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Queer as Folk S5E8 — Honest to Yourself

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Queer as Folk•Season 5•Episode 8

Honest to Yourself

8.1/10 · 242 votesJul 3, 200547 min

Ranked #9 of 13 in Season 5•−0.3 vs season avg

Justin lands himself in jail for standing up against Proposition 14 and his own father. Brian and Brandon work their way down the list of the ten hottest guys in their competition to determine the real stud of Babylon. Ben grieves Hunter's departure. Melanie and

Directed byKevin Inch

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Seasons5

Season 5 Episodes13

Move and Leave still

Move and Leave

Back in Business still

Back in Business

Fags Are No Different than People still

Fags Are No Different than People

Hard Decisions still

Hard Decisions

Excluding and Abstemiousness still

Excluding and Abstemiousness

Bored Out of Ya Fucking Mind still

Bored Out of Ya Fucking Mind

Hope Against Hope still

Hope Against Hope

Honest to Yourself still

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Honest to Yourself

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Anything in Common

I Love You still

I Love You

Fuckin' Revenge still

Fuckin' Revenge

Mr. Right (Never Broke a Promise) still

Mr. Right (Never Broke a Promise)

We Will Survive! still

We Will Survive!

Cast12

Gale Harold

Gale Harold

Brian Kinney

Randy Harrison

Randy Harrison

Justin Taylor

Hal Sparks

Hal Sparks

Michael Novotny

Peter Paige

Peter Paige

Emmett Honeycutt

Scott Lowell

Scott Lowell

Ted Schmidt

Sharon Gless

Sharon Gless

Debbie Novotny

Alec McClure

Alec McClure

Chris Hobbs

Thea Gill

Thea Gill

Lindsay Peterson

Michelle Clunie

Michelle Clunie

Melanie Marcus

Robert Gant

Robert Gant

Ben Bruckner

Jack Wetherall

Jack Wetherall

Vic Grassi

E

Edgar George

Monty

Crew5

K

Kevin Inch

Director

R

Ron Cowen

Story

D

Daniel Lipman

Story

M

Michael MacLennan

Story

M

Michael MacLennan

Teleplay

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Episode Summary

"Honest to Yourself" is episode 8 of Queer as Folk season 5. It scored 8.1/10 from 242 votes, ranking #9 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Kevin Inch, it aired on July 3, 2005.

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