Ep 30: Pride Month – People Watching, Queerbaiting & Puppy Play

It’s Episode 30 and we’re getting loud, proud, and prepped for Pride Month. This week, we’re diving into everythingPride — from what to wear (feathers? mesh? glitter?), our favorite Pride memories, the fine line between celebration and queerbaiting, and everything in between.

So whether you’re out, in, or somewhere in the closet… saddle up and let’s celebrate. 🌈💋

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Welcome to another episode of the Demon Babie podcast. I'm sitting here with the pretty pride puppy blond babie, and I'm your local neighborhood queer baiter. Demon of Hollywood Joey Lombardo. And if you haven't guessed it already, it's June and it's Pride Month, so that's going to be today is episode. Hit it. Pride. Puppy. Yeah. Oh, well, that's all right. I'm not a furry, so I don't know that I'm really a puppy. Mmmm I've seen you on a leash. Okay, well, that's not really something I do in public though, like, that's. I keep it to myself, okay? Sure thing. Whatever you say toots. All right. First topic. Well, happy pride month. Calm down. Oh, sorry. Thank you. Pride month is obviously the best for so many reasons. I'm bi. Okay. I'm pan. okay. And so I'm two things. I'm whatever. It’s almost like bipartisan. Bi-panison. Bi-panison Bi-panison Okay. There’s people that relate to that. Yeah. Bi-panison Bi-panison Okay. Yeah. Bi. Pan. Erson. Biiiii Pan. And, your birthday is this month, too, so that's fun. So I'm naturall gay. Yeah. You're gay at heart. I’m gay at heart cause I'm born in June. Yeah. Nice. Okay, cool. Well, that'll be fun. Yeah. We'll see. Hit me with it first topic. The Weho. Pour. the Weho for is the most. Dangerous. Thing. the most dangerous pour maybe in the world. Honestly, it's stronger than any other drink pour. Oh, anywhere. Yeah. I mean, it's. It's a special type of pour where it is 98% alcohol. It's a god killer. You know, it's it's what made Hercules mortal. Literally, he drank that and said, I have no more strength left in me. Zeus is not in the building. No the Weho pour literally just misses that last drop to kill you. And it just makes you mortal and really humbles you. Yeah, it puts you in your place with your alcoholism. It's like you're not as strong as you think you are. Now go. Home. Every time I get a drink in Weho I'm going to be thinking of, like, just. If they didn't drop that bottle. If that baby got that last drop. He'd be dead. Yeah. Enough about people killing babies. Let's not get too political. All right, all right. Hit me with it. Next topic. What drinks are pride approved? What drinks can you drink during pride month? I think you can drink anything during pride month. I think everything's accepted. That's a good attitude. I like that. Thank you. But what are specifically Pride Month? What reminds you of Pride Month, at least? Vodka, red. Bulls, vodka, red bulls. Yeah, because you have to fight. the weho pour with the heavy sugar drink. And the caffeine. And the caffeine to stay Awake. And usually you're going all pride month. You only get a day or two of rest the whole month. So you need the Red bull to keep you moving. And you need, you need the juice. You're on that rotation of the wings. You need the rotation of Red Bull Espresso martini. Like if you're going to be a you do you're going to be at a dinner with the girls well you don't. But the rest of the queer population does. This is where you don't relate. Okay. It's going to be espresso martinis at dinner. Vodka. Red bull's after. After. Got it. Yeah. What about a normal martini? If you're older. If you're older. If you’re older for dinner? Can. You know I'm in the martini age. I'm in beekeeping age. Yeah. You are in beekeeping age. You. You're aging out quickly. Okay. Well, let me tell you what's actually pride approved. Okay. Jello shots. Jello shots. So true. Done. That's a full rainbow. Yeah. Champagne and mimosas. Mimosas at brunch. When are you drinking champagne? At pride? Oh, I feel. Like it always gets some sort of champagne somehow.. It's a celebratory time. Because we always start too early. Yeah, everyone. We'll get the times later. Okay, but, Jell-O shots are the main pride approved. You know what? You're completely correct. Especially if they're in a vial where you can syringe, shoot it into someone's mouth. Yep. And it's nice and phallic, and, you know, it's so perfect. It’s