Lez Hang Out | A Lesbian Podcast

Welcome back to the Lez Hang Out Summer Hiatus! This week we are sharing an episode from our pals Claris and Cam over at Chopstick Lesbians, a podcast that sets out to navigate the intersectionality between womanhood, queerness, and Asian identity. Grab your chopsticks and dig in to this episode on the film Saving Face. If you enjoy this episode, don't forget to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and follow Claris and Cam on Instagram @ chopstick.lesbians.-----This week we're diving into a queer Asian-American rom-com, Saving Face. This film paved the way for queer Asian visibility back in 2004 and still does today. Join us as we walk through the film, highlighting all the moments that made us laugh, cry, feel warm, and more. Tune in to hear our thoughts on this trailblazing gem! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to hiatus week 3! This week we have a hilarious (and horny) episode for y'all from friend of the pod Ali Clayton and co-host Ever. Pour yourself a sweet tea and enjoy this episode from Ali and Ever's "Y'all Gay Podcast".-----Ali and Ever are talking the do’s and don’t for butt shaving, porn preferences, and calling Ali’s Daddy to get the facts straight about eight and a quarter.If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe to Y'all Gay Podcast for more country queer shenanigans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to week 2 of our LHO hiatus. We can’t wait for you to see what we have in store for Season 8. In the meantime, we have some really wonderful queer podcasts lined up for you. This week, hang out with friend of the pod Halie Torris (who you may remember from episode 714: Art Attack) as she speaks with The Jelly Filled Girls about creating from the sapphic gaze. If you enjoy this episode, don’t forget to subscribe to The Sapphic Studio Podcast for more glimpses behind the curtain. -----In this episode, Halie has a conversation with The Jelly Filled Girls, where they discuss creating from the sapphic gaze in varying industries - sharing a common goal to create with the gaze in mind.Follow them here:JellyFilledGirls Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jfglinkstheir website: https://thejellyfilledgirls.comlink to YouTube channel:  / @halietorris_artThe Sapphic Studio Podcast instagram:@thesapphicstudioHalie's instagram@halietorrisHalie's website:https://www.halietorris.com/Print shop:https://www.halietorris.com/printsmerch:https://halie.store/------🔗 links:personal instagram: / halietorrispodcast instagram: / thesapphicstudiotwitter / x : / halietorristiktok: / halietorris------Follow Lez Hang Out on Twitter: (@lezhangoutpod) and answer our Q & Gay questions at the end of every episode. You can also join us on Facebook.com/lezhangoutpod and Instagram (@lezhangoutpod). Find us individually on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok at Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lez Hang Out is currently on hiatus until Season 8, but don't worry! Our break will not get in the way of your regularly scheduled lesbian shenanigans ;). Instead of hanging out with Ellie and Leigh this week, you'll hang out with our friends Theora and Kaitlynn at Big Gay Energy Podcast! You may remember them from our SBG episode about Hawkeye the Series. We hope you enjoy this episode about Gap The Series (which many of you have been asking for us to talk about). Afterward, check out more Big Gay Energy wherever you listen to podcasts. You can find more information about Theora, Kaitlynn and their BGE friends at https://biggayenergypod.com/.-----In this episode, we scream about all things Gap The Series! Including our spoiler-free review, a discussion of how FreenBecky is doing Lesbian Jesus's work by saving sapphic media, and review the current state of LGTBQ rights in Thailand and why Gap The Series is such an important piece of queer media. Lastly, we jump into spoilers by sharing our likes and dislikes of the series overall.-----Follow Lez Hang Out on Twitter: (@lezhangoutpod), Facebook.com/lezhangoutpod, and Instagram (@lezhangoutpod). Find us individually on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok at Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida).You can support Lez Hang Out while unlocking a bunch of awesome perks like access to our exclusive Discord, monthly full-length bonus episodes, weekly ad-free episodes, and more by joining us on Patreon at bit.ly/lezpatreon. You can also support the podcast by buying our original merch at bit.ly/lezmerch and purchasing our original Lez-ssentials songs for as little as $1 each on Bandcamp! