Lez Hang Out | A Lesbian Podcast

This week we are 'holding space' for this Wicked good episode from our friends over at Cruising podcast. We hope you’re enjoying our summer swaps. Stay tuned to the feed because Lez Hang Out will be back with Season 9 very soon and we have some really exciting episodes that we cannot wait for you all to hear! -------- You might know this week's guest, Tracy E. Gilchrist (@tracyegilchrist), as "the queen of queer media" or simply "the holding space lady." She reached internet fame last year when her interview with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande went viral during the Wicked press tour. But it goes without saying that Tracy is a whole person, who has lived a whole life, outside of that one video. Tracy has worked in queer media since the 90s - specifically covering queer entertainment and pop culture news for outlets like The Advocate and Out Magazine. We discuss how she ended up in this position of having basically interviewed every queer-adjacent person in Hollywood, first crushes / kisses / girlfriends, and the lesbian pop culture moments that shaped us. In Act II, we break down her viral moment and everything that comes along with that. Who had she seen holding space for the lyrics of defying gravity? When did she first clock the finger-hold? What does she really think of Ariana and Cynthia, and have they exchanged words since? We get into it… Thank you for listening to Cruising Podcast! Cruising is reported and produced by a small but mighty team of three: Sarah Gabrielli (host/story producer/audio engineer), Rachel Karp (story producer/social media manager), and Jen McGinity (line producer/resident road-trip driver). For more Cruising adventures, follow @cruisingpod on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Check out full episode details, transcripts and more at http://cruisingpod.com/ [http://cruisingpod.com/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Our sapphic summer feed swaps continue with an episode from our friends Kris and Shana at Bad Queers (@badqueerspod [https://www.instagram.com/badqueerspod]). This time they’re chatting all about every gay's favorite chaos-fueled reality dating show, Netflix’s "The Ultimatum: Queer Love"! If you aren’t already subscribed to Bad Queers, what are you waiting for? And don’t worry— Lez Hang Out will be back in your ears with all new episodes in just a few short weeeks. ---------------------------- Netflix sure rushed this season out huh? Watch our recap of episodes 8-10, including the reunion, and final grades for season 2 of The Ultimatum: Queer Love. We're talking brussels sprouts, grandparent die-offs and how Kyle's mom is the real winner of this season. Recap Notes: 2:25 - Intro 3:20 - Episode 8 14:25 - Episode 9 25:54 - Reunion/Episode 10 48:28 - Final grades We are on Patreon!! patreon.com/BadQueersPodcast [https://patreon.com/BadQueersPodcast] Subscribe to our Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@BadQueersPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@BadQueersPodcast] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Welcome back to the LHO Summer Hiatus where we share episodes from some of our favorite LGBTQ+ podcasts! This week we’re sharing an episode from the Lesbian Book Club (@lesbianbookclubpod [https://www.instagram.com/lesbianbookclubpod/#]), a podcast that dives deep into sapphic literature (one book at a time) with co-hosts Lauren and Haylie. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to give Lesbian Book Club a follow so you don’t miss out on any great gay reads this summer. And if you’re missing Lez Hang Out, don’t despair! We’ll be back in your ears with all new episodes in a few short weeks—and in the meantime, you can join our Patreon for instant access to over 25 full length bonus-episodes! Check out bonus episodes and additional perks like mp3 downloads of all our original music and our entire catalogue of episodes in an ad-free format at patreon.com/lezhangout [https://www.patreon.com/lezhangout]. --------------------------------- We hope you are as obsessed with this book as Haylie is, because she wants companionship embarking on the painful journey of waiting for Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner (they/them) to become a series. Listen in as we talk about egregious miscommunications, smut, and the extremely Taurus way of keeping your living space as a temple - just like Grace Henderson. Also, if you've been dying to find out what Lauren's type is, this is the episode for you. Please download, share and leave us a review! We want your feedback! You can text us at the link above, send us a DM on Instagram or TikTok, or email us if