SBG 98: The Princess Bride with Kendall Payne

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🗓️ 23 January 2023

⏱️ 78 minutes

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My name is Iñigo Montoya and I am the King of holding grudges. Prepare to die. This week, Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida) hang out with Brooklyn based queer filmmaker and stand-up comedian Kendall Payne (@kendallxpayne) to talk about why the 1987 classic The Princess Bride Should’ve Been Gay. The movie focuses on the love story between drag queen and OG cottagecore lesbian Princess Buttercup and drag king The Dread Pirate Roberts, ie. the masked masc lesbian Westley. Genuinely, what is queerer than going undercover as a pirate? The Dread Pirate Roberts walked so that the pirates in Our Flag Means Death could run. Buttercup and Westley are in love, but have to keep their relationship in the closet from the completely nonexistent people who would object on the farm. Prince Humpadick, as we will be referring to him the entire time, has to marry Buttercup because he needs to beard up in order to keep his relationship with Dungeon Daddy Tyrone, the six-fingered man, a secret. Luckily Humpadick actually does Buttercup a favor by having a gaggle of gay men kidnap her before she can be forcibly wed into compulsory heterosexuality. They are meant to kill her but she is rescued by her masked masc lover Westley. Buttercup and Westley aren’t the only queer ship in town. We also have Iñigo who is in love with Fezzik (they literally ride off into the sunset on horses together), and Prince Humpadick and Tyrone who spend a little too much time in that sex dungeon to be successfully hiding their relationship. Even the characters who are not in relationships are queer; there is no way anyone would confuse Vizzini for a straight man. The film really leans into the camp of the plot and truly what is gayer than camp? We know one thing for sure, The Princess Bride Should’ve Been Gay. 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). Want to support Lez Hang Out while unlocking a bunch of awesome perks like access to our exclusive Discord community, monthly bonus episodes, weekly ad free episodes, exclusive merch and more? Join us on Patreon at bit.ly/lezpatreon. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lezhangoutpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Let's hang out.
0:02.7	Let's hang out.
0:03.8	And let's talk about what lessons are found.
0:06.4	Let's hang out.
0:07.3	And let's listen to two has me and shout.
0:09.9	Let's hang out.
0:14.7	Welcome back to Les Hangout.
0:16.3	I'm Ellie Bridgeta.
0:17.3	And I'm Lee Holmes Foster and here's what's happening this week.
0:20.3	This week in the last time. So a lot of you who listen to this podcast know we talk all
0:28.6	the time about a little gay mecca just down the way from me in Boston. It's very, very
0:33.6	close, just to drive away. It's queer, it's quirky, and it's always a good gay time. That's
0:40.0	right. We're talking about Provincetown. Lee, I'm so excited. I don't know if you know this. I have a
0:46.6	gay aunt. You ever heard of her? I've never heard about your gay aunt. Tell me about Gay Aunt Meg.
0:51.3	My gay Aunt Meg, she used to live in Beetown for years. So I've been going to Provincetown
0:56.3	since I was like five years old. I remember the first time I went. I went to my first drag show
1:02.5	in Peatown when I was like 10. And it was life changing. I mean, I don't think I'd be the gay
1:08.2	I was today without Provincetown. If you have never been to be town, you definitely need to plan a trip.
1:14.1	And there's so many opportunities to go.
1:16.5	There's single women's weekend, Girl Splash, Family Week, Carnival, and honestly, just a ton more.
1:22.7	There's things going on all year round.
1:24.4	One year, I accidentally stumbled upon Bear Week. Clearly not for me, but you know what?
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