ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the importance of critical media literacy for the understanding of myths about sex, love, and romance in the media. First, we provide a brief history of queer representations on television. The chapter examines the evolving relationship between Brian and Justin, two of the main characters in the US version of Queer as Folk. Queering Galician's Myth: The love of a good and faithful true woman can change a man from a 'beast' into a 'prince'; we look at how Justin was influenced by this myth in his ongoing attempt to change Brian in the first two seasons of the show. Next, we present media literacy as our theoretical framework followed by our analysis of the relationship between Brian and Justin. However, in the process, both men start developing affinity and affection for each other. In the end, the two men make the decision to negotiate and renegotiate their own rules in the relationship.
