In the fictional world of Queer as Folk, Peacock’s reimagining of the landmark British LGBTQ drama, that bar is Babylon. Gay bars and clubs serve not only booze, fun, sex, and fantasy, but they provide sanctuary, a place to feel at home in your queerness. In so many queer lives, there is a bar or club where, perhaps for the first time, that an eagerly searching soul found the freedom to be who they are, and be welcomed and even celebrated for it. Queer as Folk: Johnny Sibilly - Photo: Matthias Clamer/Peacock