SBG 144: Jesus Christ Superstar with Sweetbitter Podcast

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Lez Hang Out

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4.7 • 545 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Lez Hang Out is proud to be sponsored by Olivia, the travel company for lesbians and all LGBTQ+ women! When you join our Lez Hang Out family on Patreon you will gain instant access to 25 and counting full-length bonus episodes, ad-free weekly episodes, mp3 downloads of all our original songs, an invite to our exclusive Discord channel, and more! We can’t wait to see you there. 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. Welcome back to Lez Hang Out, the podcast that just doesn’t know how to love Him. This week, Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida) hang out with return guests, the team behind Sweetbitter Podcast (@sweetbitterpod), Leesa Charlotte (@leesacharlotte) and Alyse Knorr (@spikeskywalker12), to talk about why the 1973 Pope-approved rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar Should’ve Been Gay. This movie answers the question, “What if the entire story behind the crucifixion was really just about Judas having a crush on Jesus?”. Jesus Christ Superstar is a campy masterpiece with a soundtrack that honestly slaps. It features the most dragtastic version of white Jesus we have ever seen surrounded by a bunch of leather daddies in the desert. While there are a few things in the film that had us side-eyeing the 70s (and Leigh still isn’t 100% convinced the movie she saw was not actually a porn parody), according to resident researcher Alyse, the story is actually pretty Biblically accurate. From the homoerotic undertones of Jesus turning to all his boyfriends with a loaf of bread and being like, “eat me”, to the oddly Gelphie-coded relationship between Judas and Jesus, we explore how much better religion can be when it’s queer. We know one thing for sure, Jesus Christ Superstar Should’ve Been Gay. Remember, you can give us your own answers to our Q & Gay on Instagram and follow along on Facebook, TikTok, Youtube and BlueSky @lezhangoutpod. Find your fav tol and smol hosts Ellie & Leigh at @elliebrigida and @lshfoster respectively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Have you heard of Olivia, the travel company for lesbians and LGBTQ plus women?
0:04.8	You know what they say? Life is short and the world is wide. And when you're a lesbian or
0:08.9	LGBTQ plus woman, you want to be able to go on vacation, have some fun, feel safe, and be yourself.
0:14.8	Olivia Travel creates full takeovers of their cruise resort, riverboat, and adventure vacations
0:18.9	so you can kiss who you want to kiss without
0:20.9	a care in the world in your own safe space.
0:23.9	Olivia also provides the entertainment, bringing comedians and musicians from within your community.
0:28.5	Traveling by yourself?
0:29.5	No problem.
0:30.5	Olivia has a robust solos program so you can travel alone, together.
0:34.1	Single, coupled up, or in a group, you'll meet amazing LGBTQ plus women who come from all walks of life, yet have so much in common.
0:41.5	Join the thousands of Oliviaans who travel to bucketless destinations all over the world.
0:45.8	It's life-changing to be in the majority on your own vacation.
0:49.3	Discover Olivia for yourself at olivia.com today.
0:54.9	Let's hang out.
0:58.7	Let's hang out.
1:01.6	And let's talk about what lesings are found.
1:04.3	Let's hang out.
1:05.2	And let's listen to two has me and shout.
1:09.3	Let's hang out. Hey everyone. Welcome back to Let's Hang Out. I'm Ellie Bridgeta. And I'm Lee Holmes Foster. And here's what's happening this week. This week in the Lestam. This week in the Lestam is a place where we can touch base each episode, what things going on with the podcast or otherwise.
1:27.9	This season, we are still releasing our Patreon bonus episodes.
1:30.6	We can listen to our latest episode on Amelia Perez at bit.com.
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