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Lez Hang Out, the podcast that has a Southern accent now, y'all. This week, Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida) hang out with dyslexic southern pageant girl turned Brooklyn lesbian comedian, Ali Clayton (@aliclaytoncomedy) to talk about why the 1989 dramedy Steel Magnolias Should’ve Been Gay. Ali is the co-host of the Y’all Gay Podcast (@yallgaypod) and recently released her debut comedy album, Country Queer. We couldn’t think of anyone more perfect to chat with about this classic Southern throwback.Steel Magnolias stars Dolly Parton, Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, and Julia Roberts. It follows the story of a group of southern women in a small Louisiana town and the friendships they forge. Dolly’s character runs a beauty salon and between the beauticians and the clients, there is always tea to be spilled. Although Ellie and Leigh had not previously seen this film, they knew one major thing- that the movie is extremely sad. We’d be remiss not to give the disclaimer that you will absolutely need an entire box of tissues when watching this film. Pretty much every woman in this movie is a huge dyke. The overarching theme is that being married to a man is somewhat better than dying young, but only by a really, really small margin. No one has anything nice to say about their husbands. The basic plot can be boiled down to “f*ck men” and “hurray for female friendships”. This makes it the perfect candidate for us when thinking about ships, there are so many to choose from! We talk with Ali about her personal experience with watching Steel Magnolias in the 90s, performing in Reba Drag at 8 years old, and growing up in the pageant world. We know one thing for sure, Steel Magnolias Should’ve Been Gay. Follow us on Twitter: (@lezhangoutpod) and answer our Q & Gay questions at the end of every episode. You can also join us on Facebook.com/lezhangoutpod and Instagram (@lezhangoutpod). Find us individually on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok at Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida).You can support Lez Hang Out while unlocking a bunch of awesome perks like access to our exclusive Discord, monthly full-length bonus episodes, weekly ad-free episodes, and more by joining us on Patreon at bit.ly/lezpatreon. You can also support the podcast by purchasing our original Lez-ssentials songs for as little as $1 each on Bandcamp! Check out our podcast merch at bit.ly/lezmerch and take advantage of free shipping on orders $100+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Lez Hang Out, the podcast that wants every kid to have access to queer role models and positive LGBTQ+ representation. This week Leigh (@lshfoster) hangs out solo with Lindz Amer (@mxlindz), the creator of the web series Queer Kid Stuff (@queerkidstuff) and author of the inclusive parenting book, Rainbow Parenting: Your Guide to Raising Queer Kids and their Allies, and the children’s book, Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They!: What Are Your Pronouns Today?. Lindz travels to schools and libraries across the country to talk to children, parents, and educators about the importance of affirming childrens’ identities. They are also a consultant for mainstream preschool media (for example, Lindz created a nonbinary character for Paw Patrol that unfortunately resulted in quite a bit of backlash from outraged conservative parents because of course it did). Lindz is currently working to reboot their award-winning preschool web series Queer Kid Stuff through a Kickstarter campaign which runs through July 5th. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Queer Kid Stuff is basically the LGBTQ+ inclusive version of Mr. Rogers that we all wish we’d had growing up. Leigh spoke with Lindz about their dreams for the new and improved Queer Kid Stuff, what they have learned about early childhood education and how best to teach queer concepts since releasing the original web series, their journey to recognizing and embracing their transness and becoming a more authentic version of themselves, and why in the face of horrific LGBTQ+ youth mental health statistics, positive media representation is more important than ever for both kids and caregivers alike. In today’s age, it isn’t enough to only educate and direct content at LGBTQ+ people. We also need to educate and raise allies in our effort to normalize queerness everywhere. Statistics show that when educators, parents, and caregivers support children’s sexual and gender identities through the use of affirming language and respecting their chosen pronouns, the risks of queer youth harming themselves goes down by a whopping 50%. With so many recent attempts to censor queerness in childrens’ media including the banning of drag storytime at libraries, as well as the censorship of school and library books that reference queerness in any way, it is critical that we as a community push back and continue to do everything in our power to teach kids how to live authentically and proudly as their truest selves. Follow us on Twitter: Lez Hang Out (@lezhangoutpod) and answer our Q & Gay questions at the end of every episode. You can also join us on Facebook.com/lezhangoutpod and follow on Instagram (@lezhangoutpod). Find us individually on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok at Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida). Happy Pride to all! From now through the end of June you can take 15% off your purchase at our merch store with code lhopride and stock up on everything you need to show your Pride 365! Visit bit.ly/lezmerch