The L Word Celebrates 22 Years as Cornerstone of Sapphic Culture

The L Word: 22 years on, the sexy lesbian series remains a cornerstone for modern sapphic culture

Made in response to the success of hetero Sex and the City, the groundbreaking show follows queer women navigating love and life in perpetually horny LA I recently posted a simple question on Instagram: “Attention queer people in my phone: what is your relationship to The L Word?” A few people responded with names of the characters: Bette, Shane, Dana. Others lamented over storylines that should have been: Kit was supposed to be a leather dyke journalist but apparently they wrote it out; why ...

By Lucille MacKellar