that's more your style. Thank you for listening! Instagram and Tiktok: @LesbianBookClubPod Email: LesbianBookClubPod@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Lez Hang Out will be back with our season 9 premiere later this summer. In the meantime, we are excited to bring you episodes from other LGBTQ+ podcasts that we think you will love! This week’s episode is from Tilly’s Trans Tuesdays, a podcast hosted by Tilly Bridges (@heckyeahtillybridges [https://www.instagram.com/heckyeahtillybridges#]). You may recognize Tilly from our episode on The Matrix! This episode is so much fun and perfect for kicking off your hot gay summer. It’s all about the trans allegory woven throughout the Barbie movie! If you enjoy the episode, there’s a lot more where that came from. Subscribe to Tilly’s Trans Tuesdays to hear the rest of Tilly’s multi-part series on Barbie. ---------------------------------------- Do you guys ever think about dying? The BARBIE movie rocked my world, and I instantly connected with it on a fundamental level, even beyond the surface feminist story. Do you wanna know why? Do you wanna know why you saw so many trans people, especially trans women, talking about how much this movie meant to them and the tears it brought? My friends, it's because BARBIE is one hundo percent an intentional (?!) trans allegory! Come along on this 8-week journey as I show you all the inherent, beautiful transness within! This week: context, why it's Funny Pink MATRIX, the film's visual language, and we learn all about Barbie's world of lies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Join our Patreon [http://bit.ly/lezpatreon] to unlock 30 full-length bonus episodes, ad-free weekly episodes, mp3 downloads of our original songs, exclusive Discord access, and more! Right now, we’re retiring our lower tiers– so all new patrons who join at $5/month or higher (or upgrade!) by will be entered into a raffle to guest star on a bonus Patreon episode. Once we reach 100 PAID tier patrons, we will pick the winner! You can also support the show by grabbing your #pride365 gear at bit.ly/lezmerch [http://bit.ly/lezmerch] & picking up Lez-ssentials songs on Bandcamp. Welcome back to Lez Hang Out, the podcast that does its little dance on the catwalk.  This week, Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida) hang out with Lauren Chan (@lcchan [https://www.instagram.com/lcchan/?hl=en]), a Canadian model, TV personality, entrepreneur, and former fashion editor. She is also an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ+ and AAPI representation as well as an expert in the size-inclusive fashion world.  If you happened to walk by a newsstand recently and took enough time away from petting the bodega cat to peruse the magazines, you likely saw Lauren. She made queer history with her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit appearance as the very first out lesbian to appear on the cover! Can you believe it took until now for an out lesbian to be featured? While we may think Sports Illustrated is a male-gaze aligned space, Lauren says that’s what makes it so perfect for these kinds of stories. By meeting people where they are and introducing them to concepts and perspectives they may not have had a reason to think about, Lauren provides a gateway to nuanced conversations and increased empathy. Sure, straight men may initially buy the magazine for the bikini pics, but if they stay for the coming out stories that can go a long way in changing the narrative toward LGBTQ+ people.  Lauren came out in 2023, incredibly publicly, in her first appearance in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit where she made history as the first lesbian rookie! She discovered her sexuality in a very familiar way– with the lesbian masterdoc in hand, podcasts about coming out later in life on repeat, and an expanse of free time provided by the pandemic lockdowns. From divorcing her husband to now being engaged to be married again (but, to a woman) the short years since coming out have been a real whirlwind for Lauren.  We are obsessed with how Lauren takes the media’s long history of objectifying women and flips it on its head. She may look like just another hot girl, but Lauren is a catalyst for change, inclusivity, self-love, body positivity, and sheer gay audacity.  That’s a wrap on Season 8, lezzies! Thank you for hanging out with us this season, and we can’t wait to see you back for Season 9. Give us your own answers to our Q & Gay on Instagram and follow along on Facebook, TikTok, and BlueSky @lezhangoutpod. Find your fav tol and smol hosts Ellie & Leigh at @elliebrigida and @lshfoster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]