Hey Brooklyn [Episode 48: Nathan Manske]

photo: Hey BrooklynYou bitches have this whole blog reading thing down pretty well now, but don't you think its time you expanded your horizons!? Like with a podcast? Like with the Hey Brooklyn PODCAST!? Each week, we'll tell you about the creative BK mofo that our buds over at Hey Brooklyn feature. On deck this week: Nathan Manske from I'm From Driftwood.

Manske has a rad site on which he collects true stories from his gay comrades about what is was like for them when they came out of the closet. Inspired by the scene from the movie Milk where Harvey Milk is holding a sign that says "I'm from Woodmere, NY" (I'm from Hewlett by the way! The town next door!), Manske titles all of his submissions "I'm from...," and then includes the storyteller's home town, reinforcing the idea that gay people come from every town, in every state, in every country.

Needless to say, I couldn't get through the front page of the site without crying, so good luck with that.

Also, can we just say it: Nathan Manske makes it official!--It's Gay Week here on FIPS!

Read some amazing coming out stories here on ImFromDriftwood.com...and then fan them up on Facebook.

Listen to the whole podcast HERE (and subscribe to Hey Brooklyn in itunes).