In Queer as Folk, the representation goes beyond tokenism to tell amazing LGBTQ+ stories rarely seen on television.
and its American remake premiered at the turn of the 21st century, they gave the world a revolutionary look at gay life. Two decades later, their depiction of a mostly white, cis-gender group of gay men isn't very accurate to modern gay life anymore.
Initially, the show sets up a high mountain to climb with the range of queerness presented in its early episodes. Most television shows will simply have a drag queen and check the LGBT box on their list before moving on to their straight leads, but throughoutthere is a true queer sense of love and family that runs deep between the acting and writing that proves any doubters wrong.
As queer parents, they beautifully represent the fears and struggles of trying to make it in this world, not only displaying LGBTQ+ parenting with depth, but doing so without leaving behind any ounce of their queerness behind.One of the most remarkable ways the show updates its representation is through the sex.has always been a show dominated with sex, which isn't far off from the real world, however, its originators always made sex a rather limited thing.
Many times throughout the show there are conversations around disability, sexuality, and love that will stick in your mind long when the show goes off the air. The raw beauty that is shown through its unflinching sex scenes is a rare moment of representation that hopefully other shows will copy.While the show wonderfully shows unseen sides of queerness, it doesn't always do it with the most care.
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