![]() ![]() ![]() The show’s chaotic, self-assembled family put complicated gay narratives in the spotlight and gave so many people a much-needed dose of hope, highlighting the importance of queer spaces and friendships. With just ten episodes in total, before the time when entire TV shows could be binged in a weekend and gentrification threatened so many queer venues, Queer as Folk tapped into gay culture when the mainstream wasn’t ready to talk about it. A few months later, I moved to Brighton – the only UK city outside London with a queer scene to rival Manchester – to start an adventure of my own. I discovered the show on 4oD during my final months of high school, about to move to university. On a base level, it speaks to anyone who’s ever moved to a city with hopes of finding “their people”. Yet the beauty of the vacuum-like world Davies dreamt up in the meandering streets of Manchester’s gay village is that it can be accessed by anyone. Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events
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