On shows such as Sex and the City, gay characters were reduced to funny sidekicks – but now a new wave of series are reimagining the role
It feels as if the 00s are having a bit of a moment right now.
Jennifer Lopez and
Ben Affleck are back together, a Gossip Girl reboot just dropped, and the cast of Sex and the City – minus Kim Cattrall – are busy filming on the streets of
New York City. But a lot has changed since the 00s: as I studied the familiar image of an impeccably dressed Ms Bradshaw with her pal Stanford Blatch, I couldn’t help but wonder … is the “gay best friend” now a thing of the past?
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