Queer as Folk: Created by Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman, Rsell T. Davi. Wh Michelle Clunie, Thea Gill, Gale Harold, Randy Harrison. Brash humor and genue emotn make up this seri revolvg around the liv, lov, ambns, reers and iendships of a group of gay men and women livg on Liberty Avenue ntemporary Ptsburgh, PA." data-id="ma
Contents:
- TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE SETS SOCIAL MEDIA ALIGHT AFTER THE ACTOR SAID PLAYG THE ROLE ‘BROKE HIM’
- CHANNEL 4 GLAD TO PNEER THE FIRST GAY DRAMA ON BRISH TV
TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE SETS SOCIAL MEDIA ALIGHT AFTER THE ACTOR SAID PLAYG THE ROLE ‘BROKE HIM’
It has been hailed as a tone the battle for sexual equaly, and lambasted as an explic and irrponsible piece of pornography. Last night, Brish televisn weled homosexualy to the media mastream wh the lnch of the first drama featurg all-gay central characters. * gay uk series *
The UK has been pecially strong this regard, mirrorg s mendable rerd of excellent gay cema. Followg this creria, programm as diverse as Brishead Revised (1981), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003), Six Feet Unr (2001-05), The Wire (2002-08), Glee (2009-) and Morn Fay (2009-) don’t make the cut, spe their strong sendary queer characters (the ternatnal succs of Morn Fay particular, broadst untri where homosexualy is still illegal, uld help liberalise attus, followg the marriage of Cameron and Mchell, two of the most popular characters). Will & Grace (1998-2006) was a huge h, but s portrayal of gay men was clichéd and too few of the jok land (although try tellg that to the often hysteril stud dience).
CHANNEL 4 GLAD TO PNEER THE FIRST GAY DRAMA ON BRISH TV
Homoeroticism throbs subtly throughout, but only the remarkable two-hour epilogue do e to the fore, through a fantastic and nightmarish journey through the md of Biberkopf.
Dpe bomb threats to the stud and protts om relig groups, the episo was broadst 1997, wh Ellen fally utterg the words “I’m gay”, accintally speakg the words to the microphone at an airport check- sk. Some crics bemoaned the foc on gay issu, and ratgs fell, leadg to the show’s ncellatn. Queer as Folk (1999-2000)This one me out of nowhere, a shamels and often outrageo seri that gave a kickg to the perceptn of gay men as sexls bt iends to female protagonists and stead put them centre stage, showg them to be as flawed, selfish and sex-hungry as everyone else – more so, fact.