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* GeekyTurnOn: Inverted. Vince makes the choice to ''end'' an unhealthy relationship when he learns that his partner can't name all of the actors who played [[DoctorWho the Doctor.]] It's [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome awesome.]]
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Averted. The resident lesbian couple never share more than a kiss on the cheek onscreen, while the gay male relationships are portrayed ''very'' frankly and graphically. Considering the [[RussellTDavies creator]], it's probably plain old {{Author Appeal}}.
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Averted. The resident lesbian couple never share more than a kiss on the cheek onscreen, while the gay male relationships are portrayed ''very'' frankly and graphically. Considering the [[RussellTDavies creator]], it's probably plain old {{Author Appeal}}.
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* GeekyTurnOn: Inverted. Vince makes the choice to ''end'' an unhealthy relationship when he learns that his partner can't name all of the actors who played [[DoctorWho [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor.]] It's [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome awesome.]]
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Averted. The resident lesbian couple never share more than a kiss on the cheek onscreen, while the gay male relationships are portrayed ''very'' frankly and graphically. Considering the[[RussellTDavies [[Creator/RussellTDavies creator]], it's probably plain old {{Author Appeal}}.
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Averted. The resident lesbian couple never share more than a kiss on the cheek onscreen, while the gay male relationships are portrayed ''very'' frankly and graphically. Considering the
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* NamesTheSame: RussellTDavies Creator/RussellTDavies likes reusing names. Tyler is one of his favourites -- here it is Vince's surname, and later it was to be Rose's surname in ''Series/DoctorWho.'' There are also characters named Martha Jones and Donna, both of which were used as names of major characters in ''Doctor Who.''
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* AutoErotica: Ted engages in this at one point, leading to an HIV scare.
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* ConflictingLoyalty: Brian while working for Stockwell. On one hand, he wants access to Stockwell's backers so he can make more money, on the other, Stockwell isn't exactly gay friendly.
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* FlowersOfRomance: David brings these to Michael, which Ted and Emmett call a sign of his wanting to settle down
** Brian considers buying these in season two as a sign he cares for Justin, but ultimately walks away.
** Brian considers buying these in season two as a sign he cares for Justin, but ultimately walks away.
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* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Multiple characters cheat throughout the series, and their affairs are treated differently each time.
** Justin's affair with Ethan was apparently meant to be sympathetic because Brian wasn't meeting his emotional needs. Ethan's cheating, however, ended his relationship with Justin and he was never heard from again.
** Both Mel and Lindsay engaged in one night stands that temporarily ended their relationship.
** Justin's affair with Ethan was apparently meant to be sympathetic because Brian wasn't meeting his emotional needs. Ethan's cheating, however, ended his relationship with Justin and he was never heard from again.
** Both Mel and Lindsay engaged in one night stands that temporarily ended their relationship.
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* ImportantHaircut: Justin in season 4 during the Pink Posse arc.
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* InterruptedIntimacy: Happens throughout the show, primarily to Brian.
** Perhaps most notably, he and Justin are fooling around when Brian's mother knocks on the door. Her arrival spurs a RelationshipReveal, as prior to this she didn't know her son was seeing Justin, or even that he was gay.
* IntimateHealing: Brian attempts this with Justin after the bashing. Initially, it fails and Justin pushes him away. The second time, Justin initiates things and it goes better.
** Perhaps most notably, he and Justin are fooling around when Brian's mother knocks on the door. Her arrival spurs a RelationshipReveal, as prior to this she didn't know her son was seeing Justin, or even that he was gay.
* IntimateHealing: Brian attempts this with Justin after the bashing. Initially, it fails and Justin pushes him away. The second time, Justin initiates things and it goes better.
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* TheLoinsSleepTonight: a rare dramatic example with Brian while [[spoiler:recovering from cancer.]]
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* LostWeddingRing: This is but one of many disasters that plagues Mel and Lindsay's wedding.
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* LuredIntoATrap: Stockwell in season 3. Brian encourages him to speak at the Gay and Lesbian Center, where Justin and others ambush him on camera with the pictures of various unsolved murders in their community.
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* PitySex: Ted finds himself the recipient of one of these encounters during pride. He doesn't take it well. [[spoiler:In the final season, he meets the guy again and turns the tables on him.]]
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* ProfessionalsDoItOnDesks: Brian and a junior ad exec at his firm.
