Queer as Folk

Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA.

Genre: Drama, Romance

Cast:Gale Harold , Hal Sparks , Randy Harrison , Michelle Clunie , Thea Gill , Scott Lowell , Peter Paige , Sharon Gless , Robert Gant , Jack Wetherall , Diane Higgins , Sherry Miller , Makyla Smith , Harris Allan , Stephanie Moore , Logan Hoover , Kegan Hoover , Peter MacNeill

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Premiere

Mon, Jan 22, 2001

After a night out at the club Babylon with Michael, Emmett and Ted; Brian picks up a cute guy named Justin for a night of fun.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Queer, There and Everywhere

Sun, Dec 3, 2000

Michael remains closeted at work, which results in him being invited to a "straight bar". Justin tells Daphne of his night with Brian, while his mother begins to suspect as to his sexuality. Mel and Lindsay try to convince Brian to sign a life insurance policy for the sake of baby Gus. Brian becomes annoyed by this, and by Justin's continued stalking.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ No Bris, No Shirt, No Service

Mon, Jan 22, 2001

Lindsay and Melanie have a bris for their new baby Gus, which Brian decides to miss until Michael convinces him otherwise. Meanwhile Ted finally gets lucky with a guy, but ends up with devastating results.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Ted's Not Dead

Mon, Jan 22, 2001

While Ted lies in a drug-induced coma, Brian learns he's named the executor of his friend's living will. Also, Justin's mother suspects the truth about her son's sexuality.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Now Approaching... The Line

Mon, Jan 29, 2001

Michael fends off the romantic interest of a female coworker who doesn't know he's gay and instead dates a handsome chiropractor, while Brian is propositioned by a potentially lucrative client of his firm.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ The Art of Desperation

Fri, Feb 2, 2001

Michael's new chiropractor boyfriend gets into a tug of war with Brian over Michael, as Ted recovers from his O.D. by dating Roger, a stable but overweight chorus director.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Smells Like Codependence

Mon, Feb 12, 2001

Debbie meets Dr. David; Justin's father learns the truth and decides to send Justin away to school; Brian's emotional hold on Michael and dislike for Dr. David intensifies.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Babylon Boomerang

Mon, Feb 19, 2001

Justin's father attacks Brian outside Babylon; Michael gets a promotion at work; Justin moves in with Brian.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Daddy Dearest (Sonny Boy)

Mon, Feb 26, 2001

Michael decides to break up with Dr. David, who surprises Michael by asking him to move in with him; Lindsay and Melanie ask Brian to relinquish his parental rights to Gus; Emmett becomes addicted to cyber-sex.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Queens of the Road

Mon, Mar 5, 2001

Dr. David pressures Michael to move in with him; Brian's loft is burglarized; Justin runs away to New York City; Lindsay and Melanie begin to drift apart.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Surprise!

Mon, Mar 12, 2001

Michael ends the relationship with Dr. David; Ted and Emmett get tested for AIDS; Brian throws Michael a surprise 30th birthday party and outs Michael to his co-worker; Emmett makes a pact with God.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Move It or Lose It

Mon, Mar 19, 2001

Michael and Dr. David enjoy their new-found domestic bliss; Emmett joins a "conversion therapy" group; Lindsay and Melanie continue to fight about Brian, finances and their future; Ted becomes very sexually active.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Very Stupid People

Mon, Mar 26, 2001

Brian sleeps with a co-worker who then files a complaint against him; Emmett continues to try to go straight; Melanie finds solace from Lindsay in the arms of another woman.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ A Change of Heart

Mon, Apr 2, 2001

Brian is named in the sexual harassment suit and turns to Melanie for legal advice; Emmett starts dating a woman in his continuing attempt to go straight; Michael lies to David about seeing Brian.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ The Ties That Bind

Mon, Apr 9, 2001

Lindsay leaves Gus in Brian's care on the weekend of the Leather Ball. Michael is nervous about meeting David's son. Ted takes a walk on the wild side. Brian comes out to his father after he learns that Jack has cancer.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ French Fried

Mon, Apr 16, 2001

Michael and Dr. David disagree about finances; a strange Frenchman moves in with Lindsay and Gus causing a stir; Justin is suspended from school.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Solution (How TLFKAM Got Her Name Back)

Mon, Apr 23, 2001

Dr. David and Michael host a high-society fundraiser, Michael excludes the gang; Lindsay and Guillaume prepare for the big day; Justin continues to be harassed at school.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ Surprise Kill

Mon, Apr 30, 2001

Brian discovers David at the baths; Justin finds out his parents are getting a divorce; Ted reconnects with Blake; a hunk from Babylon hits on Michael.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ Good Grief!