to secure the bag. You can support Lez Hang Out while unlocking a bunch of perks including access to our exclusive Discord channel, monthly full length bonus episodes, weekly ad free episodes, and more by joining us on Patreon at bit.ly/lezpatreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Lez Hang Out, the podcast that wants the dykes on bikes to bring us to The Green Place. This week, Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida) hang out and talk about why the 2015 movie Mad Max: Fury Road Should’ve Been Gay. Honestly, nothing could have prepared us for how gay and campy this movie is. It’s basically leather daddies vs. dykes on bikes in a post-apocalyptic desert. We could not resist covering this film in honor of the recent release of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, available to watch in theaters now. Furiosa, played by Charlize Theron, is from The Green Place, a lesbian mecca inhabited entirely by women known as the Vuvalini. She wants nothing more than to escape Immortan Joe’s leather daddy war boy desert land and get back to her girls, but won’t leave without taking all the hottest women from Joe’s harem of breeders with her. When Joe realizes that Furiosa has straight up stolen all his hot ladies, he sends his war boys to track her down in a series of action-packed, explosion-filled car chases through the deserted post-apocalyptic wastelands. When she does finally get back to lesbian mecca, everyone is so excited to see her. But things are no longer going well for them in The Green Place, so Furiosa adds a bunch of the dykes on bikes to her pack and heads back to challenge and overthrow Immortan Joe. Between the intense sapphic energy of the Vuvalini, Furiosa’s whole shaved head, protector of hot women aesthetic, and the absolute camp that is Immortan Joe and his pack of shiny boy toys, we cannot see this movie as anything other than a gay masterpiece. We know one thing for sure, Mad Max: Fury Road Should’ve Been Gay. Follow us on Twitter: (@lezhangoutpod) and answer our Q & Gay questions at the end of every episode. You can also join us on Facebook.com/lezhangoutpod and Instagram (@lezhangoutpod). Find us individually on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok at Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida).Happy Pride! From now through the end of June use code lhopride for 15% off your purchase at bit.ly/lezmerch and show your pride 365! We have everything from tote bags and fanny packs to dad caps and muscle tees. Now is the perfect time to upgrade your closet and grab gifts for everyone in the group chat.You can support Lez Hang Out while unlocking a bunch of awesome perks like access to our exclusive Discord, monthly full-length bonus episodes, weekly ad-free episodes, and more by joining us on Patreon at bit.ly/lezpatreon. You can also support the podcast by purchasing our original Lez-ssentials songs for as little as $1 each on Bandcamp! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Lez Hang Out, the podcast that wants you to have the gay audacity to do ANYTHING your little queer heart desires!This week Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida) hang out with Kyne Santos (@onlinekyne), the Math Drag Queen and author of Math In Drag. From an early age, Kyne knew he loved two things, math…and makeup. He could never have known back then that those two loves would lead him on a journey to becoming the Math Queen! Through his recently released book and viral TikTok videos, he uses drag as an avenue for making math more approachable and fun for everyone. Whether you consider yourself good at math, “bad with numbers” or anything in between, Kyne is here to broaden your mindset and help you to embrace the beautiful possibilities of both math and drag. When we are little, people decide pretty quickly to put us into the math/science box or the creative/arts box. The truth is so much more nuanced than that, with math applying to every creative pursuit you can think of. Even songwriters are doing math every single time they write a note on a page. Math in itself is a creative puzzle solving tool and when embraced can open a whole new world of possibilities. What we learn in K-12 is usually just the basic tools of math and it is a shame that learning seems to stop right before getting to the more creative applications. Math and creativity do not have to be kept in separate boxes, and Kyne’s book and videos show that there are ways to approach math that are much more relatable and fun. We talk with Kyne about both math and gender as social constructs, the economics of being a contestant on Drag Race through the lens of Game Theory, how math is used in music (sound engineering, anybody?), and the importance of keeping an open mind about math and drag alike. Kyne’s book, Math In Drag, is available now (and the audiobook is coming soon!). Learn more about the book and pick up your very own copy here. Follow us on Twitter: Lez Hang Out (@lezhangoutpod) and answer our Q & Gay questions at the end of every episode. You can also join us on Facebook.com/lezhangoutpod and follow on Instagram (@lezhangoutpod). Find