David-Matthew Barnes Johnny is Alex’s math tutor and the two of them have developed a close friendship. One night, they’re at Alex’s house discussing Johnny’s plans for college when the conversation turns to how Alex recently signed a note to Johnny “with love”. This leads to them confessing their feelings to each other and, as […]
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Kai Fig Taddei Canadian Kat and Italian Eli just met online. Their dads are brothers, but Kat’s dad was kicked out because he is gay, and they have never met. They quickly form a bond because of their queerness and curiosity to learn more about their family. When Kat learns that Eli is trans, she
Parker Jenkins Cooper, the son of a pastor, and Alex, the son of the church’s choir director, run into each other at the coffee shop where Alex works and eventually begin a secret relationship. However, Cooper’s father discovers the journal where Cooper writes about Alex and initiates a confrontation that quickly turns physical. Sometime later,
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Scott C. Sickles Zeke and Beauregard wake up at Zeke’s house realizing it is much too late for them to be there. They then freak out because someone has covered them with a blanket and turned off the tv. They try to make an escape plan, but it ends up being unnecessary. Zeke comes back
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Emily Borst Charlie is a nonbinary teenager coming to terms with their gender identity and being a lesbian. At the prom, they meet Laura, another lesbian who’s there with a boy that her friend set her up with. They have a conversation about what queer identity means to each of them, and end up going
Camille Intson Five Catholic school girls start a secret story club deep in the Canadian woods. Despite their religious beliefs, two “girls” fall in love while one struggles with their gender identity. In the backdrop of their stories and the snowy forest, one of the girls is killed by another and they all have to
Richard Kramer Fifteen-year-old Wesley moves in with his father, Kenny, and Kenny’s partner, George, in order to get to know his father better. When his friend, Theo, comes out in a school election, Wesley asks George and Kenny if they consider homosexuality to be a choice. After Wesley and Theo are gay-bashed one day after
Aubrey Luse Ophelia is an awkward high schooler who happens to be friends with Kimberly, one of the most popular girls in school. But when Ophelia starts noticing poems on a board in the locker room, she starts anonymously replying. This conversation in poems continues until she runs into the mystery poet, Vivienne. In this
Edward Roy This play tells the story of five teens who are grappling with issues of homophobia, peer pressure, youth violence, behavior norms, gender expectations, discrimination, and identity. This play explores the issue of homophobia when it’s protagonist, a teenager named Carl, is outed by friends. Playwright: Edward Roy Publication Year: 1999 Publisher: Playwrights Guild
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Madeline Adriance Levi and Solea are best friends and Theo and Allison are best friends. Theo and Levi are together and Solea and Allison are together. Allison is out of the closet but unbeknownst to his friends Theo was given an ultimatum and had to leave home. Levi starts a forest fire, but he hides
