#Matt Baume

[memingursa]

Harris’s producer having to fucking scroll past multiple videos of James Somerton to get to actual original queer creators is like, heavy handed on the symbolism yeah

(fyi there’s a playlist on the video for the creators mentioned and more)

[krissiefox]

image source

tumblr is the gay website and it has lots of nice gay blogs! You can view the list under the read more link below.

https://www.tumblr.com/transportation-signalboost Fundraiser blog helping trans people escape from dangerous living situations.

https://plannedparenthood.tumblr.com/ Planned Parenthood official blog.

https://upandoutcomic.tumblr.com/ Trans-positive web comic and art.

https://www.tumblr.com/lesbiancoupleoftheday Small blog about lesbian cartoon couples.

https://unnecessarilygenderedproducts.tumblr.com/ Blog poking fun at absurdly sexist products and marketing.

https://humanrightscampaign.tumblr.com/ Human Rights Campaign Blog.

https://www.tumblr.com/transgenderproblems Comics about shit trans people have to put up with.

https://www.tumblr.com/pridesite The official tumblr page of PRIDE.com

https://genderequalityallies.tumblr.com/ A student group dedicated to tackling gender issues

https://assigned-at-birth-comic.tumblr.com/ Webcomic about trans issues.

https://www.tumblr.com/mattymatt Blog of Youtuber Matt Baume!

https://outyouth.tumblr.com/ A Texas group for LGBTQ youth.

https://www.tumblr.com/ur-fav-is-at-the-pride-parade Cute blog that puts various characters in a pride parade.

https://gaywebcorenostalgia.tumblr.com/ Old queer web sites.

https://www.tumblr.com/transgender-history A blog documenting and posting transgender history

https://www.tumblr.com/gay-crossing-animals\ LGBTQ+ Animal Crossing images.

https://www.tumblr.com/fucknovideogames A blog raising awareness about bigoted people in the gaming industry/community.

https://gaygamer.tumblr.com/ A gay perspective on video games.

https://lgbt.co/ LGBT news & photos.

https://www.tumblr.com/georgetakei George & Brad Takei's blog

https://glsen.tumblr.com/ GLSEN strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

https://gaywrites.org/ LGBTQ news, media, culture & more.

https://intersex-support.tumblr.com/ Support blog for intersex people.

https://zebracoalition.tumblr.com/ Providing support, services, programs, groups & workshops for LGBT youth in Central Florida.

https://love-rainbows.tumblr.com/ Colorful Pride art!

https://tdorunite.tumblr.com/ Transgender Day of Remembrance blog

https://tdor-rally-new-haven-blog.tumblr.com/ Another Transgender Day of Remembrance blog

https://lgbt-history-archive.tumblr.com/ Blog about LGBT history.

https://thetrevorproject.tumblr.com/ Official blog of The Trevor Project.

https://theadvocatemag.tumblr.com/ LGBT news.

https://quixol.net/ LGBT+ Minecraft server. No longer actively maintained, but still online as of the last time I checked on 10/20/2024.

https://prismparty.tumblr.com/ Another LGBT+ Minecraft server! Thankfully, this one seems to be still be maintained and more active as well (as of my last check on 10/20/2024)

https://prideknights.tumblr.com/ Knights who fight for Pride!

https://trevorprojectawareness-blog.tumblr.com/ Blog about the Trevor Project.

https://care-for-trevor.tumblr.com/ Another Trevor Project blog.

https://queergraffiti.tumblr.com/ LGBTQ graffiti.

https://www.tumblr.com/poniesaregaay Gay ponies!

https://outofficial.tumblr.com/ Official blog of Out Magazine.

https://www.tumblr.com/assignedmale LGBTQ webcomic with a focus on trans issues

[socialistexan]

Man, it sure is a good thing this exact rhetoric wasn't completely recycled 65 years later by the very people who were targeted by that first moral panic.

We definitely don't have widespread panic from social conservatives about how teens are being groomed into being queer by a vast conspiracy that has resulted in action from Congress. Nope. Never happened again.

(watch Matt Baume's video "Is Rebel Without a Cause a Gay Movie?" and then the rest of his videos because they're fantastic)

[theblobmaster]

comic fans, this video goes into why judd winick now often writes queer characters for the comics and i cannot recommend watching it enough it also shows why representation is so fucking important, in all types of media. and honestly this just makes the representation judd writes into stories even more touching

this is the man who brought jason back from the dead and now i wonder if it's because he wished he could bring his own found little brother back from the dead

[renthony]

🏳️‍🌈

(Drop a 🏳️‍🌈 in my inbox and I’ll respond with a queer media recommendation!)

Hi Honey, I'm Homo! by Matt Baume is an incredible resource on the history of queer representation in American sitcoms. Each chapter is adapted from a video essay on Matt Baume's YouTube channel (which I highly recommend), but the book adds more sources, extra context, and is generally cleaned up a little bit.

