Série: Queer As Folks

Há mais de um Ano que assisto O Seriado Queer as Folks, me faz sempre ver a realidade do Mundo GAY que é legal, mas tão dura também. O seriado mostra vários lados, quebrando os tabus, fazendo ver um pouco daquilo que acontece comigo ali na Telinha do Pc. Vários momentos QAF me fez pensar em coisas que já aconteceram comigo, situações legais, outras que me deixa de boca aberta, porque realmente o Mundo Gay é uma Loucura, mas uma loucura saudável, mas pra quem busca coisas saudáveis e que lhe faça bem.
 Sexo, drogas, baladas, amor, isso você ver em QAF, é muito bom! Acho que se você é gay ou está ainda começando a entrar nesse Mundo o QAF é uma aula.

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With one of the largest gay populations in North America, Toronto's gay village is a large area bordered by the streets Bloor, Yonge, Jarvis and Carlton, where you will find establishments for every taste. The main intersection is at Church and Wellesley, seen below, with the steps in front of the Second Cupcoffee shop being a focal point for the community. There are many trendy little eateries with patios along the strip.

Church Street is where a lot of the external shoots for QAF took place. On the show, they call it Liberty Avenue. In Toronto, the production team for QAF would sometimes close off sections of Church Street or other streets in the village for filming. This was a great opportunity for aspiring actors and fans alike to come down to the set to be 'extras' for a day, or even watch the action from a distance. Many of the pictures featured here were taken by our roving photographers, Linda, Theresa and Kristin, who made the QAF rounds for us... thanks, ladies! Also thanks to Danny for supplying a few photos from season 3.

First, let's swing by the Dufferin Gate studios, where Temple Street Productions has their headquarters. Most of the interior sets for QAF were located here, at 20 Butterick Road in Toronto. Additional sets were built at a remote location when production increased and more space was needed. The warehouse that was used to house these additional sets was the location for the QAF set sale at the end of season 5, when thousands of items were sold to fans, bargain hunters and collectors alike. Next, let's head over to Brian's loft. The building that was used for exterior shots in the first couple of seasons is located at 6 Church Street. For filming, the address on the glass window pane was changed, and an intercom/buzzer was added to the brick facade. Here are a few wider shots... think he's home? In many scenes where a character is seen driving, the car is actually being pulled... like in this scene, where Gale Harold (Brian) gets to sit back and enjoy the ride. Fun! Remember when Justin got his nipple pierced in episode 107? Randy Harrison and Makyla Smith were here on location at 604 Yonge Street to shoot the scene. Yonge Street Tattoos is pictured below: Here's a picture of the exterior of the building that houses Gold's Gym, used in the first two seasons... look closely, and you might catch a glimpse of Emmett or Ted on one of the Stairmasters in the window above the McDonald's! ;) Now take a look at the new digs where the boys work out... much improved! The Ript Gym is located at 258 Esplanade (East end of the walkway) at Beverley Street. The Metropolitan United Church at 56 Queen Street East is where Joan Kinney's church exterior shoots were filmed. Seneca College in North York is where some of the school interiors were shot for both Justin as a student, and Ben as a professor. Just like the famous Cheers pub in Boston, the bar that fans of QAF know as Woody's is an actual establishment, located at 467 Church Street, between Maitland and Alexander, in the heart of Toronto's Boystown, which is currently Toronto's busiest gay men's bar (women are always welcome too!). The Cast Of "Queer As Folk" Then And Now It’s been nearly 14 years since Showtime premiered the then groundbreaking series about the lives of gay men in Pittsburgh.Remember Babylon? posted on Oct. 28, 2014, at 4:46 p.m. Sarah KarlanBuzzFeed News Reporter Getty Images Spencer Platt Gale Harold as Brian Kinney Getty Images Mark Mainz Fun Fact: When the actor was asked if he ever felt uncomfortable while filming the many intimate scenes for the show he responded, “Revealing yourself, physically or emotionally, to cast and crew is frequently uncomfortable. But it is essential if you want to to tell the truth.” When Harold first auditioned for the part, he had only five dollars to his name. Randy Harrison as Justin Taylor Getty Images Neilson Barnard Fun Fact: In 2004, Harrison made his Broadway debut as Boq in the musical Wicked and most recently appeared in the off-Broadway production of Harbor. “It’s been almost all theater, but that was my mostly my intention, so I’m doing what I always wanted to do,” Harrison said of his work since Queer As Folk in a 2009 interview. Michelle Clunie as Melanie Marcus Getty Fun Fact: Before she began acting, the Portland-native was a serious ballet dancer and won a scholarship to The Academy of Professional Ballet. Hal Sparks as Michael Novotny Getty Images Getty Images Fun Fact: Sparks began performing stand up at the age of 15 and, by the time he was 17-years-old, he had won the title of “Chicago’s Funniest Teenager” from the Chicago Sun-Times. Sharon Gless as Debbie Novotny Getty Images Mark Mainz Getty Images Fun Fact: When Gless told her grandfather she wanted to pursue an acting career, he said it was “a filthy business” and that she should “stay out of it.” The actress received her own Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995. Peter Paige as Emmett Honeycutt Getty Images Spencer Platt Getty Fun Fact: Paige is a co-creater of The Fosters on ABC. “My life’s not about being gay — although one could argue I’m pretty professionally gay — but that’s not how I experience life. Being gay is a profound part of who I am, but it isn’t all of who I am,” Paigetold BuzzFeed Entertainment this year. Thea Gill as Lindsay Peterson Getty Getty Image Fun Fact: Apart from acting, Gill is also a talented jazz singer and has worked as a featured act aboard Caribbean cruise ships and in jazz clubs. Robert Gant as Professor Ben Bruckner Getty Images Justin Sullivan Getty Fun Fact: Gant has admitted he never actually watched Queer As Folk before auditioning for his role. Following his work on the show, the actor stated that many young LGBT teens reached out to him directly for coming out advice. Scott Lowell as Ted Schmidt Getty IMage scottlowell.com Fun Fact: Lowell might be recognizable from the series Bones where he has appeared as “Dr. Douglas Filmore” in several episodes. The actor also voices several characters on the animated series American Dad. Dean Armstrong as Blake Wyzecki Getty Images Fun Fact: As an acting coach and director of Armstrong Acting Studios, he has worked with the likes of Miley Cyrus, Miriam McDonald, and Brittany Allen. QAF 2007 Reunion Lunch, Part 1  Thfe exterior of Woody's has a large red awning with a Rhino logo, as seen on the sho w. A DJ spins an eclectic selection of tunes every night, from '70s disco to alternative. Every Tuesday is 'Bad Boys' Night Out'; Thursday nights' Best Chest contest has become an institution, and Sunday nights the club hosts live drag shows and contests; guests have included Dame Edna, Liza Minelli, and Barbra Streisand (or at least it looked like them! *g*). http://www.angelfire.com/home/qaf/toronto.html  http://alanjuniordequeiroz.blogspot.com.br/2013/07/queer-as-folk-1-5-temporada-2013.html