by Chris Walker

HIV Diagnosis Leads to Hope, Healing, & Purpose

 Hey, I’m Chris and I’m from Memphis, Tennessee.  I kind of always realized that I was a little bit different. You know, in school I was always called gay before I And at this time I really kind of, like, didn’t know too much about HIV or anything. Like I knew what they told you in school, right? But like, I didn’t know about PrE...

by Nephi Niven

Gay Student Stands Up To Homophobic Counselor.

I’m Nephi Niven and I’m from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. When I started dating boys it was all secret and I wasn’t telling most of my friends. Actually hiding my actions made m...

by Ed Smith

I’m From Knoxville, TN.

I was at my friend’s apartment and we were all drinking and waiting for people so we could go to a party. We were finally on our way to the party and everything seemed normal. U...

by Daniel Webber

I’m From Cowan, TN.

Born on the banks of the Ohio in Owensboro, Kentucky, at age twelve, I moved with my family to a small town at the foot of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee—a place called Cow...

I’m from Memphis, TN.

I was fifteen when I realized I was in love with my best friend. I’d never had much interest in boys, but I tried to feign interest so I could feel included in the other girls�...

I’m From Memphis, TN.

I’m seventeen years old. I’ll be eighteen in a few days, and nobody but my closest friends know that I’m a lesbian. It’s the National Day of Silence, an event I’ve been ...

by Dwayne Jenkins

I’m From New York, NY – Video Story.

Today’s Video Story was collected on the 50-state Story Tour. We met Dwayne in Nashville; he does amazing work with many organizations, one in particular being Nashvile CARES, Hi, I’m Dwayne Jenkins, originally from New York but now residing in Nashville, Tennessee. As a young person who had a child at a very young age, not biological, but sort of a s...

by Andre Woodard

I’m From Goodlettsville, TN.

I’m only 16 years old today, but I tried to come out to my parents when I was barely 14. I had a boyfriend at the time who I was crazy about. My mom took up my phone because I w...

by Mikey B.

I’m From Wartburg, TN.

I came out of the closet in my senior year in high school. I was one of those “goth” kids that always wore black and listened to whiny and sad music. When my senior year start...