perfect. for pride. Yeah. Yeah, those are my pride drinks though. Jello shots is my main pull for that. You're completely. Right. And then obviously vodka, Red bull, tequila, red bull. If you're trying to stay on just south of the borders, style. Something Red. Bull, something Red bull, because you need as much energy as possible. Yeah. If you're not a nose powderer. Yeah. Or whatever or whatever or whatever. Next topic, Pride timelines. When do you start? When do you start? Because pride timeline is not a normal timeline. In my experience, it's not. What's a Pride timeline to you then? A timeline to me is you're going big. Probably. You're starting too early. You're starting to pre-game. No no no no no. Prior timeline. Are you talking like day of the month? Like, it starts on May 31st ends June 30th? Whatever. Your town is doing it. That's when I'm talking about, you know, the day of the party. Okay. Day of timeline. Day of timeline. Not which. Day of the month? Because everyone's cities are different. Yeah. I'm even us. We have one right next door. We have one down in weho There’s a DTLA one. So the day, LBC Was last. Weekend. I'm talking about the day you're doing the partying. Timeline. Okay. When do you start. Probably like 11 a.m.. You you sleep in that day I think. You don't get up early. You got to get up early. You have to do your hair and makeup. What are you talking about. Okay. This is where I wake up. What time are you waking up to?

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00. Okay. How long are you getting ready? Two hours. Two hours. I'm immediately. I'm coffee hand iced coffee. Obviously in hand in the bathroom. Go starting. Make music on hair and makeup. Going. And immediately when I'm done. Only coffee so far. I'm probably not eating this whole weekend. No one's eating. Okay, I understand we're not going to get into the toxic ness of the diet of the week. No, we're not talking about the diet. We're not going to get into that. You asked for. my timeline. Let me give you the timeline. Hit me with it. I'm trying well hurry up. No. So, hair and makeup. Two hours. You're putting on the best makeup you've ever done most colorful. You're looking the best you've ever looked. It's pride. Bitch. Get ready. Okay. I mean, hello. The drag queens are out. Okay. 11 am you’re. There. You're with your friends. You're pregaming. You're pregaming.. at 11? Yeah. No. Yes. No one's making it to

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00. I make it 11 o’clock every time. 12. Okay, this is my timeline. You okay? Well, I'm telling you, your real timeline. 00. I am calling the uber getting to the pre-game mhm. and then I'm drinking, and then we probably get to pride around one and then you're there until you're dead. Until you. Until you drop. Until you. I mean, you’re there. Until you drop. Every time we've gone. It's until we drop, which is usually

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30. Yeah. We don't close out the bar. You can't because you've been going too long. We've been going because we just. You don't. You don't make it to dinner. You don't make it. To lunch. we don't pace ourselves. We don't eat. Nope. we're really bad. You mean 30 a.m., though? Yes, yes, like I do. 130 to 130. Really? Yeah. And we get there at 130 and we leave around 130. Maybe we push it back to two. We get there to leave a two. We'll see if we'll see. I get excited. I want to be there right away. And then I want to see the whole thing. Yeah I get it. Do you want to show your timeline or is that pretty much your time? No. I think me say 130 to 130. It's it's go until you drop. Yeah. You just wake up home. And hopefully you make hopefully you've made it home. Those roofies are tricky. Be careful of The roofie. Don't get roofied hot. Tip. next topic. What are pride approved outfits that you're getting ready in? What do you approve? In a pride outfit. Anything you feel good in. Okay. Maybe. Don't be too dorky with it. Okay. Like, you see a wide variety of, like, queer outfits? I think if you're an ally, you should probably wear a rainbow. So we know you're an ally. I, I I'll say. Yeah, that's a good tip. If you're in just an ally. Yeah. But you’re there to have a good time. You gotta sport some sort of rainbow. You got to show that you're you're with it. But if you're, like, actually queer, gay, lesbian or whatever you are, you probably look