Matt Baume
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Looking back at the time Madeline Kahn put drag on primetime TV in the 80s
Madeline Kahn used a failing sitcom to introduce America to radical queer theater.
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John Waters, Divine & the power of being shamelessly proud
Somehow, John Waters’s most family-friendly film is also his most devious.
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How “Rocko’s Modern Life” worked coming out of the closet into a kid’s cartoon in the mid-90s
In the mid-90s, they could only hint at homosexuality. Now things are different and our own modern lives make it possible for the existence of queer people to be acknowledged, rather than censored.
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It’s time to binge-watch “The Nanny” on HBOMax & realize just how LGBTQ-friendly it was
It’s a great time for a re-watch of the series that had heart, style, and great jokes — and also a surprisingly inclusive queer sensibility.
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Was Chandler from “Friends” meant to be gay? It seems he almost was.
If Chandler had been gay, would the show have been funnier? Would that have let them tell better stories?
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The gay secrets behind the classic TV sitcom “Bewitched”
It somehow comes off as queer without ever actually coming out. How is that possible?
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Republicans dodge metal detectors & tote guns in the capitol. Harvey Milk’s assassin did the same.
It’s hard not to note the parallels between Milk’s murder and Republicans avoiding metal detectors and pledging to carry guns into the nation’s capitol.
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Were the 1970s the most exciting time in history to come out of the closet?
Everywhere you looked there was queer revolution and power and pride.
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How Roseanne got away with a forbidden same-sex kiss in the ’90s
Now, we take same-sex kisses for granted on TV. But before we could get Tara and Willow on Buffy or the guys on Glee, someone had to push past the restrictions.
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How a gay dinosaur hunter ended up influencing a sitcom almost 100 years later
Giant animatronic dinosaurs accepted their son as he is in the face of tradition, all the way back in 1991.
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Queen Latifah & “Living Single” supported marriage equality in 1996
At a time when LGBTQ were the butt of the joke on TV, “Living Single” aired an episode about supporting a lesbian friend.
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Reconstructing ballroom history reveals generations of change
The history of ballroom culture goes back at least 100 years and newly restored footage is bringing history to life.
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Before House LaBeija, there was “The Queen”
While the events were still underground, a documentary crew managed to hear about one and arrived on the scene to create one of the earliest visual records of a drag ball.
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How Australia fell in love with Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The real-life impact of the movie is truly amazing. By getting out of the gayborhood, that little group of performers really did manage to change the world.
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The Simpsons tackled Homer’s homophobia in the 90s, but won’t talk about the problems with Apu now
John Waters taught Homer a lesson about stereotypes before Ellen came out. So why won’t producers talk about the offensive tropes they still use for Apu?
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This 1932 headline from Australia foreshadowed the opposition to marriage equality today
“Occasionally they meet at queer, indecent, degrading ceremonies when perverted lusts come into full play and shocking rituals are celebrated.”
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10 up-and-coming vloggers about to take over YouTube
They are our future, so you might as well start enjoying them now.
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All the news Trump doesn’t want you to know in under 2-minutes
From Trump’s first 100 days to new efforts to stop so-called “ex-gay” therapy, here’s all the buzz from the week that was.
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Watch this week’s LGBTQ news you can use: Chechnya, Roy Moore, adoption & more
Why do Alabama lawmakers think barring gay adoptions will increase the number of children who find loving homes?
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Everything you need to know about our world right now in under 4 minutes
From Colorado to Chechnya, Matt Baume’s got you covered with this week’s debrief.
