I want your questions!

Hi Matt, I'm curious if you know anything about author Elise Rolle of Queer Places. I find myself at her encyclopedic web site while researching queer people through time and space. The website, however is difficult to navigate, and I'm confused but impressed by the connections and shear volume of info found there...

I'm interested in your take on whether the inclusion of violence has had a positive impact on films that also include LGBTQ+ themes being taken seriously and how that might have shaped our LGBTQ+ cinema experience. You've dealt with the varied stereotyping of the community in film and television. I'm a relative newcomer to your channels, so this may already have been covered. Love your work!

Hello Matt, Love your videos. Love the way you explain all the background info. on people, places and things featured in your shows. I do have a recommendation. Would you look into Rajesh Ramayan "Raj" Koothrappali, Ph.D. a fictional character on the CBS television series The Big Bang Theory, portrayed by British actor Kunal Nayyar. His character talked about and spoke about more "gay/ stereotypical gay" topics than most of my gay friends (including myself) knew about but the network never allowed him to reveal that he was gay. Most of the other characters in the series even eluded to the fact that they thought Raj was gay. I believe there may be some homophobia behind this at that network or with Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom served as executive producers and head writers on the series, along with Steven Molaro. It aired on CBS from September 24, 2007, to May 16, 2019, running for 12 seasons and 279 episodes. Thanks and keep doing what you're doing. Love it!!!

500 episodes? That's wild! I wanted to ask, have you got plans to possibly interview Harvey Fierstein for the podcast in the future? I'd love to hear behind the scenes stories about his book, what he thinks about his legacy in queer culture, and more!

In the past, LGBTQ+ representation was limited to the occasional special episode or TV movie, often confined to the narrow confines of the few mainstream channels available at the time. This created a certain level of isolation and disconnect, as the broader population was not as exposed to diverse narratives and experiences of the queer community. Since then, the landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years with the emergence of creators like Ryan Murphy, the popularity of shows like RPDR and Modern Family. Not to mention the democratizing power of the internet have all played a crucial role in amplifying queer voices and narratives to levels never seen before. Based on your observations from your research, what do you predict the mainstream media landscape to be, in the times ahead, in terms of not just queer visibility, but also what type of representations we will see people shift towards producing? Do you think we'll see people being cautious of producing queer media that could alienate or offend people?

Thanks Matt for all the episodes so far, especially the ‘elders’! I love hearing about their experiences in the 50s,60s, 70s. On that note I have 2 questions: 1.who,from the past would you have wanted to interview and what would you have asked? 2. Do you have any LGBTQ elders still around, you’d particularly like to speak to?

Matt, have you ever dealt with Mr. Humphries from “Are You Being Served?” For the 70s, the show really treated him as a normal part of our world, something not seen in the USA at that time.

The best question I got is where would one start researching about the topics you talk about on your channel? Like the stuff you talk about is quite fanscinating and I'm curious of where the process of one of your video projects begins from.

Happy 500th Episode! You’re always answering questions I never knew I had, so I have no idea what to ask. All the best!

Hi Matt. Congratulations - what a truly incredible achievement. I have listened to every episode and learned so much. Question 1: What are your top ten essential episodes for people wanting to get started or to revisit? I think the Bruce Vilanch would be one of mine, but it's so hard to choose. Question 2: On a recent So Cast Pod, James said, "If you never do something profoundly stupid, you're never going to do very much at all." Is he one of the great philosophers of our time? Question 3: I would love to see a statistical breakdown of these interviews, which I think could be meaningful. For example, what % of the interview subjects do you think fled a small remote highly religious community and what is the geographic beakdown? Question 4: So many of your subjects are heroes for surviving so much hostility and suppression from the outside world. One thing that doesn't come up that often is how traditional American society has been so consistent over the past century in trying to prevent gay people from being accepted and successful. Do you think their attitude over time has been a reasonable reaction to an emerging minority group, or an over the top insane crusade where they never miss an opportunity to demonize and degrade? Question 5: Can you promise at least 500 more?

What a great idea, with all the media and stars you've looked into so deeply, who are your guilty faves, who are the ones you know you shouldn't like, because they're deliciously b-grade, or decadently wicked, or distastefully stereotypical, but, they're just so good at it you can't help but love them? As a more general question, I've always found that as an interviewer, you seem to get such interesting, authentic responses to questions that seem so... efficient with your words, Once of the fast swimmers at the trip club, looks like he should be going way slower, he gets such efficiency from every stroke, you seem to get such great responses from fairly short prompts, Do you think that's a natural or cultivated skill at asking questions, a reflection of the genuine interest you exude, a generous dose of editing, all that and more?

Hi matt..have you ever seen kinky boots? Would you make a video about it?

Hey Matt, was I the patron who first suggested Lance Loud to you, or did someone else beat me to the punch? (and no, that's not my Sewers question, just my own idle curiosity) I have three Sewers questions for you: 1) What's your current thoughts on the value of calling out Queerbaiting? I used to think this was a worthwhile pursuit, but then people expanded the term to attack non-out actors playing Queer roles, leading to Kit Connor to be outed before he was ready to be. Since then, i've really questioned if it has done more harm than good. 2) There's no question that the next few years are going to be increasingly hard for trans people given the current political landscape. Added to that, there has been a none too subtle attempt to sever the T from the LGBQ+ from activists both within and outside the Queer community, which would only make trans people more vulnerable and open to persecution. What are the lessons that we can take from how gays/lesbians have been accepted culturally that can be applied to acceptance of our trans community, both within and outside our larger Queer community? Given that those 2 are pretty heavy, here's a fun one: 3) Given that we are getting close to the holidays, give me your one best moment of Queer-related holiday representation, and your one absolute cringiest moment of Queer related representation.

Why do think America media turned away from accepting trans people to make us the public enemy who is mostly invisible

Would you ever cover the queer history of a Canadian show like Degrassi?

We're on the brink of some pretty scary shit that could have a lot of impact on preserving the kind of media you cover. What types of organizations are preserving these works, and who can we donate to if we want to help them keep the lights on?

What’s a project you’ve always wanted to do but never got around to it for whatever reason

If you had to pick a single piece of media to represent the most important or impactful moment for the lgbtq+ community representation, what would it be? Like a specific show or episode or movie or whatever.