Queer As Folk premiered on SHO on December 3, 2000. Based on Britain's controversial series of the same name, Queer As Folk is about the lives of a group of gay men and women living in Pittsburgh. Focusing on their relationships, their careers, their loves and ambitions, the series is a brave, realistic, funny and sometimes graphic portrayal of society that has never been seen before on U.S. television. Brian Kinney, is an animal, always on the prowl for his next conquest. Michael Novotny is his best friend. Justin Taylor is an18-year-old boy whose life is changed one night when he thinks he falls in love, for the first time. Emmett Honeycutt is the most flamboyant of his friends and wears it with pride. Ted Schmidt is an accountant whose fatal flaw is 20-somethings who don't return his interest. Debbie Novotny is Michael's eccentric mother - vehemently proud of her son. Lindsay Peterson, an art teacher and Melanie Marcus, a lawyer, are a loving couple who decide to have a child sired by Brian, not realizing exactly how complicated and entwined their lives will become.
Cast
Brian Kinney ........................................ Gale Harold
Michael Novotny ..................................... Hal Sparks
Justin Taylor ....................................... Randy Harrison
Emmett Honeycutt .................................... Peter Paige
Ted Schmidt ......................................... Scott Lowell
Lindsay Peterson .................................... Thea Gill
Melanie Marcus ...................................... Michelle Clunie
Debbie Novotny ...................................... Sharon Gless
David Cameron ....................................... Chris Potter
Season 3 Synopsis
Episode 301
At the RAGE comic book release party, Justin chose Ethan over Brian but Brian didn't seem to care. A week later, Michael bears the brunt of just how much he does care. Ted and Emmett explore the possibilities of a relationship, and the fate of Michael and Justin's comic book is up in the air.
Episode 302
Having left Brian, Justin must find a way to pay for school; much to Lindsay's surprise, Melanie expresses her desire to have another baby; Emmett discovers a loophole in his relationship with Ted in order to honor a previously arranged liaison.