Ben Bruckner, a customer at Michael's comic book store, teaches a gay studies course at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University. Invited by Ben to give a lecture on homoeroticism in superhero comics, Michael doubts his own intellectual abilities and fails to appear. Later, Ben reassures Michael, who, speaking from his heart, charms the students. Attracted to each other, Ben and Michael kiss as a prelude to sex, but Ben stops to warn Michael that he is HIV positive.
s02e01 - Home Is Where the Ass Is
s02e02 - All Better Now
s02e03 - Hypocrisy: Don't Do It
s02e04 - Pride
s02e05 - ... Wherever That Dream May Lead You
s02e06 - Mixed Blessings
s02e07 - The Leper (Hath the Babe Not Eyes?)
s02e08 - Love for Sale
s02e09 - Accentuate the Positive
s02e10 - Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time)
s02e11 - The Wedding
s02e12 - One Degree of Brian Kinney
s02e13 - It's Because I'm Gay, Right?
s02e14 - The Dangers of Sex and Drugs
s02e15 - Rage Against This Machine
s02e16 - You Say It's Your Birthday! I Couldn't Care Less!
s02e17 - You Can Leda Girl to Pussy
s02e18 - Sick, Sick, Sick
s02e19 - Bowling for Equality
s02e20 - Out With a Whimper
"Queer As Folk" is an innovative, provocative, and groundbreaking series that chronicles the friendships, careers, loves, trials, tribulations, and ambitions of a diverse group of gay men and lesbians living in Pittsburgh, PA. Blending strong drama with necessary charm and humor, it rivals any other show presented on television.