** In season three, Brian and Justin at Vanguard.
** In season three, Brian and Justin at Vanguard.
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It was eventually remade for the US. The story was set in Pittsburgh and expanded to include the lives of five gay men and two lesbians: the occasional narrator Michael, his smooth-talking cynical best friend Brian, conservative accountant Ted, flamboyant and witty Emmett, new-to-the-scene Justin, art teacher and mother Lindsay, and tough lawyer Melanie. As the US version lasted for five seasons, it took many notable detours from the source material. Now with a [[{{Characters/QueerAsFolk}} Character Sheet]]! Due to the series approaching LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters territory, any help is appreciated.
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* BeautyContest: The King of Babylon contest is basically a gender-flipped version of this. With stripping. And dancing.
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* CareerEndingInjury: Almost the case with Justin, but ultimately averted. His bashing caused problems with his fine motor control, but though his hand never fully healed in the show, through the use of a tablet computer and physical therapy he was still able to pursue a career as an artist.
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* CruelToBeKind: Brian to Michael in season one by inviting Tracy to Michael's birthday party. She didn't know Michael was gay and thought he was interested in her. Brian made it very clear that Michael was gay, humiliating Tracy and causing Michael to declare their friendship over. But Brian did it because he didn't want Michael pining after him for the rest of his life, depriving himself of a relationship with someone who could give him what he really wanted.
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* LoveWillLeadYouBack: [[spoiler:Justin]] believes this will be his and [[spoiler:Brian's]] future after deciding to move to New York in the finale. [[spoiler:Brian]] isn't so sure.
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* ParentsWalkInAtTheWorstTime: Discussed. Michael tells Justin that he almost got a handjob from Brian when they were both teenagers, but his mother walked in before they could get too far.
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* RelationshipSalvagingDisaster: The [[spoiler:bombing at Babylon]] leads Justin and Brian back together. [[spoiler:At least until the series finale.]]
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* FirstLove: Brian for Justin.
* FriendVersusLover: Justin and Michael initially fell into a mild version of this trope, with Michael protesting any time that Justin came around and taking particular offense to Brian and Justin fooling around in Michael's childhood bedroom. They overcome it quickly enough.
* FriendVersusLover: Justin and Michael initially fell into a mild version of this trope, with Michael protesting any time that Justin came around and taking particular offense to Brian and Justin fooling around in Michael's childhood bedroom. They overcome it quickly enough.
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* TheJailBaitWait: Averted with Justin and Brian, who start sleeping together when the former is seventeen. Numerous characters point out the uncomfortable implications at various times.
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* LongDistanceRelationship: Justin and Brian when Justin moves to Hollywood temporarily. [[spoiler:Potentially what happens after the series finale when Justin leaves for New York. The ending is ambiguous.]]
* LongingLook: Brian gives Justin one of these after the latter wins the King of Babylon contest and hooks up with the guy Brian had been cruising.
* LongingLook: Brian gives Justin one of these after the latter wins the King of Babylon contest and hooks up with the guy Brian had been cruising.
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* LoveEpiphany: Arguably the result of Debbie's chat with Brian after Justin moves out in season two.
-->'''Debbie:''' You think you've got everybody fooled, don't you? Well not me, honey. I've known you too long, and regrettably too well. And no matter how hard you try to deny it, I can tell you care as much about him as he cares about you. Only you haven't got the big hairy cojones to say it.
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-->'''Debbie:''' Well hey, whatever it takes... to admit that you love him. And I know that you do, despite all your efforts to never let another heart touch yours, and that's assuming of course that you have one; that little persistent kid has somehow gotten in under the wire. And that's what's happened, huh? Admit the truth. You love him, don't you?
-->'''Debbie:''' You think you've got everybody fooled, don't you? Well not me, honey. I've known you too long, and regrettably too well. And no matter how hard you try to deny it, I can tell you care as much about him as he cares about you. Only you haven't got the big hairy cojones to say it.
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-->'''Debbie:''' Well hey, whatever it takes... to admit that you love him. And I know that you do, despite all your efforts to never let another heart touch yours, and that's assuming of course that you have one; that little persistent kid has somehow gotten in under the wire. And that's what's happened, huh? Admit the truth. You love him, don't you?
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* MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler:Justin and Brian.]] They don't get married and [[spoiler:Justin]] moves to New York to pursue his career, but says they don't need a ring or a piece of paper to prove their love. Whether they reunite eventually is left unsaid.
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* NotADate: Brian and Justin in a few places. Brian may pick Justin up or meet him at Woody's, but always insists they aren't a couple.
* NotAfraidOfYouAnymore: Justin attempts this with Chris Hobbs during his time with the Pink Posse. Initially, it doesn't go well, and he's just as nervous around Hobbs as before. After confronting Hobbs with a gun, Justin decides he's NotWorthKilling and finally lets go of his anger and pain surrounding his bashing.
