Charlie Hunnam commends his 'beautiful' gay role on 'Queer as Folk'

This story originally appeared on Out.The 30th anniversary of Queer as Folk is on the horizon!Back in 1999, the groundbreaking gay show premiered in the UK on Channel 4 and featured an ensemble cast that trailblazed LGBTQ+ representation on television. Charlie Hunnam played 15-year-old Nathan Maloney who served as a rebellious, confident schoolboy as he navigates the Manchester gay scene."What an outpouring of support and celebration that show enjoyed! It was such a beautiful experience and way to start my career. I look back on that with very fond memories and a lot of gratitude. We made an important piece of television! In 1998, there wasn't equality with the gay and heterosexual population. We certainly added a lot of discourse to the conversation that was being had at that time," Hunnam tells Out. See on Instagram All these years later, Hunnam is continuing his streak of collaborating with iconic queer figures in Hollywood. After starring as the titular character in Monster: The Ed Gein Story, the handsome actor has teamed up with Ryan Murphy once again on Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story.The shocking true-crime series follows Lizzie Borden as she allegedly murdered her parents with an axe and "gave her mother 40 whacks." Hunnam plays Andrew Borden, Lizzie's father, who's portrayed as a very abusive, manipulative, and sickening parental figure.In Murphy's telling of Lizzie's story, her queerness is explored more in depth as it was heavily rumored that she was in a relationship with the family's maid, Bridget Sullivan."It's a tragic and intriguing story. It does seem like there was an ongoing relationship between Lizzie and Bridget beyond this. They stayed very close. It was highly speculated that Andrew was taking advantage of his role as the boss of the household and having a relationship with Bridget. It seemed like this highly dysfunctional love triangle was established. Maybe that was one of the motivating factors! There was a sense of jealousy and rage and