COMING OUT TO CLASS

PROGRAMME OUTLINE

00:00 – 05:35

We meet QBoy, who talks about his mission to find out why more and more young people are coming out at school. He talks to Alex, 15, about his experiences.

05:36 – 11:18

QBoy goes back to his school to see if things have changed. He meets the head teacher and records how the whole experience felt.

11:19 – 18:36

QBoy meets Jamie, who talks frankly about his sexuality. We learn how Jamie's friends supported him throughout some difficult times.

18:37 – 23:07

QBoy visits old friends from his theatre group, and recognises how important their friendship was.

23:08 – 30:39

We meet Jake, who expresses his emotions through art. QBoy talks about role models, and meets Kristian Digby to compare experiences.

30:40 – 34:11

QBoy heads back to his hometown of Basildon, and meets Matthew Todd, assistant editor of Attitude, a gay lifestyle magazine.

34:12 – 40:02

QBoy meets Hamish Priest, who set up an internet forum for gay teens. He talks to a teacher at Jake's school to find out how incidents of homophobic bullying are managed.

40:03 – 46:35

QBoy goes to Westminster to meet Steven Williams, a Liberal Democrat MP, who sits on the Education Select Committee.