Russell T Davies warns the LGBTQ+ community to be vigilant against the growing far-right political influence, particularly highlighting Nigel Farage's Reform party. Reflecting on the progress since the release of Queer as Folk in 1999, he notes that while there were advancements in gay rights, the current political climate is alarming. He emphasizes the need for the queer community to channel the anger from past struggles, such as those seen during the AIDS epidemic, to combat present threats and assert their rights.
"It's funny. When Queer as Folk came out in 1999, if you'd said, what will gay rights be like in 2025, we'd have said, 'Oh, it will all be marvellous. It'll be sunshine and skipping down the street, hand in hand - gays, queers, lesbians, everyone.' And look at where we are. Things got better. But now things are rapidly and urgently getting worse."
"And as we look down the barrel of a Reform government, we, the gay community, queer community, should be revolting in terror and anger and action."
"They're out to get us. The president of the United States is literally out to get us, is discounting us. He would be happier with us invisible and gone, defunded, completely invisible if not biologically altered to become as straight as him."
"I think we've got to harness the anger of the past, just as It’s a Sin did, to fight against these emerging threats to our rights and existence."
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