Mon, May 7, 2001

In the throes of a hot session Brian gets upsetting news; Daphne asks Justin to be her first time; Ted wants Blake, despite his crystal meth addiction.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ The King of Babylon

Mon, May 14, 2001

Who will be crowned King of Babylon? An innocent trip to the mall lands Vic in jail; Brian is beaten at his own game.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ Running to Stand Still

Mon, May 21, 2001

Brian is chosen 'Ad person of the Year' and encouraged to take his talent to the Big Apple; Vic appears in court to plead his case; Blake gets a job; David's ex-wife's divorce takes him to Portland.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ Full Circle

Mon, May 28, 2001

Brian turns 30; Michael and David prepare for their move to Portland; Ted faces the truth about Blake; Justin and Daphne attend their prom where a big surprise awaits; On his way to the airport, Michael receives a call from Brian.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Home Is Where the Ass Is

Mon, Jan 21, 2002

Brian helps Justin recover from his bashing at the hands of Chris Hobbs; Lindsay suggests marriage to Mel; Michael returns home, without David.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ All Better Now

Mon, Jan 28, 2002

Still traumatized from his bashing, Justin is unable to get close to Brian; Ted's boss fires him for surfing porn at work; Michael and Emmett work as nude waiters.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Hypocrisy: Don't Do It

Mon, Feb 4, 2002

Brian wins an award for saving Justin, despite a scathing editorial from a gay columnist; Michael wants to re-establish his friendship with Brian.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Pride

Mon, Feb 11, 2002

The entire gang celebrates the Gay Pride Parade in Pittsburgh; Michael worries his co-workers may see him there; Lindsay feels threatened when Mel's ex shows up.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ ...Wherever That Dream May Lead You

Mon, Feb 18, 2002

Ted decides start a gay website; Justin decides to leave art school until his motor skills return; Michael quits his job to open his own comic book store.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Mixed Blessings

Mon, Feb 25, 2002

Brian suggests to Justin that they expand their relationship; Ted new business takes off, with a little help from Emmett; Michael is smitten with a new customer.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ The Leper (Hath the Babe Not Eyes?)

Mon, Mar 4, 2002

Michael decides to keep seeing Ben, despite Brian and Debbie vehement protests; Emmett starts acting like a star; Mel and Lindsay ask Lindsay's parents for cash.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Love for Sale

Mon, Mar 11, 2002

Michael starts dating again, after having broken up with Ben; Justin meets someone his own age at a party; Emmett is shocked to discover he has a secret admirer.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Accentuate the Positive

Mon, Mar 18, 2002

Michael decides to win Ben back, no matter how much Brian and Debbie are against the union; Ted tries Viagra; Brian's new man turns out to be his mother's priest.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time)

Mon, Mar 25, 2002

Debbie finds a dead body in the diner's dumpster; Michael is more upset when his favorite comic book hero dies; George and Emmett get closer.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ The Wedding

Mon, Apr 1, 2002

The entire gang pitches in to plan Lindsay and Mel's wedding.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ One Degree of Brian Kinney

Mon, Apr 8, 2002

Debbie takes matters in her own hands to discover the identity of a John Doe; Michael is upset to learn that Ben and Brian once slept together years ago.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ It's Because I'm Gay, Right?

Mon, Apr 15, 2002

Michael wonders what his connection is to a celebrated Drag Queen who shares a past with Debbie; Justin decided to become a go-go dancer to pay his tuition.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ The Dangers of Sex and Drugs

Mon, Apr 29, 2002

Justin is rolling in the dough, but his schoolwork suffers; Carl asks Debbie out; George asks Emmett to accompany him on a world tour.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Rage Against This Machine

Mon, May 6, 2002

Brian is jealous when Michael and Justin decided to start a comic book; Leda offers to renovate Mel and Lindsay's attic; Emmett is barred from George's funeral.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ You Say It's Your Birthday! I Couldn't Care Less!

