acting conservatory," says Paige. "I thought by now I'd be on a sitcom. I grew up loving television."

As for the next 10 years, Paige says he'd like to get into directing and has been shadowing the directors on the show, picking up technique. "And I'd love to have another show," he adds. "I think Queer as Folk is going to be around for a while, but hopefully not 10 years! I didn't think I could play Emmett for 10 more years, as much as I love him."

"I love what I do," says Cho. "I want to write another book. I want to keep writing shows. I just want to do the same thing. I enjoy my life."

As for the future of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered folks...

C: I hope there will be an all-trans network - tranny TV!

P: All tranny, all the time.

C: I want tranny news.

P: It's a dangerous thing to wish for, but part of me wishes that the gay community is completely mainstreamed and that nobody gives it a second thought. And a little part of me wants to make sure there are some culturally insulated pockets which create that "outside the boundaries" work.

C: That's always going to be there because there's always going to be cutting-edge stuff happening.

P: Such fantastic art comes out of a period of struggle, When George [W.] Bush got elected, so many of my friends were screaming and crying and I was like, "You know what? The gay community needed it." The gay community needs a point of focus. We need to be reenergized. We got really complacent during the Clinton years. We had enough of an ally in the White House that everyone kicked back.

C: The best-case scenario is that it stops being special - it stops being something of note. You would see a straight couple going to see a 'gay film' and not have them feeling that they're looking at how the other half lives. We