TV writer Russell T. Davies, best known for his pioneering, queer as folk and the Doctor Who reboot, says he's seen just about every televised drama about gay men and AIDS.

And now his new series, It's a Sin, which chronicles the lives of six friends living in London at the start of the AIDS crisis, has become the most watched drama ever on Britain's Channel 4.

The show is celebrated for capturing the youthful joy of being gay in an urban environment while showing the painful moments of the AIDS crisis.

But It's a Sin is also fraught with sensationalism and harmful portrayals of HIV and AIDS tropes.

As Dr. Frankenfeiter would say, how sentimental.

While watching the series, Faustle and I were struck with how much the central character of Jill Baxter, who is overwhelmed helping her gay friends manage the AIDS crisis, reminded us of Victoria Noe, who came on Feast of Fun to talk about her book, Baghags, Divas, and Moms, the legacy of straight women in the AIDS community.

Today, Victoria Noe joins us to take a look at Russell T. Davies' miniseries'

It's a Sin, and what it was like for her and her close friends living through the AIDS crisis.

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