Matt Baume is a writer, podcaster, and YouTuber who specializes in pop culture history from a queer perspective. His essays and videos explore behind-the-scenes stories about iconic movies and television shows, and the fascinating people who made them. A GLAAD award nominee for journalism, Matt's work was described by the New York Times as “thoughtful and thorough … informative and funny."
Matt's most recent book, Hi Honey, I'm Homo!, traces the evolution of LGBTQ+ characters on American sitcoms, and was selected as one of NPR’s “Books We Love” for 2023 as well as being featured by The Advocate, Savage Lovecast, Vulture, and many others. The book won the 2024 Lambda Literary award for LGBTQ+ Nonfiction. It was also named a 2024 Israel Fishman Honor Title by the American Library Association. His previous book, Defining Marriage, chronicles the personal stories of people who fought for marriage equality over the last forty years.
