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Hi Honey, I''m Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture

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By (author): Matt Baume

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 Ellens culture clash to Modern Familys primetime power-couple, Hi Honey, Im Homo! is the story not only of how subversive queer comedy transformed the American sitcom, from its inception through today, but how our favourite sitcoms transformed, and continue to transform, America. Accessible, entertaining, and informative, Hi Honey, I'm Homo! is filled with exclusive commentary and interviews from celebrities, behind-the-scenes creators, and more See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 323g
  • Dimensions: 154 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 23 May 2023
  • Publisher: BenBella Books
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781637743010

About Matt Baume

Matt Baume is a writer podcaster and video-maker based in Seattle whose work focuses on queer culture geeks and all things strange and wonderful. He is the creator of the queer interview show The Sewers of Paris the YouTube pop culture series Culture Cruise and the LGBTQ news shows Weekly Debrief and Marriage News Watch. Hes co creator of the comedy podcast and live show Queens of Adventure featuring drag queens playing Dungeons & Dragons. His book Defining Marriage chronicles the personal stories of people who fought for marriage equality over the last forty years. He was nominated for a GLAAD award for journalism and his work has been recognized by the New York Times as thoughtful and thorough informative and funny and he was highlighted by Forbes magazine. After he appeared as a pop culture critic in the Showgirls documentary You Dont Nomi Forbes called his observations on the film potentially intriguing. You can find his reporting via outlets that include Rolling Stone Vice Magazine Slate The Advocate The Stranger and NPR.

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