by Timothy Boice

I’m From El Paso, TX.

I grew up in the Sacramento area of California for most of my life. I grew up in a staunch Mormon household where we were taught morality from an early age. I was like most other ...

by Patrick Hanley

I’m From Galveston, TX – Video Story

Interested in being in a Video Story? Just let me know and we’ll set up a time and place to meet. Watch all the IFD Video Stories here. My name is Patrick Hanley and I’m fr...

by Michelle P.

I’m From Dallas, TX.

I grew up in the South – with the conservative attitudes that entails. My parents had divorced, and my father had killed himself when I was 12. Despite the instability I grew up...

by Nathan Manske

I’m From Driftwood, TX – Featured Artist

FEATURED ARTIST – Nick Manske STORY by Nathan Manske I guess I always knew, but it wasn’t until my late teens that I really came to terms with it: I had special powers. It was...

by New Town

I’m From Dallas, TX.

While I was on a school bus on the way back to school from a field trip, I heard some people call others “homos” and “gay.” After not being able to stand this for half an ...

by JD

I’m From Killeen, TX.

Maybe you’ll be reading this, but probably not. I still remember what you were wearing when we first met. We were at a party and a mutual friend wanted us to meet. You walked up...

by Theodore D.

I’m From Weslaco, TX.

It was my second year of college, and I had fallen hard for my fraternity brother. By this time, everyone at school knew I was gay and it wasn’t an issue. Sure there were some g...

by Rafi Mittlefehldt

I’m From Clear Lake, TX – Featured Artist

FEATURED ARTIST – Brian Ness STORY by Rafi Mittlefehldt I’m 5 years old and surrounded by hundreds of kids my age, all of us soaked with chlorine water and dopamine and sunsh...

by Meah

I’m From The Woodlands, TX.

One of the most important events to occur in my short, largely meaningless life is starting a Gay-Straight Alliance at my high school. We’d all suffered enough under the school�...