Queer As Folk

2000 • Showtime
4.8
373 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (22)

1 Episode 1
12/1/00
After a night out at Babylon, Brian picks up a cute guy named Justin for a night of fun. Lindsay and Melanie have a baby boy. Michael deals with his secret feelings for Brian.
2 Episode 2
12/1/00
After a night out at Babylon, Brian picks up a cute guy named Justin for a night of fun. Lindsay and Melanie have a baby boy. Michael deals with his secret feelings for Brian.
3 Episode 3
12/8/00
Lindsay and Melanie have a bris for their new baby. Brian crashes the ceremony and refuses to let the baby be circumcised, causing problems between Lindsay and Melanie. Ted gets lucky with devastating results.
4 Episode 4
12/15/00
While Ted lies in a coma, Brian learns he's the executor of his friend's living will. Justin's mother begins to suspect the truth about her son's sexuality, while Michael and Emmett discover that Ted has had a longtime crush on Michael.
5 Episode 5
1/5/01
Michael fends off the romantic overtures of his co-worker and starts to date a handsome chiropractor, Dr. David. Brian is propositioned by a potentially important client and Justin struggles with his relationship with his mother.
6 Episode 6
1/19/01
Ted recovers from his near-fatal overdose by dating Roger, an overweight chorus director. Dr. David gets into a tug-of-war with Brian over Michael. Lindsay meets Justin and is impressed with his artwork.
7 Episode 7
1/26/01
When Michael and Dr. David spend a weekend in the country, Brian's emotional hold on Michael and his dislike for Dr. David intensifies. Justin's father discovers the truth about his son and decides to send him away to school.
8 Episode 8
2/2/01
Justin's father assaults Brian outside Babylon, prompting Justin to leave home and move in with Brian. Michael gets a promotion at work.
9 Episode 9
2/9/01
Michael decides to break up with Dr. David but is surprised when Dr. David asks him to move in. Lindsay and Melanie ask Brian to give up his parental rights to Gus. Emmett's addiction to cyber-sex begins to invade his reality.
10 Episode 10
2/16/01
Dr. David continues to pressure Michael to move in. After his loft is burglarized, Brian blames Justin who runs away to New York. Lindsay and Melanie begin to drift apart.
11 Episode 11
2/23/01
Michael ends his relationship with Dr. David. Ted and Emmett get tested for AIDS. Brian throws a surprise 30th birthday party for Michael and "outs" him to his co-worker.
12 Episode 12
3/2/01
Michael and Dr. David reconcile. Lindsay and Melanie fight about Brian, finances, and their future together. Emmett joins a "conversion" therapy group.
13 Episode 13
3/9/01
Brian sleeps with a co-worker who then files a complaint. Emmett continues efforts to go straight. Melanie meets another woman.
14 Episode 14
3/16/01
Brian is named in a sexual harassment lawsuit and consults with Melanie for legal advice. In his effort to go straight, Emmett dates a woman. Michael lies to Dr. David about seeing Brian.
15 Episode 15
3/30/01
Lindsay leaves Gus with Brian for a weekend away. Dr. David introduces his son to Michael. Ted takes a walk on the wild side with an old college friend. Brian confesses to his father, who has cancer, that he is gay.
16 Episode 16
4/6/01
Michael and Dr. David fight about finances. A strange Frenchman, Guillaume, moves in with Lindsay and Gus. After starting a new club, Justin is suspended from school.
17 Episode 17
4/13/01
Dr. David and Michael host a high-society fundraiser but Michael excludes his friends. Justin continues to be harassed at school.
18 Episode 18
4/20/01
Dr. David is discovered at the baths by Brian causing Michael to wonder about their future. Ted reconnects with Blake who caused his near-fatal overdose. Justin finds out his parents are getting a divorce.
19 Episode 19
4/27/01
In the throes of a hot session, Brian gets some upsetting news. Justin's classmate Daphne asks him to be her "first." Despite Blake's crystal meth addiction, Ted continues to see him.
20 Episode 20
6/8/01
The "King of Babylon" contest produces some surprise contestants. Brian is beaten at his own game. An innocent trip to the mall lands Vic in jail.
21 Episode 21
6/15/01
After being chosen "Ad Person of the Year," Brian is encouraged to take his talent to New York City. Vic appears in court to plead his case. Dr. David's ex-wife's impending divorce takes him to Portland.
22 Episode 22
6/22/01
Brian turns 30. Ted finally faces the truth about Blake. A big surprise awaits Justin and Daphne as they attend their prom. Michael and Dr. David prepare to move to Portland and on the way to the airport, Michael receives a call from Brian.

About this show

Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this original series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA. The show offers an unapologetic look at modern, urban gay and lesbian lives while addressing the most critical health and political issues affecting the community. Sometimes racy, sometimes sensitive and always straight to the heart, QUEER AS FOLK is groundbreaking television at its best.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
373 reviews
Shane B
May 18, 2016
When it aired on Showtime is was the only program, series, book, porn (it really is just a show with mail nudity and women nudity for that matter), my point is I started watching this around 2001 ish and now that it is 2016 ish we as a society still do not have an accurate depiction of gay life, the struggles, the lessons, heroes, inspiration, etc etc. I mean come on. All these apps are so sensored. We want more than just porn ya know :-/
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A Google user
April 19, 2018
I watched this whole series at the most crucial time in my adult coming of age, gay life. I laughed, cried, got aroused, questioned life and pondered deeper thoughts pretty much in sync with all of the characters. I wish it would revamp(2018 style), it truly is a cult classic.
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Elena Menagarishvili
November 13, 2017
This show is way deeper than it may seem for the first time. I had a feeling that in the beginning it was all about sex, drugs, partying - to attract the attention of the youth - but in the later seasons they raise so many important issues, it is basically about everything: human rights, gay marriages, adopting kids and raising kids in love, HIV problems and lack of education in this field, violence and response to violence, finding your own path, setting your carrier goals, friendship, honesty, life values... Great show!
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