want A Way Out.” In the late eighties, when I finally left myLate 1990s: From Walking Balls To Mentoring Youth: “It Taught Me That You Have To Step Outside The Box.” In the late nineties is when I went to my first ball. It was interesti2010s: Giving Back To The Community. “I Am Here Today To Let People Know That They Are Somebody.” So in 2015 is when I was asked to be in the House of LaBeija. It was intense ...
![Encountering Homophobia At A Networking Event: “I Wasn’t Going To Let People Devalue Me.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/MarcColemanHeadshot.jpg)
Encountering Homophobia At A Networking Event: “I Wasn’t Going To Let People Devalue Me.”
I am Marc Coleman. I’m from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. About 14 years ago, I started my business in what has become its current incarnation. And as in the course of running a b...