SBG 115: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants with Colette McIntyre

Welcome back lezzies! Slip into your magical unwashed jeans and get ready for a deep dive into a story of chosen family, sneaky sleepovers, compulsory heterosexuality and classic baby gay chaos. 

This week, Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida) hang out with writer, comedian, and friend of the pod Colette McInytre (@yungbabayaga) to talk about why The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants books Should’ve Been Gay. The first of these books came out on September 11, 2001! That’s right, when we talk about post 9/11 America, we’re talking about an America that knows about the magic of scissoring your besties via shared pants. 

There are many occasions where we really have to stretch for these SBG’s, but The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is truly a gay treasure trove. For those who aren’t in the know, the series follows a group of gals being pals through high school and into adulthood who stay connected to one another through a shared pair of jeans that magically fits all four of them in spite of them having different body types. There are some strict rules for these pants including the very concerning rule of “Never wash the pants” and the possibly gayest rule, “Boys cannot remove the pants. Only you or another sister can remove the pants”. 

We follow the journey of the pants as they move between the four teenagers throughout their first summer apart. Each of the girls have a pretty queer storyline, but the one that jumps out the most is definitely Bridget’s soccer camp experience. This girl is going through it. Between the loss of her mom, her massive daddy issues, and her overwhelming thirst for competition and the validation of winning, she is really at the perfect level of vulnerability for comphet to ruin her life. Bridget spends her entire summer trying to seduce her soccer coach and the second she actually gets with him she loses her freaking mind and slips into a horrific depression. 

Then there is Lena’s story, which may not be as obvious as a gay soccer player but is still pretty darn gay. She spends the summer with her grandparents in Greece frantically trying to avoid the boy they want to set her up with. She constantly hides her body under the absolute dykiest clothing she can find and bounces the second she gets a distress call from Bridget. 

The other girls, Carmen and Tibby are gloriously queer too. Tibby was practically born in a Birkenstock sandal and Carmen is so plagued by comphet that she thinks crushing on her stepbrother is a viable option. 

We know one thing for sure, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Should’ve Been Gay. 

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