When “The L Word” debuted on Showtime in January 2004, gays and lesbians couldn’t serve openly in the military, employees could be fired for being gay in most of the country and no state had yet begun ...
When the show first aired, and I said this in the book, nobody knew how to label [my character] Shane. Everyone’s like, “She’s the butch one.” And I’m like, “Really? Is she? I don’t think she is.” ...