Mon, May 13, 2002

Michael plans a surprise party for Ben, which doesn't go well; Ted wonders what to tell his new beau about his career; Justin meets a young violinist and is smitten.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ You Can Leda Girl to Pussy

Mon, May 27, 2002

Busy impressing his new boss, Brian cancels plans with Justin; Emmett receives a surprising gift from George; Lindsay and Mel try to spice up their relationship.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ Sick, Sick, Sick

Mon, Jun 3, 2002

Bitter about Brian, Justin turns to Ethan; Michael panics when Ben is hospitalized; George's estate offers Emmett millions to keep quiet about their relationship.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ Bowling for Equality

Mon, Jun 10, 2002

Michael discovers Justin's affair, and is tempted to tell Brian; Mel and Lindsay feel awkward with Leda around; Debbie challenges Carl to a bowling contest.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ Out with a Whimper

Mon, Jun 17, 2002

Justin must decide who he should be with, Brian or Ethan; Ben tells Michael he is going away for six months; Ted reveals his true feelings to Emmett.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Mad Dog Kinney

Mon, Apr 7, 2003

Brian and Justin move on after breaking up; Michael and Ben discuss living together; Mel and Lindsay talk about having another child.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ House Full of Children

Mon, Apr 14, 2003

Free of Brian, Justin must find a way to pay his tuition; Mel wants another baby; Emmett is tempted when an old flame drops by.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Doctors of Dickology

Mon, Apr 21, 2003

Lindsay and Mel ask Brian about fathering a second child with them; Deb is nervous about spending the night with Carl; Ben decides against moving in with Michael.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Brat-Sitting

Mon, Apr 28, 2003

Ted and Emmett move in together and find they are truly opposites; Mel and Lindsay ask Michael to father their child; Brian is forced to baby-sit his spoiled nephew.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ There's Nothing Noble About Being Poor

Mon, May 5, 2003

Debbie and Vic rally support against Police Chief Stockwell's bid for mayor and his conservative platform. Despite that, Brian decides to work on his election campaign.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ One Ring to Rule Them All

Mon, May 12, 2003

Thanks to Brian's marketing savvy, Stockwell leads the polls; Michael discovers Ben's steroid use; Ted is arrested just when he and Emmett meet the neighbors.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Stop Hurting Us

Mon, May 19, 2003

Emmett pleads with Brian to get Stockwell to drop the charges against Ted; Justin suspects Ethan of infidelity; Ben's steroid use gets out of hand; Mel is pregnant.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Hunt(Er) for Love

Mon, May 26, 2003

Justin decides to win Brian back and begins by interning at his agency; Ted is unhappy with Emmett being the breadwinner; Michael and Ben try to help a young hustler.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Big Fucking Mouth

Mon, Jun 2, 2003

Mel and Lindsay quarrel over her long work hours now that she is pregnant; Woody's is closed down for a minor violation; Ted sinks into a deep depression.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Uncle Ben

Mon, Jun 9, 2003

Brian and Justin are at odds over his work with Stockwell; Ted goes away for the weekend and meets new friends; Mel becomes annoyed by Michael's constant concern.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Poster May Lead to the Truth

Mon, Jun 16, 2003

Stockwell meets the gay community, which doesn't go well; Brian is fired from the campaign; Ted's drug use escalates; Ben and Michael tell Hunter he is positive.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Drugs, Sex and Lies

Mon, Jun 23, 2003

Vowing to expose Stockwell, Brian investigates the murder of Dumpster Boy; Mel and Lindsay urge Emmett to stage an intervention on Ted's behalf.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Tweaked-Out, Fucked-Out Crystal Queen

Mon, Jun 30, 2003

Justin may face expulsion for designing anti-Stockwell posters; Hunter goes undercover to collect evidence for Brian; Emmett has had it with Ted's drug use.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ The Election

Mon, Jul 7, 2003

Brian exposes Stockwell on the eve of the election; Debbie rallies the troops on election day; Ted hits rock bottom; Hunter's mom shows up demanding full custody.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Just a Little Help

Mon, Apr 19, 2004

After spending all his money getting Stockwell defeated, Brian is at a crossroads about his future; Michael and Hunter return home to face the custody hearing.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Stand Up for Ourselves

Mon, Apr 26, 2004

Brian starts his own ad agency; Ted graduates from rehab with Blake by his side; Michael and Emmett go on a retreat; Justin decides to join a gay vigilante group.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Starting a Whole New Life

Mon, May 3, 2004

Justin finds himself risking his life with the Pink Posse; Avoiding his friends, Ted finds work as a waiter; Vic decides to move in with Rodney, leaving Debbie alone.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Escalating Violence

Mon, May 10, 2004

Justin finds Cody becoming too violent; Brian hires Ted at his new agency; Mel struggles with an important case; Hunter's social worker arrives unannounced.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ How Far You Can Go

