My guest this week is Mark Daley. Mark’s background is in politics, and included some time as communications director for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. But a few years ago, he stumbled across an opportunity to apply his advocacy skills in a new arena, when he and his partner became parents — under circumstances that were not exactly what they’d planned. Mark has a new book out entitled Safe — it’s a look back at how he became a dad, how he maintained a family amidst the challenges of the foster system, and how he founded TheFosterParent.com to help families like his.
We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First, a couple quick announcements, starting with a reminder that if you like this podcast, you’ll probably like my weekly newsletter about LGBTQ+ entertainment history. You can sign up for that at MattBaume.com.
Also, check out my YouTube channel for videos about the making of iconic pop culture. I’ve got a video coming your way this month about the movie Rebel Without a Cause at YouTube.com/mattbaume.
And I hope you’ll join me for weekly livestreams over on Twitch every Sunday afternoon. That’s at twitch.tv/mattbaume. This weekend we’re continuing our watch along — and debate about the queerness — of James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause.
Also! If you haven’t yet, take a look at my book about the history of queer characters on American sitcoms, Hi Honey, I’m Homo! Available now wherever books are sold. It was just named one of the American Library Association’s Stonewall Book Honorees! Go to gaysitcoms.com for details and to get a signed copy.
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Hercules as a Twink (Ep 369 - Roo/Disney movies)
I Just Lied (Ep 368 - Andy/Revolutionary Girl Utena)
That Really Felt Like Christmas Magic (Ep 367 - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Jonathan)
A Boy in the Country (Ep 366 - The Wizard of Oz/Tyler Dwiggins)
I'm Not Gay, I'm Just a Dance Major (Ep 365 - The Boys in the Band/Raymond Miller)
The Boys' Secret Society (Ep 364 - Gay Newspapers/Robert Steele)
I Was Like a Zombie (Ep 363 - The Powerpuff Girls/Alex Salyer)
We've Cornered the Market on Mermaids (Ep 362 - Joel Kim Booster/Clue)
Lots of Trouble (Ep 360 - The Breakfast Club/Lane Rogers)
Sewers of Paris: A Gateway Drug to Fabulous (Ep. 360 - 80s Cartoons/Ted Biaselli)
The Drama Kid (Ep 359 - Funny Girl/David Pevsner)
My Space-Brothers (Ep 358 - Star Trek DS9/David)
A Big Purple Man in a Loin Cloth (Ep. 357 - Fazaad/Gargoyles)
Always Pushing Boundaries (Ep 356 - Madonna/Farhad Dadyburjor)
Sexy But Secret (Ep 355 - Twilight/Ian Lockwood)
It Opened a Portal in my Brain (Ep 354 - The Ice Storm/Craig Johnson)
Life is Drama, Make me Laugh (Ep. 353 - Dan Savage)
Called to the Kitchen (Ep 352 - Cookbooks/Adam Roberts)
Queer Dark Souls (Ep 351 - Dark Souls/Illusory Wall)
The Luckiest Little Homosexual in the World (Ep 350 - The Tonys/Jeffrey Masters)
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