SBG 158: Burlesque with Erin Brown

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🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Join our Patreon to unlock 25+ full-length bonus episodes, ad-free weekly episodes, mp3 downloads of our original songs, exclusive Discord access, and more! You can also support the show by shopping small for all your holly-gay apparel at bit.ly/lezmerch & picking up Lez-ssentials songs on Bandcamp. Welcome back to Lez Hang Out, the podcast that hates gay Halloween– what do you mean you’re Chaguilera? This week, Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida) hang out with self-described “professional lesbian”, writer, podcaster and public sociologist, Erin Brown (@iamerinbrown), to talk about why the 2010 “musical” Burlesque, Should’ve Been Gay. If you’ve been a listener for a while, you know that we’ve had this movie on our SBG list for a very long time. And who better to talk about Burlesque, but an actual burlesque performer? As a burlesque performer, Erin is quick to point out that for a movie titled “Burlesque” there is quite literally no actual burlesque to be seen. The performers don’t even take off so much as a glove during their dances, let alone channel the politically charged, feminist, queer energy that is so essential to the art form (And there is absolutely no excuse for the laughable quality of the wigs). While we do find the movie enjoyable, mostly due to the star-studded cast and our undying love for Chaguilera (Cher and Christina Aguilera), it is not an accurate representation of burlesque and feels unnaturally sanitized. Where the movie does get things right is in its RuPaul level campiness, the lesbian-coded male love interest, and the familiar queer storyline (banding together to save a lesbian bar from getting bought out by a terrible straight man– The Flame anyone?). Don’t forget to subscribe to Erin’s podcast, The Lesbian Peepshow, a living archive of what queer women are doing right now. Give us your own answers to our Q & Gay on Instagram and follow along on Facebook, TikTok, YouTube and BlueSky @lezhangoutpod. Email us @lezhangoutpod@gmail.com. Connect with us individually: Ellie Brigida (@elliebrigida). Leigh Holmes Foster (@lshfoster). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Les hang out.
0:02.0	Let's hang out.
0:03.0	And let's talk about what Leszies are about.
0:06.0	Let's hang out.
0:07.0	And let's listen to two hesby and shout.
0:10.0	Let's hang out.
0:13.0	Hey, everyone.
0:15.0	Welcome back to Les Hangout.
0:16.0	I'm Ellie Bridgeta.
0:17.0	And I'm Lee Holmes Foster and here's what's happening this week.
0:20.0	This week in the Lesdom. This week in the Lesdom is a place where you can touch base each
0:27.7	episode about things around with the podcast or otherwise. In season nine, we are continuing to
0:31.5	release our Patreon bonus episodes. You can listen to those at bit.ly slash Les Patreon. Our last
0:37.2	one was on My Old Ass.
0:39.6	Patreon is the best way to support your favorite lesbian podcast.
0:43.6	It's what really keeps our wheels moving month after month.
0:47.5	In the Greater Les Universe, Ticknatoro is starring in a lesbian action movie, which we're very excited about.
0:52.8	I feel like unless you consider Tomb Raider to be a lesbian action movie, which of course
0:56.3	we all do, we don't really have that many lesbian action movies.
0:59.2	So excited to see that one.
1:00.9	I also want to say an early happy Carol Day to all those who celebrate December 21st.
1:06.4	I'm hoping you're cuddling up with your girlfriend, fiance, partner, wife, and enjoying
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