They go to work, raise children, look forward to the weekend--and have a healthy interest in sex. A group of gay men and women unapologetically celebrates life in the realistic comedy-drama Queer As Folk.

This brave, funny and sometimes graphic portrayal of a world not usually seen on television provides an intimate look at five homosexual men: Brian (Gale Harold), a lusty advertising executive; Michael (Hal Sparks), a discount department store employee secretly in love with Brian; flamboyant window dresser Emmett (Peter Paige); Ted (Scott Lowell), a cyberporn-loving accountant; and Justin (Randy Harrison), a high school student obsessed with Brian. Rounding out the circle of friends are new mother Lindsay (Thea Gill) and her lover Melanie (Michelle Clunie). For support Michael can turn to his cheery waitress mom, Debbie (Sharon Gless). Relationships, careers, loves and ambitions unfold in a remarkable tapestry of everyday contemporary life set against the lively urban backdrop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Based on the groundbreaking British series, this frank portrait shows that, despite their differences, all people share a common bond--their humanity--and that's what really counts.

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