About Matt Baume

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Hi there, I'm Matt. I make videos about pop culture history from a queer perspective, exploring behind-the-scenes stories about movies and TV shows that changed the world, and the fascinating people who made them.

Gomez goes gay in Kiss of the Spider Woman?

Kiss of the Spider Woman was one of the biggest surprise hits of its time -- in part because its heroes are a Marxist revolutionary and a queer window dresser, at a time when the US was gripped by anti-communist, anti-gay propaganda. It was made in direct defiance of the film industry, of the presi…

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What makes X-Men so gay?

Thanks to Manta Sleep for sponsoring this video! Use code MATTNAP10 to get 10% off a Manta Sleep mask: https://tinyurl.com/42us5ab4 From the earliest issues, the X-men comics used subtle subtext to comment on the way society treats outcasts. But when it came time to make a movie in the early 2000s…

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BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER: Natasha Lyonne & RuPaul camp it up

But I’m a Cheerleader was meant to be the gay version of Clueless, with a twist of John Waters camp, a look inspired by Barbie meets Tim Burton, and an unlikely role for RuPaul. It’s a film that divided critics and audiences alike — and went on to become an international camp classic. But what migh…

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