Yet, I also learned the many ways in which this reboot of Russell T. For instance, the main cast was entirely white (as were most of their romantic partners), the gay mens’ perception of the lesbians on the show was often problematic and there was also an uncomfortably inappropriate age gap between two of the main characters.
However, having found the show nearly two decades after it was first released, I was able to recognize the ways in which it hadn't aged perfectly. It was a dream come true (and I watched as many episodes as I could that night before passing out from exhaustion). So, you could imagine my surprise when I stumbled upon this turn-of-the-millennium Showtime series that focused on a group of unapologetically queer men and women in Pittsburgh, PA, who were clubbing, doing hard drugs and having graphic sex in nearly every episode. I grew up in the era of Glee and Pretty Little Liars, a unique moment in television where mainstream networks slowly started to accept queer stories, albeit always relegating them to the side. The first time I discovered the American version of Queer as Folk (2000), I was in college, desperately scrolling through every streaming service I had, hoping to find something to satiate my hunger for gay TV.
