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It was eventually remade for the US. Now with a [[Queer As Folk (TV)/Characters|Character Sheet]]! Due to the series approaching [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] territory, any help is appreciated.
Like ''[[Sex and The City]]'', except with ''men'' in the stereotypical gay man roles. Also compare ''[[The L Word]]'' (for lesbians), and ''[[
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=== Both the UK and American shows contain: ===
* [[Cast Full of Gay]]
* [[
** According to [[Word of God]], the working title of the UK show was in fact ''Queer As Fuck''.
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{{quote| "You're more of a gay man than ''I'' am!" - '''Vince Tyler'''}}
* [[Author Filibuster]]: A very noticeable one is delivered by Stuart over the senselessness and offensiveness of the all-too-frequent statement that an attractive person being gay is a "waste". The topic and resulting monologue are reasonable, but the entire scene is pretty obviously Davies parking the plot and preaching on a personal issue.
* [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]]: Vince and Stuart get a few of these, most notably at the end of the first season and during the finale.
* [[Bad Liar]]: Vince, usually by faking phonecalls and [[Bad Bad Acting]]:
{{quote| '''Vince:'''"[[Catch Phrase|Oh my god]]... when did that happen? Gotta go- so, what did they do? It's my neighbour, someone's broken in downstairs, she thinks it's kids- yeah, I'm coming now, I'll have to check the flat..."<br />
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* [[Has Two Mommies]]: Alfred
* [[Hurricane of Euphemisms]]: Stuart [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|coming out to his parents]].
* [[
{{quote| "I'm black. ''And'' I'm a girl. Try that for a week."}}
** In a later episode he makes the arrogant assumption that a guy giving Donna some grief was actually staring at him, causing Donna to tell him "It's not all about you, you know".
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{{quote| '''Stuart:''' You've gotta ''fancy'' 'em. Never mind love. Love can fuck off. If you fancy him, there's blood, there's a hard-on. [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|If you just love him...]]}}
* [[Men Are Uncultured]]: Vince appears to be this and proud of it when his boyfriend takes him to a gallery opening.
* [[
* [[Pet Homosexual]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Hazel:
{{quote| '''Vince's father''': "Must be a wonderful life Hazel, all those boys. Never short of a joke, tremendous wit, all of them. Always smiling, always laughing..."<br />
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* [[Proud to Be A Geek]]: Vince with his ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' obsession.
** ...which possibly makes him an [[Author Avatar]] for [[Russell T Davies]].
* [[
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: [[Team Mom|Hazel]] for Stuart and Vince, so much.
* [[Slow
* [[Stalker With a Crush]]: Nathan for the first few episodes. He dogs Stuart all over town, and even uses Stuart's taxi tab to do it. According to Vince, this isn't the first time Stuart's had this effect on a guy.
* [[Straight Gay]]: Most of the main cast (with the exception of Alex)
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* [[Cool Old Lady]]: Debbie Novotny. Her shirts alone are worth the price of admission.
* [[Country Matters]]: One of the few shows on American television to use the word "cunt".
* [[Cultural Cross
* [[Cure Your Gays]]: Emmett trying to "See the Light".
* [[A Date With Rosie Palms]]: Ted. He's watched all the porno that there is in ye old Pittsburgh.
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* [[Fag Hag]]: Debbie, who probably qualifies as the Queen of the Fag Hags.
* [[Fictional Counterpart]]: [[Manly Gay]]/[[Armored Closet Gay]] Drew played football for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers Pittsburgh Iron Men]
* [[Fun T
* [[Gay Conservative]]: Ted.
* [[Gayborhood]]: Liberty Avenue (though it is not this in [[Real Life]]); the suburb Michael and Ben move to in Season 5.
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* [[Has Two Mommies]]: Gus and Jenny Rebecca. Also Hunter, for having two daddies.
* [[Heartbroken Badass]]: Brian. The first time, although he barely shows it, when Justin {{spoiler|leaves Brian for Ethan}}. The second time, Justin {{spoiler|leaves Brian because Justin wants to eventually settle down, get married and have children. Brian is a very vocal opponent of these desires and Justin decides that there is no point pursuing their relationship if it won't grow}}. Brian is much more visibly affected when this happens and even blames Michael for Justin's decision.
* [[Hey
* [[Hot Dad]]: Michael, Brian, David and Ben.
* [[Hot Teacher]]: Ben.
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* [[Love Dodecahedron]]: In the first few episodes: Ted wants Michael, Michael wants Brian, Justin wants Brian, and you see a hint of a spark between Lindsey and Brian. It doesn't go anywhere, but still we can tell there's a history.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Brian.
* [[May
* [[Monochrome Casting]]: An egregious example since African-Americans make up over a quarter of Pittsburgh's population.
** Actually not that surprising. The gay community is often criticized to be pretty monochrome in real life.
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* [[Straw Man Has a Point]]: Stockwell starts mainly going after things that are actually illegal like public sex and drugs. This changes when {{spoiler|it's revealed he covered up the murder of a young gay man.}}
* [[Sex Montage]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: Brian.
* [[Team Mom]]: Debbie.
* [[Television Geography]]: Residents of Pittsburgh get quite a kick out of the show's depiction of their city as a gay mecca, centered on the decadent and lively nightlife of Liberty Avenue (an actual, but fairly ordinary, major downtown thoroughfare). In fact, you might say that the fictional Liberty Avenue looks a lot like Church Street in Toronto, an actual gay neighborhood in a very gay-friendly city, and where the show is actually filmed.
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