Mon, May 17, 2004

Debbie feels left out of Vic's new life; Ben asks Michael for an honest opinion of his new book; Cody challenges Justin to confront his violent side.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Death in the Family

Mon, May 24, 2004

Debbie and Vic have words over his new life; Michael and Justin receive good news about 'Rage'.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Preponderance of Death

Mon, May 31, 2004

Debbie continues to be numb over Vic's death; Ted falls into old habits when Blake tries to break it off with him; Brian is diagnosed with testicular cancer.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Two Kinds of Lies

Mon, Jun 7, 2004

Brian continues to keep his illness to himself; Debbie tries to re-connect with Horvath; Justin and Michael hear a pitch from a Hollywood producer about 'Rage'.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Have Some Balls

Mon, Jun 14, 2004

Emmett gets mixed messages from a pro-football player; Jealous over Michael's success, Ben finds sympathy from a former student; Justin discovers Brian's illness.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ The Snake in Paradise

Mon, Jun 21, 2004

Brian continues to deal with radiation treatment; Ben is tempted when a former student shows interest in him; Sam and Lindsay struggle with their mutual attraction.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Gay or Straight? That's the Question

Mon, Jun 28, 2004

Brian fund-raises for the gay center; Emmett and Drew continue their affair; Sam is ready to fight for Lindsay; Ben and Michael have suspicions about Hunter.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Irritation and Separation

Mon, Jul 5, 2004

Brian participates in the Liberty Ride; Hunter tells Callie about his status; Emmett is unsure about his affair with Drew; Mel and Lindsay contemplate a separation.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Proposal of Two Kinds

Mon, Jul 12, 2004

Preparations for the Liberty Ride get underway; Mel is confined to bed rest for the rest of her pregnancy; Justin is invited to Hollywood to pitch 'Rage'.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Liberty Ride

Mon, Jul 19, 2004

After getting married in Canada, newlyweds Michael and Ben are stopped at the U.S. border; Mel goes into labor; The Liberty Ride enters the final stretch.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Move and Leave

Mon, May 23, 2005

Michael arranges a surprise 10th anniversary party for Mel and Lindsay, not realizing that the two have separated.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Back in Business

Mon, May 30, 2005

Furious about Mel and Lindsay's separation, Michael decided to hire a lawyer to gain joint custody of his daughter.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Fags Are No Different Than People

Mon, Jun 6, 2005

In what is shaping up to be a three-way custody battle, Michael is stunned when Brian gives Lindsay financial help so she can make a bid for custody as well.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Hard Decisions

Mon, Jun 13, 2005

Debbie finds she is not missed at the diner, as her replacement is just as popular as she is. Classmates find out about Hunter's HIV status.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Excluding and Abstemiousness

Mon, Jun 20, 2005

Hunter is ostracized at school for being HIV positive; Loretta expresses her love to Debbie; Brian is stunned to find out he has an STD.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Bored Out of Ya Fucking Mind

Mon, Jun 27, 2005

Ted plans to seek revenge against a guy who shunned him; Hunter starts skipping school; Brian feels he is no longer number #1 as a new younger guy hits the scene.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Hope Against Hope

Mon, Jul 4, 2005

Ben sinks into a depression after Hunter leaves home; Lindsay moves back home with her parents; The community starts a protest against a law that would limit same sex couple's rights.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Honest to Yourself

Mon, Jul 11, 2005

Justin finds himself in jail for protesting Proposition 14 in front of his father's store; Mel starts dating; Emmett is surprised by a familiar face.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Anything in Common

Mon, Jul 18, 2005

Lindsay feels threatened by Mel's dating; Justin's mom announces she is seeing a younger man; Drew decides to come-out on national television.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ I Love You

Mon, Jul 25, 2005

An event at Babylon to bring more attention to Proposition 14 ends in tragedy.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Fuckin' Revenge

Mon, Aug 1, 2005

The Babylon bombing brings Mel and Lindsay closer; Brian decides to make some changes in his life; Michael continues to struggle for his life in the hospital.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Mr. Right (Never Broke a Promise)

Mon, Aug 8, 2005

Brian proposes marriage to Justin; Mel and Lindsay want to to escape sexual preference discrimination: in Toronto; Emmett catches Drew with another; Ted thinks to have found Mr. Right.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ We Will Survive!

Mon, Aug 15, 2005

Brian and Justin prepare for marriage, while Mel and Lindsay prepare to move to Canada; Both Ted and Emmett find surprises at a ski-weekend.