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One of the biggest Hollywood heart throbs of the 1950s was discovered shoveling horse manure in a barn. His name was Tab Hunter, and he set the nation’s hearts aflame with his pretty face and even prettier body. Tab built a career playing a macho ladies’ man in picture after […]

In the middle of the 1950s, America fell in love with Rock Hudson. Ranked the #1 box office draw in the country, Rock was an American ideal of masculinity — strong, confident, and above all, romantic. But the figure that America worshiped as the perfect man was really a façade […]

Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring today’s video. Go to https://strms.net/hellofresh_mattbaume, use my code POGBAUMEFREE, and receive one free breakfast item per box while subscription is active. In 2004, I saw a movie that would occupy my thoughts for the next 20 years. It was called Straight Jacket, and it asked […]

Rebel Without a Cause is one of the iconic and enduring films ever made, leaving an indelible influence on everything from West Side Story to Elvis to George Lucas to David Bowie … not to mention Akira, Paula Abdul, and The Room. And behind the fast cars and tough talk, […]

The 1961 film VICTIM isn’t just a tense thriller. It was crafted to serve as a stealthy challenge to a British law that criminalized the very existence of homosexuals. It was a law that many had tried — and failed — to overturn. But at the dawn of the swinging […]

In the 1970s, a gang of rowdy queer rebels infiltrated TV stations and wreaked havoc on broadcasts. But their targets weren’t random — they were chosen with laser precision. So what was their goal, and did they succeed? This is their story. Watch bonus videos on Patreon: http://patreon.com/mattbaume Subscribe to […]

It’s 1971 in a filthy German nightclub, and Liza Minnelli is starting to think she’s made one of the worst mistakes of her life — and she’s not the only one. But what nobody realizes is that the weird little low-budget queer musical they’re making would become the stuff of […]

In the late 1980s, Disney animation had a string of hits with The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. A renaissance that was largely thanks to lyricist Howard Ashman — which is ironic, since for most of his career he flat-out rejected Broadway and big-budget shows. But when […]

If you asked someone in the ’80s if the director of When Harry Met Sally would fight the actor who played the Terminator over legalizing marriage for same-sex couples, they would probably have said … probably not! And yet, in 2012, I found myself heading to Rob Reiner’s house to […]