like it in some way. You're wearing well they all look a like don’t they em?. No like like a masc girl will wear a masc outfit. A femme girl might want to wear a rainbow. You've hit the rain, But you hate. wearing rainbow. I hate wearing the. Rainbow. Okay. Lets talk about what you hate wearing. you hate wearing rainbows. Yeah. That's off the table for you. It's off the table. You won't do like the costume. wear. I don't like the costume wear. What else won’t you wear? Mesh. I've worn no I haven't. Nipples not out. No, not nipples out for me. But I also have big fake boobs that need some support. If you don't have big fake boobs, probably nipples out. I mean. Free the nipple. Why not? Why not? But, yeah. Just send it as hard as you want. More accessories. More hair and makeup more is more. I think that's key the accessory game. And makeup is where you really go. This is where you push the boundary. And it's not your normal day out. Night out. Anything like that. That's where you push the boundary. You can still wear all black, but push the boundaries. And put it somewhere else. Little flare. Yeah. Next topic. Glitter. What's the stance on glitter, though? I love it. How much? Wearing glitter. I hate glitter in general, but I'm going to say pride doesn't even have enough glitter. I agree. Well, you know what? Here's my take on glitter. I think I'm sick of the people that just do like a like a. They take their finger and they go whomp and it's like a swash of glitter. Oh, like a football mark. Yeah. I think that's lame. like, okay, I don't like it. Got it. Let's be a little classier with our glitter. Like I have a full body glitter right now. I'm going to douse myself. In like that spray. That's right, I seen it. I had an Instagram ad or two. I have one I’m gonna be doused in that I'm going to be sparkling. Shining bright like a diamond. Nice. Yeah. More glitter, nicer glitter. And maybe some crystals. Wear some face crystals. Oh, crystals are a good call, too. Yeah. Face crystals are, Well, talking about me wearing glitter and face crystals and all this fun stuff that I will throw on. Okay. Queerbaiting. What would you like to say about it? Well, let's say there's two really big queer baiters that are probably jail for them, I think. Okay. They if it was a crime, they'd go to jail. Okay. Do you want to guess who I have written down, or did you already see my list? I saw part of the list. So just say it. Harry styles. Yes. And yung blud. yung blud. Yeah, but. While yung Blud got called out and he did have good defense. What was his. Defense? He said he fucked everything under the sun, so he really doesn't give a fuck. So honestly. Period. That's it. Okay, Yung Blud there you go. And then there's me. Who, I believe I’m wearing a woman's shirt that you got me. It's really cute on you though. You can tell me it's a woman shirt, right? Let's get let's expose this. You went to Florida. You came back. You gave me this shirt. I put it on, it looked a little off. And then you you slyly threw in Yeah. It might be a womans shirt I'm not really too sure. And I think, you know. And I'd like to know the truth right now. It is. It's a woman's shirt. I wearing a woman's. Shirt, but it looks so cute. Don't lie to me like that ever again. I like it, but don't lie to me. Well, does it matter? Gender is fluid. It doesn't. Matter. Genders so fluid. But I would just like to know. Why are you not going to wear it now? No, I'm. I'm wearing it right now. Yeah. I'm on the internet wearing it. We'll see. All right. Yeah. Harry styles and Yungblud. Though I don't care if they're queer baitings. They look great. They have great style. Great energy. Oh, another queer baiter. Benson Boone! I don't think Benson Boone's a queer baiter. I'm gonna say it like I think he's. Just in. Costume. I think he's in a fun, silly style costume. I think so too. And I think he wants to be a figure skater in another life. I think they're straight figure skaters. There are straight figure skaters. We think. Well, well, you know, but yeah, everyone's saying Benson, boone's queerbaiting. I disagree. I do think I've figured out why people are so anti-Benson Boone though, why? his songs are so played on the radio that even if it comes on, they're just like like, come on. now. I'm over it. And I think it's just made people hate him. he's just overplayed. If he was under, he's played a lot less. He'd be a lot more