“The announcer was saying all these untrue things about gay and lesbian people...”

John Brown (R) tells his brother Paul (L) about an encounter with a local radio station in West Virginia.

Recorded in Charleston, WV.

“It's an easy job. One street goes uptown, one goes downtown.”

Hyman Bloom (L) tells fellow taxicab driver Andrew Vollo (R), about driving a cab for over 30 years. Hyman Bloom retired in 2007.

Recorded in New York, NY.   Click here for more taxicab driver stories.

“When I was 10, I told my parents I was going to marry a man”

Robert Madden (R) tells his friend Tom Kurthy about coming out to his parents.

Recorded in Santa Monica, CA.

“They would allow potential parents to check you out like a library book.”

Ray Martinez remembers growing up in an orphanage during the 1950s.

Recorded in Fort Collins, CO.

“By the time I was in the second grade, everyone was calling me Raymond.”

Ramón "Chunky" Sanchez remembers how teachers changed the names of Mexican-American students during the 1950s.

Recorded in San Diego, CA.

“My brother came home wearing an afro.”

Judith Wilson tells her husband, Donald Kaufman, about a conversation that changed her life.

Recorded in Oakland, CA.

“I felt alone and tried to hide it...”

Taro Alexander talks about growing up with a stutter.

Recorded in New York, NY, in partnership with Our Time Theater Company..

“When all the parents leave, it goes crazy...”

Clayton Hall Jr. tells his daughter, Breana, about his first day as a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute.

Recorded in Richmond, VA.

“I said, 'Is this going to actually be me?'”

Nzingha Masani tells her friend, Noah Hairston, about receiving her name at an African naming ceremony.

Recorded in Detroit, MI.

“My mother was only prepared for one...”

Roberta Keys Torn, a quadruplet, tells her daughter, Susan Young, about the night she and her sisters were born in 1915.

Recorded in Houston, TX.