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![“We Have An Obligation To Be Visible.” Lesbian Changes 6th Grader’s Life By Hanging Up a Pride Flag.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/021523hs.png)
“We Have An Obligation To Be Visible.” Lesbian Changes 6th Grader’s Life By Hanging Up a Pride Flag.
Hi, my name is Nicole Bashor and I’m originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I ended up going to college at the University of Pittsburgh, and it was quite a transition bA few years after that, I got married to a woman and we, after living in the city of Chicago for 20 years, were looking to buy a house. We originally moved to Evanston, which is t...
![Student Fights To Change School Dress Code–And Wins. “I Should Be Allowed To Wear A Suit.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/NashKeyesHeadshot.jpg)
Student Fights To Change School Dress Code–And Wins. “I Should Be Allowed To Wear A Suit.”
I’m Nash Keyes. I’m from Columbus, Ohio. So late one night after a long day of school, like in the middle of winter I think, I was at home brushing my teeth to get ready for b...
![Straight Daughter Of Lesbian Moms Responds To Uncomfortable Questions With Humor.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/JuliaHeilrayneHeadshot.jpg)
Straight Daughter Of Lesbian Moms Responds To Uncomfortable Questions With Humor.
I’m Julia Heilrayne. I’m from Austin, Texas and I’m a sophomore in high school here. So when I was 10 years old, the summer before my third, er, before my fourth grade year,...
![Thirteen-Year-Old Comes Out To Class: “This Is Who I Am And I Make No Apologies.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ArwynHeilrayneHeadshot.jpg)
Thirteen-Year-Old Comes Out To Class: “This Is Who I Am And I Make No Apologies.”
I’m Arwyn Heilrayne. I’m from Austin, Texas and I’m 13 and in the seventh grade. Earlier this year, we had a substitute in Spanish class. I had finished the assignment so sh...
![One Person’s Journey From Identifying As A Tomboy, Then Femme, and Finally Gender Non-Binary.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/EGarciaHeadshot.jpg)
One Person’s Journey From Identifying As A Tomboy, Then Femme, and Finally Gender Non-Binary.
I’m E Garcia and I’m from New York City. When I was a kid, I was a huge tomboy. I remember when I was 5, I asked my parents if I could get a mohawk and dye it pink, purple and...
![From Homeless to Hopeful: How One Weekend On Fire Island Changed Gay Teen’s Life.](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ScottRiedelHeadshot.jpg)
From Homeless to Hopeful: How One Weekend On Fire Island Changed Gay Teen’s Life.
Hi, I’m Scott Riedel. I’m from Ironton, Ohio. It’s a small town in southern Ohio. I moved to New York about twenty-five years ago and met my partner Gil. Gil was born and ra...
![“Be Happy. The Gay Brotherhood Demands This Of You.”](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Dave-White.jpg)
“Be Happy. The Gay Brotherhood Demands This Of You.”
My name is Dave White, I’m a writer and I live in Los Angeles. I grew up in southeastern New Mexico. When I was 17 years old in 1982 my family was living in a little town called...
![Agender Person Goes From Being Bullied In The Newark Projects To Gracing The Cover of French Vogue](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Andre-J.jpg)
Agender Person Goes From Being Bullied In The Newark Projects To Gracing The Cover of French Vogue
I’m Andre J., I’m from Newark, New Jersey. I remember this one particular time growing up in the projects that I was coming home from school and a 20-year-old looked at me and...
![Dancing In His Underwear for the Garbage Man, Noah Embraced Queerness and Sexuality Since Childhood](https://imfromdriftwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Noah-Michelson.jpg)
Dancing In His Underwear for the Garbage Man, Noah Embraced Queerness and Sexuality Since Childhood
I’m Noah Michelson and I’m from Racine, Wisconsin, which is a good place to go home to now but not a great place to grow up if you’re queer and especially in the 80s. And I ...