Powered By Rainbows

Powered By Rainbows (abbreviated as PBR) is an American educational network produced by MHP TV. The channel uploads weekly educational LGBTQ+ videos and vlogs.
Episodes air Fridays at 6:00 AM Eastern Standard Time.
The show is broadcast on TV networks in some areas.https://twitter.com/PoweredRainbows/status/1417260415659257861
The writers and producers are David Moore, Marissa Moyer, Chris Kroznuski, and Richard Schmidt. Rebecca Liptok and Mike Johnson are the channel’s producers. Mikaela Gavaletz is a regular advisor and helper. Gene Haslam is the channel’s safety manager and travel advisor. https://www.youtube.com/c/PoweredByRainbows/about
==Matt Haslam==
The channel’s host and executive producer is Matt Haslam (born )https://www.youtube.com/post/UgxTtAq2paoR1gxZr7t4AaABCQ, who is also known as Professor Pride.https://www.youtube.com/c/PoweredByRainbows/about He is gay and demisexualhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLBq6VMQJms, and has a boyfriend named Michael.https://www.youtube.com/post/UgxTtAq2paoR1gxZr7t4AaABCQ He went to a Catholic grade school and middle school,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNyX6hQ9zak&t=85s and suffered from bullying, depression, and body image issues.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byhNciaE8eA&t=94s
When Matt was 11, he had his first crush on a boy named Alex. He used to write gay short stories online under the name Alex to hide his true identity.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrSVc3he0AQD_CEqOIVdvyg/community?lb=UgxobtEK1rpSGW7LDzx4AaABCQ On December 25, 2017, Matt came out to his close family and friends as bisexual, despite knowing he was gay, so that if they reacted badly they could still “hope he might end up with a girl.” They were “completely accepting”.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLBq6VMQJms&t=21s Matt realised that the culture of some gay dating websites wasn’t right for him, as he didn’t “want physical relationships right out of the bat.” This angered many men. In response to this, he uploaded Gay Loneliness & The Grindr Hookup Culture, and discussed his preferences. Seven months later, a fan commented on the video, saying that they related to Matt’s feelings. This helped Matt to realise he was demisexual.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLBq6VMQJms&t=120s
Matt Haslam is an author and musician. He is the author of Shadow’s First Christmas, an LGBTQ+ friendly children’s book.https://twitter.com/PoweredRainbows/status/1385542649151643651 All of the characters are based on influential people in his life.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrSVc3he0AQD_CEqOIVdvyg/community?lb=UgzeYhn6M2ROo4lL0294AaABCQ In March 2021, Matt uploaded Valid, a song to support .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGk9D4F0xJU He is a furry.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrSVc3he0AQD_CEqOIVdvyg/community?lb=UgwP3BDAGsGYaOKMrYp4AaABCQ
==History==
Matt was inspired to start the show after seeing children at a pride event, and realising that he had missed out on similar events because he did not feel comfortable coming out. He wanted to create a section of the internet where LGBTQ people could feel accepted.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suqZ9g5jY84&t=41s
When Powered By Rainbows started in 2017, it was intended to last for only 10 episodes. The show “started saving people's lives and [Matt] knew it had to continue.” Matt has stated that he “dreams of a day [PBR] can open a bigger studio and main office in a like New Hope, PA, or even satellite offices around the world.”
==Pride Academy==
The Pride Academy is a website that provides education on a variety of LGBTQ+ topics.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5fpy8gmcWQ&t=132s
==Podcast==
The first episode of the Professor Pride Podcast was uploaded on March 15, 2021.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J29TQA-gdXk
==Fake channel==
In 2021, a fake channel was created, with the same name and logo as Powered By Rainbows. The account spammed multiple YouTubers, trying to get PBR banned off of YouTube. PBR’s contacts at YouTube received all of this info directly, and helped handle the situation. PBR copyrighted and trademarked their name and rainbow battery logo to their parent company, Matt Haslam Productions, before they went on YouTube. Every video is also copyrighted before it gets posted to YouTube. While this other channel did not have any PBR videos of re-uploaded to their platform, PBR owns everything they were using. The owner of the fake channel was warned that “if [they did] not remove [their] fake channel or YouTube does not remove [their] channel immediately, [PBR’s] lawyers [would] use [their] copyright and trademark protection to defend [their] property to the fullest extent of the law.”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrSVc3he0AQD_CEqOIVdvyg/community?lb=UgzuMUtlbjlclSIDCnx4AaABCQ
==Controversies==
===Allies===
On the 100th episode of season four, 100 LGBTQ Terms You Should Know, LGBTQIA+ was defined as including allies. Matt believes that the A should include Allies, but many people disagree with this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1svKgXo-_KE&t=40s
===Slurs===
In the same video, Matt defined several derogatory terms, which he believes are allowed in an educational context.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1svKgXo-_KE&t=177s
===Michael===
When Matt introduced his boyfriend, Michael, some viewers asked if he was camera-shy, as he has not been on the show. Matt and Michael decided to wait until the relationship progresses further before Michael appears in an episode. This also helps to avoid a conflict between Matt’s work and his personal life.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1svKgXo-_KE&t=342s
===Ads===
Some viewers believe that the channel should not have advertisements. Matt has stated that the ads are required to fund the show.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1svKgXo-_KE&t=564s
===Lesbian pride flag debate===
There were some issues with the pride flag that was used to represent lesbians.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1svKgXo-_KE&t=1080s
===Deleting comments===
Powered By Rainbows and their moderators delete homophobic and transphobic comments. The offending account will likely be banned from commenting again.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1svKgXo-_KE&t=1200s
==Subscriber milestones==
*500 subscribers: April 24, 2020
*1,000 subscribers: June 1, 2020
*5,000 subscribers: June 7, 2020
*10,000 subscribers: June 21, 2020
*15,000 subscribers: September 15, 2020
*20,000 subscribers: December 14, 2020
*25,000 subscribers: April 20, 2021
*50,000 subscribers: July 10, 2021https://www.youtube.com/c/PoweredByRainbows/about
==References==
Category:Educational YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2018
Category:LGBT YouTubers