us individually on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok at Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida). Happy Pride to all! From now through the end of June you can take 15% off your purchase at our merch store with code lhopride and stock up on everything you need to show your Pride 365! Visit bit.ly/lezmerch to secure the bag. You can support Lez Hang Out while unlocking a bunch of perks including access to our exclusive Discord channel, monthly full-length bonus episodes, weekly ad-free episodes, and more by joining us on Patreon at bit.ly/lezpatreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Lez Hang Out, the podcast that can (and will) make absolutely any character gay. This week, Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida) talk about why the Disney Pixar hit Luca Should’ve Been Gay. The director has spoken about how they "thought about" making Luca and Alberto gay, but that the story is really just about anyone who's "different."To that we say, different how? Different in the way that you have to hide your identity for fear that others will think you're a monster? Different in the way that your parents want to send you to deep sea conversion camp? Different in the way that you fall asleep under the stars with your new boyfriend and your parents flip out about him being a "bad influence"?We chat about how Vespas are the gayest forms of transportation, how your first boyfriend doesn't have to be your last and how if they just said Luca was gay, it's an absolutely beautiful coming out story.We know one thing for sure, Luca Should’ve Been Gay. Follow us on Twitter: (@lezhangoutpod) and answer our Q & Gay questions at the end of every episode. You can also join us on Facebook.com/lezhangoutpod and Instagram (@lezhangoutpod). Find us individually on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok at Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida).You can support Lez Hang Out while unlocking a bunch of awesome perks like access to our exclusive Discord, monthly full length bonus episodes, weekly ad free episodes, and more by joining us on Patreon at bit.ly/lezpatreon. You can also support the podcast by buying our original merch at bit.ly/lezshop and purchasing our original Lez-ssentials songs for as little as $1 each on Bandcamp! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Lez Hang Out, the podcast that wants to take you out to the ball gay-me. This week, Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida) talk about the 2022 Amazon Prime series A League of Their Own for this Lez-ssentials episode, a recurring segment on the essential movies and TV shows in the lesbian canon. This series was based on the 1992 film of the same name and featured an absolutely stacked cast. Literally everyone is in this show (Even Rosie O’Donnell!). Of course we cannot talk about ALOTO without first talking about the upsetting and completely undeserved cancellation that came after giving us one of the most perfect seasons of television ever made. In spite of the series’ success, Amazon Prime decided not to move forward with a Season 2, contributing to the all too common “Cancel Your Gays” trope that has been a favorite of seemingly every modern television network lately. If you haven’t caught on, we think this show was a home run and would not change a single thing about it (aside from making it 800 seasons long). Even with only one season, ALOTO packs in more queer women content than any show we’ve ever seen (outside of The L Word). As a period piece ALOTO does a fantastic job of showing what life was like for these women as they attempted to live as authentically as possible while navigating the laws of a heteronormative and racially segregated society. It is honestly so refreshing to see such a wide range of queer relationship dynamics on our screens, especially the ones that are not solely romance-focused. Sure, we all go feral for D’Arcy Carden as Greta spinning little gayby Carson’s entire life on its axis, but it’s equally satisfying watching Jess and Lupe’s queer masc bromance and the queer elder x baby queer dynamic between Uncle Bertie and Max.At the end of the episode, stick around to hear our original song based on A League of Their Own, titled “Baseball Diamonds (Are A Girl’s Best Friend)”, written by Leigh Holmes Foster and produced by Ellie Brigida. Join us on Patreon at bit.ly/lezpatreon for instant access to mp3 downloads of all our original songs or find us on Bandcamp to purchase songs individually.Our merch store is moving! Get ready for Pride 365 days a year with our official Lez Hang Out merchandise soon to be available directly through our website (with an expanded range of items!). In the meantime, you can still grab our past designs from the old shop at bit.ly/lezshop. Follow along on Twitter: Lez Hang Out (@lezhangoutpod) and answer our Q & Gay at the end of every episode. Leigh Holmes Foster (@lshfoster) and Ellie Brigida (@elliebrigida). You can also join us on Facebook.com/lezhangoutpod and follow along on Instagram (@lezhangoutpod). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices