Peter Paige: Queer As Folk's Legacy Today

LGBTQ&A

Jeffrey Masters

Society & Culture

4.7 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2016

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Peter Paige talks about the legacy of Queer As Folk, representing all LGBTQ identities in The Fosters, and the power of television to shape our identities. Peter Paige also talks about how being gay has affected his career and the social activism he inherited from his mother. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters. @jeffmasters1 You can recommend a guest or let us know what you think about the show on Twitter or by emailing [email protected] More information: www.LGBTQpodcast.com

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0:00.0	Hey, this is LGBTQ and A, where we get to know different members of the LGBTQ community.
0:06.0	I'm Jeffrey Masters and I'm here today with Peter Page.
0:09.0	Peter is an actor, writer, director, producer, and you know him from TV shows like Queers Folk and The Foster's.
0:15.0	Stay tuned. Hey Peter
0:28.6	What up.
0:30.0	I'm so enjoying your theme song.
0:33.2	Thank you.
0:34.5	I love a well-strunged guitar.
0:36.5	Right.
0:36.9	And I like the lot of the ba-b-ba-ba-the-mouth. That took so long to find, so I appreciate that. Oh, yeah. I love a well-strunged guitar. Right. And I like the lot of the ba-b-ba-the-mouth.
0:38.8	That took so long to find, so I appreciate that.
0:40.9	Oh, I'm all about it.
0:42.3	Good.
0:43.0	You know, I was doing research for this interview, and it was really interesting to read how the media talked about queerest folk when it was on TV.
0:51.2	I saw the interview on Larry King Live.
0:53.6	Oh, that was, that was an interesting day.
0:56.1	Yeah. Where he was just like, so you're really gay. For real, you're a real, you're a real
1:01.4	live fag, a real live unicorn. Like it's, that's really how it felt. I was like, yes, for the
1:06.5	800th time, yes. Yeah, and then the straight people who play gay characters are like, now, now, you are
1:10.8	straight.
1:11.7	Now, but why would you choose to play?
1:13.9	Yeah, why would you ever do that?
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