liked. Well, his songs are popular, songs are good. Oh, well he’s not queerbaiting. There you go. Next topic, next topic. People watching. People watching at Pride is the best. It's the best. It's the best people watching in the world. Not only just because of how eccentric and cool some people dress, but the drama and the fights and the catty little remarks to each other. Oh, it's so delicious. I'm salivating just. Thinking about it. I'm excited. The break ups. Oh, there's the scandals. The scandals. There's always a lot going on. The the wardrobe malfunctions. People slip and peckers out there. Slippin everything. Dicks there’s everything. Everything is gonna be careful. Watch out. Keep your toes up. You will see everything and anything at pride and, I love it. Yeah. People watching is it's an elite sport happening at Pride. I agree. Next topic. Oh. Okay. So next topic is people watching is top tier You know what else. This you know what the second best vibe is at Pride. bathrooms. Half. you know what I take it back I agree with you. Half. Yeah it's it's really hit or miss. Yeah. It's really hit or miss. Yeah. It's really bathroom pending as well. It's either the great energy or it's the most disgusting place you've ever been. Yeah. It's. And you already know what bars are, what you've already. And sometimes you just got to commit and you're like, well, I'm here. I have to pee. I've been drinking for six hours. Yep. And my friends aren't leaving, so I. Have to pee and I'm dumb. So whatever is gonna whatever. I'm going to see whatever I’m about to. Douse myself self in the soap. Yeah, hopefully they have soap. It's more of the smell that’s the. issue. Oh yeah, it's the smell. It's everything. But yeah, it can be a good bathroom, but it's. when it's a good bathroom it’s a fun time. it's like another, another party. Yeah. Like, oh, hello here. I’m at the after party already. Hell, yeah. Let's dig in. Yeah. We've never made it to an after party after Pride. No, that says a lot. 30 to 30. Okay, that's where the timeline is different. Yeah, yeah. Sometimes we're still awake. Still kickin around and be like, well, that's going to the next. Spot. not at Pride.. 30 to 30. Next topic. The pride, the parade of pride, the actual parade. See, I have actually a take on this. I like the Weho parade, but I don't like the Hollywood parade because the whole parade is more gay, or the Hollywood Parade is more corporate. True. It's like every big thing, every big company ever. It's just out at the Hollywood parade, walking down the street, and they're like company pride t shirts and like, I don't, I don't know, company pride is kind of like, I don't know, I don't like it that much. Like, good. I'm glad you support queer people. You should. But I don't know if you need to be the one marching. It's not about. You. No. I think you're wrong. Really? Because you have to include everybody. You have to show the support. Yes. Okay, fine. They can have it. But for funness the WeHo parade is more fun because. Because it's crazier. It is crazier because all. The bars are doing floats and they have all their dancers dancing. And it's crazy and it's fun. I feel like they scout out dancers, too. I feel like I feel like you look great. Get on. They might. We’ve only seen it once. That's not true. It's way too. Early. It's not true. We've seen it almost every year. We make it okay mentally. I remember seeing it once only other time. Spiritually. You weren't there. spiritually, I wasn't there. All right, well. Speaking of blacking out- both my parents blacked out this weekend on different days. That's crazy. You are. they okay? Yeah. No they're not, they're fine. All right. Pride weather, I. Pray it's sunny. Pride in the cloud is not fun. Have we ever done pride in a cloud? Yes. I think there's some sort of gay magic happening that stops. I don't remember an unsunny day. last year. Was it? No way. It was foggy. No. Way. I’ll pull up a picture. I feel like I sweat, like cruel, crammed up the jammed in. Okay, but do you really want it really sunny? Yes. Hot. Sweaty? Slutty Okay. you're a whore. We get it. No pride should be in the clouds. It needs to be in the sun and in the light. The sun does make more sense. I do prefer. Because it's also kicking off summer. Because you also want to pool day. Maybe in the beginning, you know. But the pride. Sunburns are crazy. Yeah, there’s some white people that