* NotAfraidOfYouAnymore: Justin attempts this with Chris Hobbs during his time with the Pink Posse. Initially, it doesn't go well, and he's just as nervous around Hobbs as before. After confronting Hobbs with a gun, Justin decides he's NotWorthKilling and finally lets go of his anger and pain surrounding his bashing.
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* OvercomeTheirDifferences: the biggest obstacle between Justin and Brian is that Justin believes in love and Brian doesn't. It takes five seasons to get Brian to admit his love, [[spoiler:and even then it's not enough for them to get married or even stay together during the finale.]]
* ParentalFavoritism: Lindsay feels her parents are more supportative of her sister, paying for all three of her weddings while refusing to support Lindsay's becauase she's a lesbian.
* ParentalFavoritism: Lindsay feels her parents are more supportative of her sister, paying for all three of her weddings while refusing to support Lindsay's becauase she's a lesbian.
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* [[SillyRabbitRomanceIsForKids Silly Rabbit, Romance is for Kids]]: Brian to Justin.
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* TalkingInBed: Done by almost everyone at some point or another, possibly to connect the numerous sex scenes to plot and character development.
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* BittersweetEnding: At the end of the show, [[spoiler:Ben and Michael are together and have adopted Hunter, but Brian and Justin have called off the wedding and Justin leaves for New York. Though Justin insists they will see each other again, Brian maintains they can't know that for sure, and their final scene together features Justin fading out from his bed. Mel and Lindsay move to Canada with their kids, but Babylon is rebuilt and Brian is still [[ArcWords young and beautiful]] dancing in the middle of it all.]]
* BlackBestFriend: Daphne to Justin.
* BlackBestFriend: Daphne to Justin.
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* ButNotTooBlack: Daphne
* {{Buttmonkey}}: Ted. Over the course of the show he overdosed on GHB and was sent into a coma, lost his job for watching porn at work, arrested for hiring an underage assistant at his porn company, lost his company, developed a drug habit, had an HIV scare, and was constantly the victim of Brian's jokes for being over the hill.
* {{Buttmonkey}}: Ted. Over the course of the show he overdosed on GHB and was sent into a coma, lost his job for watching porn at work, arrested for hiring an underage assistant at his porn company, lost his company, developed a drug habit, had an HIV scare, and was constantly the victim of Brian's jokes for being over the hill.
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* TheCaretaker: Debbie for Vic. This becomes a point of contention between them when Vic accuses her of caring for him to make her feel better about herself. Debbie also took in Justin after both his parents and Brian kicked him out.
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* CopBoyfriend: Carl to Debbie. They meet because she involves herself in the investigation surrounding Dumpster Boy's murder.
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* DeadEndJob: Michael fears his job at the Big Q will become this, particularly if he is out of the closet, as a lesbian coworker has been repeatedly denied promotion despite how long she's been with the company.
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* DisappearedDad: Michael thought his father was a war hero who died in Vietnam, but learns he was really a drag queen who left Pittsburg to pursue his career.
** By the end of the series, Brian tells Lindsay and Mel he doesn't want to be one of these to Gus.
** By the end of the series, Brian tells Lindsay and Mel he doesn't want to be one of these to Gus.
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* MeddlingParents: Debbie to Michael. She constantly asks about her son's sex life, nudges him towards certain partners, and tries to keep him from others (notably Ben when she is concerned about his HIV). After Vic moves out, she becomes even more involved in Michael's life.
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* MostWritersAreWriters: Ben is a novelist and Michael writes a comic book with Justin.
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* NaiveNewcomer: Justin, at least at the start. He is newly out and a fresh face on Liberty Avenue. Though Michael is the actual narrator of many early episodes, Justin allows the audience to learn things about the other characters and the scene as he himself learns the ropes.
* NiceJewishBoy: Ted tries to meet one at a mixer. Unfortunately, the guy in question wanted a nice Jewish boy of his own. Which Ted is not.
* NiceJewishBoy: Ted tries to meet one at a mixer. Unfortunately, the guy in question wanted a nice Jewish boy of his own. Which Ted is not.
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* ParentalSubstitute: Michael and Ben for Hunter.
* PrettyBoy: Justin and Brian primarily. Michael is famous for repeatedly calling Brian beautiful.
* PrettyBoy: Justin and Brian primarily. Michael is famous for repeatedly calling Brian beautiful.
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* UnreliableNarrator: Justin in a few places. He initially lies about his mother's reaction to learning he's gay. And when he recounts to Debbie the way his father attacked Brian, it is notably different from the events depicted on screen. Ted and Michael {{lampshade}} this, and it raises questions about the accuracy of some of Justin's previous stories.
