Queer as Folk is firing up its fifth and final season which debuted last night (check out Yahoo TV to see when you can catch it again). Even though it has slipped away from its edgy content in recent years, it is still the most honest look at homosexual life on television. Don't even get me started on the watered down Will & Grace. In an age fueled by controversy over gay marriage and general misinformation about the gay and lesbian community, shows like Queer as Folk are the shining light showing us a life not so far removed from our own.

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