Matt Baume

Hello there! For this week's bonus video, I thought you might like a closer look at some of the movies that followed through the door that Victim opened: Brave films that included even more queer content like Taste of Honey, The Leather Boys, If..., and Sunday Bloody Sunday. (One little correction:

Hello there! Whew, lots to talk about in this week's bonus video. Thanks to everyone who weighed in on my question last week about Dirk Bogarde not publicly coming out -- I really appreciate all your insights. And big thanks to patron James for the link to Dirk's fascinating interview with Russell H

Hello there! For this week's bonus video, we're taking a closer look at some of the overwhelming opposition that was faced by Victim, the 1961 film that was the first to say the word "homosexual" out loud. From censors to critics to the film's own cast, there was quite a lot of institutionalized hom

Hello there! In this week's bonus video, we're taking a look at the saucy screen tests that James Dean enjoyed with Paul Newman and Richard Davalos, which seem to reveal what we all suspected: Nobody could stand next to Dean without wanting to pounce on him. Also, we're checking out Sal Mineo's arti