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* AbusiveParents: The biggest reason Brian grew up into the man he is today.
** Ben and Michael's eventual adopted son Hunter was abused by his own mother and pimped out as a child prostitute. When she found out about Hunter's HIV status during his custody battle, his mother's reaction was so foul that the judge granted the custody to Ben and Michael.
** Ben and Michael's eventual adopted son Hunter was abused by his own mother and pimped out as a child prostitute. When she found out about Hunter's HIV status during his custody battle, his mother's reaction was so foul that the judge granted the custody to Ben and Michael.
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* AbusiveParents: The biggest reason Brian grew up into the man he is today.
** And Ben and Michael's eventual adopted son Hunter, who was abused by his own mother and pimped out as a child prostitute. And when she found out Hunter got positive during the custody battle between the guys and his mother, his mother's reaction was so foul that the judge grants the custody to the gay couple.
** And Ben and Michael's eventual adopted son Hunter, who was abused by his own mother and pimped out as a child prostitute. And when she found out Hunter got positive during the custody battle between the guys and his mother, his mother's reaction was so foul that the judge grants the custody to the gay couple.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Anyone who's seen the various "I Love the _____" shows might be surprised to see Hal Sparks as Michael. He's much better known for his comedic, musical, and martial-arts talents.
* HiddenDepths: under TheCutie camouflage, Justin is more of a sly bastard than Brian ever was.
* HiddenDepths: under TheCutie camouflage, Justin is more of a sly bastard than Brian ever was.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Anyone who's seen the various "I Love the _____" '80s/'90s/'00s" shows might be surprised to see Hal Sparks as Michael. He's much better known for his comedic, musical, and martial-arts talents.
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** Brian and Justin are more of a JulyOctober example.
* MeaningfulName: '''Brian''' ('strong'), '''Justin''' ('upright'), '''David''' ('beloved'), '''Melanie''' ('dark'), '''Deborah''' ('bee').
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** Coupled with the MonochromeCasting example above, it really makes one wonder why the show wasn't just based in Toronto to begin with. But at the other hand mayn problems that appear epsiecially in later eeasons, wouldn't be so problematic, if the series would have been settled in Canada at all.
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** Coupled with the MonochromeCasting example above, it really makes one wonder why the show wasn't just based in Toronto to begin with. But at On the other hand mayn hand, many problems that appear epsiecially appear, especially in later eeasons, seasons, wouldn't be so problematic, as important if the series would have been settled were originally set in Canada at all.Canada.
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** And Brian has sex with someone besides Justin practically every episode. Multiple times. Of course it's not really cheating since Brian does have Justin's blessing. Hurray for open relationships.
** But Justin turns out to be the more unfaithful one. Ok, Brian screws another guy every night, but Justin gives a handjob to Chris while falling in love with Brian (and crying after he sees him with a guy), he sets the no kissing rule and is the first to break it, not to mention the too romantic affair with Ethan.
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** But Justin turns out to be the more unfaithful one.Ok, Okay, Brian screws another guy every night, but Justin gives a handjob to Chris while falling in love with Brian (and crying after he sees him with a guy), he sets the no kissing rule and is the first to break it, not to mention the too romantic affair with Ethan.
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* TheMountainsOfIllinois: Inverted. UsefulNotes/{{Pittsburgh}} lies within the Appalachian Mountains and is notorious for its hilly terrain, but the show was filmed in the rather flat {{Toronto}}.
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** Coupled with the MonochromeCasting example above, it really makes one wonder why the show wasn't just based in Toronto to begin with.
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* DontYouDarePityMe: Brian is too proud to ask or accept help.
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* DontYouDarePityMe: Brian is too proud to ask or accept help. However, he rather takes unoffered ones with an entitled attitude (for example crashing into Mike and Ben's first night living together).
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* GuyOnGuyIsHot: A meta-example. Although the show was aimed at gay men, a significant portion of the audience turned out to be straight women.
* GuyOnGuyIsHot: A meta-example. Although the show was aimed at gay men, a significant portion of the audience turned out to be straight women.
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** Drew. And most definitely a ManlyGay.
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* TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity: Justin lampshadedly takes Brian's provision for granted and expects empty romantic gestures [[ObstructiveLoveInterest even at the expense of Brian's career or other goals in life.]]
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Like ''SexAndTheCity'', except with ''men'' in the stereotypical gay man roles. Also compare ''TheLWord'' (for lesbians), and ''NoahsArc'' (for gay men of color).
