l word week

bisexuality

franky

the l word

The L Word and “But Not Too Bi”: Flipping The Script Is Not Much Better

With how it played into the “But Not Too Bi” trope – bi characters who have a bias toward one gender or the other – The L Word flipped a…

Rose —

Feb 25, 2014

greatest hits

l word week

the l word

Latin Lovers and Spicy Bombshells: What “The L Word” Got Wrong About Latinas

The truth is that Carmen and Papi are Latina characters who perpetuated sweeping generalizations about Latin@ Folks and ultimately made matters worse.

Yvonne —

Feb 3, 2014

"personality cult"

greatest hits

the l word

How “L Word” Internet Fandom Built Autostraddle Dot Com: The Oral History

“Laneia, that was our first official interaction in the world — you seeing a link to my blog on The Planet Boards and wanting to delete it.”

Riese —

Jan 28, 2014

dinah shore

l word franchise recap

the l word

The L Word Episode 112 Recap: Looking Back By Recapping “Looking Back”

Let’s take a little trip down memory lane by retro-recapping the Dinah Shore episode, in which the lesbians also take a trip down memory lane, which makes this recap very…

Riese —

Jan 24, 2014

l word week

more than words

the l word

More Than L-Words: Top 10 Fake L-Word Episodes I Just Made Up

There are so many great L-words they didn’t get to use.

Cara —

Jan 24, 2014

alcohol

l word week

food and drink

Liquor In the L Word: A Cocktail Recipe Round-Up

I couldn’t find a drink called “The Power Suit” and I kind of want to invent that now?

A.E. Osworth —

Jan 23, 2014

in defense of jenny schecter

jenny schecter

playlists

Playlist: Jenny Schecter

When I think about Jenny Schecter, those thoughts are a little dark and a little sad. She is dead now, after all. Therefore this music is a little dark and…

Crystal —

Jan 22, 2014

l word week

marijuana

the l word

Go Ask Alice: Smoking With The L Word

I’ve compiled a list of your favorite L Word characters and the strains I think they would smoke. See if any of these apply to you; who knows, you could…

Chelsea —

Jan 21, 2014

greatest hits

l word week

the l word

Listling Without Commentary: Conversations I Had While Watching the L Word for the First Time

Carmen: i lost my life Carmen: i’ve lost my life

Carmen —

Jan 21, 2014

greatest hits

in defense of jenny schecter

first person

Schecter 3:16 (Or How Jenny Schecter Saved My Life)

“I was angry. Really fucking angry. Angry because Jenny Schecter was right.”

Heather Hogan —

Jan 20, 2014

l word week

listling without commentary

the l word

Listling With Minimal Commentary: How We Watched The L Word In Secret

Turns out that when you create the first ever show with a cast of almost all queer women, and do it on a cable channel that allows multiple scenes of…

Maddie —

Jan 19, 2014

l word week

Lists/Top 10s

the l word

The L Word Premiered Ten Years Ago Today: It’s L Word Week on Autostraddle

Welcome to L Word Week on Autostraddle!

Riese —

Jan 18, 2014