S5E9 - Firsts Vol.3: High School Hookups, Part 2

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As I was editing this second high school hookup episode, I realized that many of the stories I have collected over the years have striking similarities. People who grew up thousands of miles apart, often in different decades, had coming of age experiences that had a lot in common. So I decided to create an entire episode featuring story pairs that are like fun-house reflections of each other; further proof that, even though queer adolescence is often full of deep insecurity and loneliness, there is likely someone out there who is going through the same thing we are.

Here’s a list of excerpts featured in this episode along with a link to their full length episode

Section 1: Camping Adventures. Jon (S1E12) & Adam T. (S3E20)

Section 2: Exploring communities outside of high school. Dan (S3E16) & Salvador (S3E6)

Section 3: Playful flirtations evolve into something more. Anders (S2E6) & Saira (S3E21) 

Section 4: Bad boys feel good. Kenny (S4E6) & Andrew (S4E11)

Section 5: Experimenting with trusted friends. Adé (S2E11) & Jaelynn (S1E5)

Section 6: Falling for step-siblings & discouraging hookups. Steven M. (S4E14) & Donovan (S3E18)

Section 7: Transitioning from high school to college. Justin (S4E1) & Paul (S3E5)

This episode was edited and hosted by Dave Quantic, the creator of Fruitbowl.  Bayley Boecker edited the music and final mix. Thanks Bayley!

Read more about Dave’s struggles with internet censorship of queer storytelling: HERE. https://www.patreon.com/posts/censorship-bans-104700488

Tickets and screening times for Northwest Film Forum’s pride month film series Time (Dis)Oriented: Radical Queer Pasts, Presents, and Futures are at https://nwfilmforum.org/series/pride-month-2024/  

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