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Like ''SexAndTheCity'', except with ''men'' in the stereotypical gay man roles. Also compare ''TheLWord'' (for lesbians), and ''NoahsArc'' (for Black gay men of color).men).
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* UndignifiedDeath: George. Jammed in a plane's restroom and Emmett's ass. Oh dear.
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* ManlyGay: David.
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* ManlyGay: David.David, Ben and Drew. Michael, Brian and Ted seem to be in the most neutral part of this. Completely averted with Emmett.
** Brian and Justin are more of a JulyOctober example.
*** Averted and parodied in Gay As Blazes, the show's resident ShowWithinAShow, where there seems to be a black character just to project political correctness.
** Ethan claims Justin is this for him.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Brian entered David into the Babylon beauty contest to affront him, but it turned out to be an eclat for David.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Brian entered David into the Babylon beauty contest to affront him, but it turned out to be an eclat for David. He also does this when Debbie implores him to let Michael be with David.
** Later, he ends up losing his job and most of his money when he successfully sabotages the electoral campaign he created for Jim Stockwell.
** Later, he ends up losing his job and most of his money when he successfully sabotages the electoral campaign he created for Jim Stockwell.
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* PutOnABus: Blake, David, Ethan, Leda.
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* PutOnABus: Blake, David, Ethan, Leda.Leda, Jim Stockwell, Loretta.
** Blake seemed to be a case of this until his comeback in Season 4.
** Blake seemed to be a case of this until his comeback in Season 4.
** Taken to an extreme in the final episodes after the explosion at Babylon.
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* SanitySlippage: Brian tears Justin's drawings apart and ''pees onto some of them'' in his tantrum of jealousy.
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* SanitySlippage: Brian tears Justin's drawings apart and ''pees onto some of them'' in his tantrum of jealousy.jealousy after seeing Justin and Michael sleeping together on his bed.
** The philosophy of the show too, considering the massive amounts of sex scenes and implications. Gets really evident with Lindsay and Melanie's sex scenes, clearly crafted to attract straight males and lesbians.
** Almost everyone gets this now and then, including Melanie and Lindsay.
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* StraightGay: Michael, Brian, Ben, and Ted.
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* StraightGay: Michael, Brian, Ben, Ted, David, Ben and Ted.Drew.
** Vic seems to have been this in his youth.
** Vic seems to have been this in his youth.
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** Well, closing Woody's and Babylon just because was technically illegal.
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You cannot avert things hard.
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* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Complete averted. The resident lesbian couple never share more than a kiss on the cheek onscreen, while the gay male relationships are portrayed ''very'' frankly and graphically. Considering the [[RussellTDavies creator]], it's probably plain old {{Author Appeal}}.
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* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Complete averted.Averted. The resident lesbian couple never share more than a kiss on the cheek onscreen, while the gay male relationships are portrayed ''very'' frankly and graphically. Considering the [[RussellTDavies creator]], it's probably plain old {{Author Appeal}}.
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* TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed: Averted. Hard. It is no secret that Ben and Hunter have HIV. And although Brian initially does not want to admit it, it soon becomes common knowledge that he has [[spoiler: cancer]].
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* TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed: Averted. Hard. It is no secret that Ben and Hunter have HIV. And although Brian initially does not want to admit it, it soon becomes common knowledge that he has [[spoiler: cancer]].
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* DanceOfRomance: Brian and Justin on Justin's prom.
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* AuthorFilibuster: 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.
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* SexEqualsLove: Justin with Brian, Daphne with Justin.
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* ShoutOut: While taking attendance in Justin's class class, the first name a homophobic teacher calls out is [[FerrisBuellersDayOff Bueller]], but it seems Ferris didn't take today off as he's actually there.
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* ShoutOut: While taking attendance in Justin's class class, the first name a homophobic teacher calls out is [[FerrisBuellersDayOff Bueller]], but it seems Ferris didn't take today off as he's actually there.
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* ShoutOut: While taking attendance in Justin's class class, the first name a homophobic teacher calls out is [[FerrisBuellersDayOff Bueller]], but it seems Ferris didn't take today off as he's actually there.
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** Though the moment is somewhat undercut by the fact that he did sleep with a fifteen-year-old at twenty-nine.
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''QueerAsFolk'' was originally conceived by RussellTDavies as a comedy drama set in Manchester's gay village. It followed the lives of three gay men: swaggering, self-assured Stuart Allen Jones, his less-self-assured best friend Vince Tyler who has an unrequited crush on him, and their new friend Nathan Maloney, a young man just finishing school and discovering the Scene.
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* {{Casanova}}: Brian.
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* {{Casanova}}: TheCasanova: Brian.
