Heartstopper 103: Kiss, with Dierde and Joe from The Rainbow Project

Joining Jamie this week for a Proper Full-On Gay Crisis are Joe Walsh and Dierdre McPoland from the Rainbow Project.  We chat our way through Heartstopper Chapter 3 - Kiss and talk about Deirdres experiences as a parent of her queer son.  Joe tells us about the work of the Rainbow Project and their Family Ties programme which supports the family members of queer youth across Northern ireland.   Follow us on social media @properfullongc, learn more about the show at https://lnk.bio/properfullongc and email us at [email protected]   Episode Descroption from Wikipedia:   Nick, Kit Connor, is invited to his friend Harry Greene's 16th birthday party. He  invites Charlie, Joe Locke, who accepts. Tao is unhappy that Nick has been causing  his and Charlie's friendship to become more distant. At the party, Harry  and his group try to set Nick up with Tara. Tara comes out to Nick, who  tells off Harry after he makes fun of Charlie. Imogen Heaney, one of  Nick's friends, tells Nick she likes him. Charlie tells Ben to leave him  alone. Nick and Charlie go to a secluded room, where they kiss; Nick is  dumbfounded and leaves after he hears Harry looking for him. Though  heartbroken, Charlie is surprised to see Nick at his doorstep the next  day in the pouring rain. About Heartstopper: Heartstopper is a British coming-of-age romantic comedy television series on Netflix, adapted from the webcomic and graphic novel of the same name by Alice Oseman. Written by Oseman herself, the series primarily tells the story of Charlie Spring (Joe Locke), a gay schoolboy who falls in love with classmate Nick Nelson (Kit Connor), whom he sits next to in his new form. It also explores the lives of Tao (William Gao), Elle (Yasmin Finney), Tara (Corinna Brown) and Darcy (Kizzy Edgell). About the Rainbow Project: Established by a group of volunteers in 1994, The Rainbow Project is a  health organisation that works to improve the physical, mental &  emotional health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,  queer, intersex and asexual people and their families in Northern  Ireland.  Discover more at https://properfullongaycrisis.com About Proper Full-On Gay Crisis Proper  Full-On Gay Crisis is an LGBTQIA+ podcast which draws inspiration from  Alice Oseman’s graphic novels & Netflix series Heartstopper. Each week guest hosts from  the UK & Irelands leading LGBTQIA+ Youth Organisations join the  show to relive favourite Heartstopper moments and  bring the experiences  of our favourite characters to life in the real world. We explore the challenges  that queer youth overcome and talk about the work that our partner  organisations do to support young people across the UK & Ireland. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/properfullongaypodcast/message