Hi Honey, I’m Homo!
By Matt Baume
"This book is a triumph and everyone should read it."
—Dan Savage, journalist and author, on Savage Lovecast
"Hi Honey, I’m Homo is a heartbreaking historical document, but ultimately one that will leave the reader feeling proud of how something as maligned and disposable as the network sitcom used comedy to bring about such profound and important social progress."
—Vulture
"[A] well-curated compendium of prime time broadcasting . . . Baume is a companionable guide."
—Shelf Awareness
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 Ellen’s culture clash to Modern Family’s primetime power-couple, Hi Honey, I’m Homo! is the story not only of how subversive queer comedy transformed the American sitcom from its inception through today, but how our favorite sitcoms transformed, and continue to transform, America. Read the introduction for free here.
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Available internationally via Amazon UK, Amazon Canada, Amazon India, and Amazon Australia.
Author Events
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May 2023
- May 22, 2023 Book Launch at the Strand, New York May 22, 2023
- May 25, 2023 Seattle Book Launch at Elliott Bay Book Company May 25, 2023
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June 2023
- Jun 7, 2023 Chicago Public Library Reading & Signing Jun 7, 2023
- Jun 9, 2023 Reading & Signing at Powell's in Portland Jun 9, 2023
- Jun 28, 2023 Author Talk at Book Soup in Los Angeles Jun 28, 2023
- Jun 29, 2023 The Best Coming-Out Scenes in Sitcom History (and One of Two of the Worst) Jun 29, 2023
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October 2023
- Oct 17, 2023 University of Washington Book Store presents Matt Baume Oct 17, 2023
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June 2024
- Jun 12, 2024 Sitcoms and the Queering of Popular Culture Jun 12, 2024
- Jun 21, 2024 Thank You for Being a Friend: The Enduring Queer Joy of the Golden Girls Jun 21, 2024
Awards & Recognition
2023 Lambda Literary Award winner for best LGBTQ+ nonfiction.
Recognized as a 2024 Stonewall Honor book by the American Library Association.
One of NPR’s “Books We Love” and the Globe and Mail’s “best reads” for 2023.
Media
On Savage Lovecast, I talked about television and queer history with Dan Savage, who called Hi Honey, I’m Homo! “a triumph.”
I joined Drew and Glenn on the podcast Gayest Episode Ever, where we talked about the history of coming-out episodes.
Catch my appearance on Seattle’s New Day Northwest here, and my appearance on KATU Portland’s AM Northwest here.
I gave a talk at the Chicago Public Library as part of their Pride 2023 festivities.
You can also hear me on Oregon Public Radio’s Think Out Loud, where I picked some of my favorite sitcom scenes to talk about.
I spoke with Air Talk about the impact of TV comedies.
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