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by Felisa Hanamaikai

I’m From Clovis, CA.

The first time I wrote for I’m From Driftwood I wrote as an ally… it’s still very true; I still believe that everyone needs to be who they are and not hide it from the worl...

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by Sean Berger

I’m From Downingtown, PA.

Strip away the flesh and bone Look beyond the lies you’ve known Everybody wants to talk about a freak No one want to dig that deep Let me take you underneath – Adam Lambert �...

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by Arni M.

I’m From Woodbridge, VA.

Like many gays in the United States, I grew in up in a heterosexist and devoutly Protestant family. We went to church very frequently, where pastors would demagogue us and frighte...

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by Joni Christian

I’m From Kent, OH.

When I was a small child, I prayed every day that God would change me into a girl. I got my wish with the help of hormone therapy and surgery at age 26. My life as a boy ended 35 ...

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by Kevin Tengesdal

I’m From Bismarck, ND.

Why am I gay? I grew up during the ’70s and ’80s on a farm in rural North Dakota to loving, committed heterosexual parents in a Lutheran based home. I am the youngest of nine....

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by Roselle I.

I’m From New York, NY.

NOTE: This story was originally published on July 23, 2010, but is relevant to the Thanksgiving holidays so I wanted to share it again. It has a nice message, too: Stick to your g...

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by Priscilla James

I’m From Frankfort, NY.

I was always raised in a Christan home. My parents always worked hard to help us kids. My family comes from Jamaica, but I was born here in the United States. I take a lot of prid...

I’m From Columbia, SC – Video Story.

by Gabriel Neitz

I’m From Columbia, SC – Video Story.

Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. Check out the blog where you can read about the adventure we had and some of the stories we collected. If you hav...

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by Fernando Leon

I’m From Riverbank, CA.

I grew up in a Roman Catholic Chicano household and kept my sexuality a secret, having the pressures of getting married someday and having children of my own. I know how it is to ...

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