Is it lifelike? Personally I can relate to much of what is being shown in the series. Many guys on the gay scene will have experienced similar situations and have friends with traits shown by the characters in the series. The show is going for sensationalism which it be for Mr and Mrs Daily Mail, but for a lot of gay men it must be a case of been there, done that! The series has been compared to a gay version of "This Life". The more I watch it the more it grows on me.

The Press What is it with some of the British Press? The Daily Mail and the Sun responded as predicted with The Sun even asking its readers to boycott companies which advertised during the program. If I was a marketing executive I'd jump at the opportunity to get my beer or product associated with the show. There is nothing like a bit of controversy to give a product a bit of Street Cred. The Daily Mail article is sad because it seems so out of touch with the changes that are taking place in Britain re people's attitudes towards gaymen or are we being naive living in London

Manchester So is Manchester's gay village really like that. Although the outside of some of the bars and clubs was used the interior scenes were shot in studios. We'll bein going up to Manchester outselves over the weekend 19th/20th March to experience the scene for ourselves. Not that we haven't been up there before but Mardi Gras seems so long ago and this sounds like a good excuse to have a weekend break from London.

The Gay Response The newsgroups have been full of discussion regarding the series. Overall it has been positive although there were one or two discenters, stating that the series stereotypes a certain section of the gay community and gave everyone a bad name. Perhaps there are valid points for both sides of the argument. Overall I feel is breaking new grown in gay drama on British television. Certainly everyone I know if watching it. There has also been some criticism that the three main players are supposedly straight. Well if they are there, then their portrayal of gay men is certainly very convincing.

Becks Good for them for sponsoring the first three episodes but a big No No for withdrawing their sponsorship half way through. Scared of a few sun readers? For a brand that wants to target the pink pound with its product this definately leaves a bad taste in the mouth. QAF's popularity has been growing on a weekly basis not just with gay men but a whole wider audience. One one hand Becks wanted to tap into the Pink Pound and the millions of pound spent in gay bars, and on the other, worried about being perceived as a puff's drink and alienating the larger straight market? Make you mind up Becks. Remember gay men are early adopters of new products and set many fashion trends which the mainstream market later adopts. From a gay perspective it was a negative move. We always prefered Budweiser anyway, Absolut vodka and Bombay Sapphire. We encourage you to write to Becks to let them know your feelings.

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