really need to put on sunscreen vacation needs to have like a booth of just spraying people down. Oh my. God. Yeah, vacation. You should have a booth just spraying people down. I'd come by seven times seven times. Yeah. You literally. I would. I’d come by every hour on the hour HI spray. me. Yeah, 12. times for the 12 hours Spray me. Next topic. What's your favorite pride memory? Ooh, that's a tough one. My favorite pride memory. I have one if we can start it off. Yeah Start it off. We snuck in one of our friend's girlfriends who was like 20 into a bar. No we didn't. That's. It's just a fake. Sorry. By the way. This is Halloween. This is. No, it's not. This is pride. Okay. Grow up. Sorry. Snuck them into the bar. Didn't do it. it’s a story. I'm lying, And then we get a table outside, and the table next to us just starts doing a fistful of cocaine out in public. And. What the fuck? Okay, first time I think I've ever seen cocaine. It's like facing the street. Yeah, it's like we're facing the street and there's like. And it's. And it wasn't even, like a normal bag. Like it just cut like a ziplock that didn't have the zip lock. The fold over zip lock, which is the worst zip lock. It just exploded, on the other hand outward. And then everyone at the table just got little spoons and went in on it like they were sharing a Sunday. That's crazy. I don't think I saw that. Yeah, we talked about it. Well, I probably blacked out. Okay. My favorite pride memory is one of my own. We were waiting to go into a place called Hart, which is not there anymore, but we were in line and we were like, why are they letting anyone in this is so weird? Why are they letting anyone in? We're like, next in line at the front. And then Cardi B walks up and starts spraying her alcoholic whip cream in people's mouth, and she sprayed alcoholic whip cream in my mouth. And that will forever go down in one of my favorite memories. Because getting covered. Getting covered in whipped cream by Cardi B, at Pride that was pretty lit. I mean, put that on the tombstone. covered in whipped cream at Pride by Cardi B, and then we saw her perform. Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, yeah. Bare barefoot on stage. Barefoot on stage? Yeah. She was barefoot on stage. She was barefoot on stage. That was crazy. It was. Wild girl. Unhinged. Put some shoes on. You’re about to step on some crazy shit. It’s Pride and you're barefoot on the on stage. Crazy at the club? Yeah. Barefoot at the club. Barefoot at the club is wild. That's crazy. Yeah. Next topic, last topic. Last topic. Sad. Do you have any topics? No. How? How'd I do? Great. Looks like. What's your last. Topic? Last topic. Are we going to Pride? Has this episode change your mind? This morning we were tired and cranky and we said, no, we are not going to Pride. We said, no, we're not going to hit the parade. And now that I've talked about it for five minutes, I am 100% going to Pride. I'm going shopping. After we finish this podcast, I'm getting new outfits and I'm going to be at the parade. You’ll see us there. I agree, I didn't want to go this morning. And then I started thinking about it and I'm like, what the fuck was I thinking? Of course I'm going to go. Obviously I'm going to go Obviously I’m go. I’ve got so many friends to see. I gotta get there. So many bartenders. I gotta pay their rent, So many bodyguards. that have to show they have a job or something to kick me out. I have to go to pride. What would I be doing? It's disrespectful. If you don't. I actually might call you homophobic. It would be homophobic. And we can't be homophobic. So I'm going to take one for the team and black out at Pride. like a real man. Like a real. Ally. Like a real ally, man. I'm going to black out of pride. You black out pride and make all the gays carry you home. Work for me, boys. So, All right, so we'll see you at Pride. We'll see you. On that bombshell. We'll see you at pride. And, I hope you have fun and happy pride month. And I hope you're very prideful and out of the closet. And if you're not, I hope you, get out, you're okay. Get out. Get out of the closet and have some fun be yourself. All right, well, that's another episode of the Demon Babie Podcast, and we're going to go get our outfits ready. I guess we are going to go get ready. You thought this woman’s shirt was bad? Wait till you see the next one. Wait till you see the next one later. Bye.