Here's the official summary:

For decades, amidst the bright lights, studio-audience laughs, and absurdly large apartment sets, the real-life story of American LGBTQ+ liberation unfolded in plain sight in front of millions of viewers, most of whom were laughing too hard to mind. From flamboyant relatives on Bewitched to closely-guarded secrets on All in the Family, from network-censor fights over Soap to behind-the-scenes activism on the set of The Golden Girls, from Ellen’s culture clash and Will & Grace’s mixed reception to Modern Family’s primetime power-couple, Hi Honey, I’m Homo! is the story not only of how subversive queer comedy transformed the American sitcom, from its inception through today, but how our favorite sitcoms transformed, and continue to transform, America. Accessible, entertaining, and informative, Hi Honey, I’m Homo! features commentary and interviews from celebrities, behind-the-scenes creators, and more.

It's obviously America-centric, but it's an amazing resource if you're interested in queer American media history. It's well-written and engaging. It's not a super dense, jargon-heavy text like some of the other queer media studies books I've got on my personal shelf. This isn't written just for academics, it's for the average queer person who wants to learn more about queer history.

Baume's work has been an incredible resource for my own studies, and a decent number of sources I've got on my bookshelf are ones I found via the notes and citations on his essays. I wouldn't say "I want to be him," because he's already himself and I like being me, but I greatly admire his work and want to do something similar with my own career. You should absolutely go check his stuff out if you haven't already!

Ask For a Rec | Other Media Recommendations | Support Links

[mx-piggy]

in light of Norman Lear's passing, and the incidental popularity of hbomberguy's video about a now disgraced plagiarising queer video essayist, here's a great video by Matt Baume (a creator endorsed by hbomberguy) about the significance of Norman Lear for US sitcoms. all of Matt Baume's videos are incredibly interesting and insightful if you're interested in the history of queer media, representation, celebrities etc.. he really helped me learn about aspects of queer history when i was a younger queer person. i'm still a young queer person, but i'm a far more informed one.

[cinemaocd]

Everyone shut the fuck up, hour long video about a 50 year old movie just dropped...

[teffiebell]

things that come up while watching the Hbomberguy plagiarism video:

i used to subscribe to both iluminaughty and james. the comparison is apt. their videos are like a snowcone: maybe refreshing, gets your juices going, excited or outraged, and then it goes away with the piss.

i remember being very motivated or outraged by blaire and james videos, and then completely forget about what the videos were about.

[luminouslumity]

TALES OF THE CITY and the Fight to Save PBS

[yeahiwasintheshit]

Matt Baume does these great videos about queer tv history and this video is no exception. He traces the link between more accurate depictions of gay bars in the late 70s and the watered down queer-less drag bars of the late 80s to the Reagan administration and the rise of the conservative movement. Pretty good and fun video

[tyrantosaurus-wrecks]

Man, the news about James Somerton is so rage-inducing, but at least we still have Matt Baum. James is just Matt Baum from the evil mirror dimension.

[toughpaperround]

Check out Straight Jacket, a queer film from 2004 from Richard Day.

Matt Baume has a great video explaining how this film was made, and the way it was buried (alongside a great deal of other queer media - see the new Regent list in the YT notes)

[bruceawaynefrfr]

Me when hbomberguy mentioned Matt Baume for queer creators to watch

[variousqueerthings]

great rundown of one of the best movies ever made on a theme that's as relevant (unfortunately) today as ever

[transastronautistic]

watching a matt baume video on the gay "not that there's anything wrong with that" ep of seinfeld and ad;lfjaljfalk this old ad is hilarious

[renthony]

🏳️‍🌈

(Drop a 🏳️‍🌈 in my inbox and I’ll respond with a queer media recommendation!)

Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling was a 2019 Netflix special that revisited a classic 90s Nicktoon, introducing the show's main characters to modern life after spending 20 years in space. It picks up where the show left off, but you don't necessarily need to watch the entire television series first--I watched the show as a kid, but I didn't really remember it that well when I first watched Static Cling.

Anyway, the plot centers around Rocko, the main character, trying to convince his favorite cartoon creator from the 90s to revive the original show. He discovers that during the 20 years he was in space, the show's creator has come out as a trans woman named Rachel, and she has a rocky relationship with the family who first inspired her to create the show. The narrative is all about adapting to change, so a huge focus of the story is on Rachel's father coming to accept his daughter and reconnect with her.

Here's the trailer:

And here's a very good video about it by Matt Baume, one of my favorite queer media analysts:

I was so braced for this to miss the mark, but I loved it so much. Rachel is a character who existed in the original show--they didn't invent her just to be a one-time character in a Very Special Episode.

I also love the meta-humor about nostalgia-based reboots. I love it whenever a movie or television show makes meta-commentary on the industry. I eat that shit right up.

Ask For a Rec | Other Media Recommendations | Support Links