The L Word is officially coming back to our screens and that means a new generation of writers and show-runners. Find out which LGBTQ women weâre rooting for!
In case you somehow missed the magical, long-awaited, much-anticipated, highly-speculated news that blew up lesbian Twitter for days and days, Iâll break it to you here: The L Word is coming back. Reboots and revivals and reunions are all the rage right now, but the resurgence of this 6-season masterpiece means more than just new episodes. It means more gay representation on-screen. It means more jobs for women, especially queer women, in the industry. And most importantly, it means more Bette Porter in power suits walkinâ around Los Angeles like she owns the place because, basically, she does.
In the wake of this glorious announcement, not only was the internet abuzz with questions and opinions and theories (mostly surrounding Jennyâs untimely but still somehow not-soon-enough demise), but queer lady Twitter was positively LIT. The showâs been off the air for almost 10 years, but itâs likely that most of us have just been watching and re-watching since the final episode in hopes that Danaâs storyline would turn out differently, or Tina would become less boring, or Kit would become somehow more perfect. Now that weâve gotten the best possible news and weâre getting the heroes we need and deserve right now, weâre readier than ever to jump in and ensure that this reboot will make America gay again. And itâs pretty clear that the ladies on this list can do just that.
Though this list is in by no means comprehensive, these LGBTQ ladies make up an impressive sampling of the incredible queer talent at our disposal today. And because Ilene Chaiken, creator of The L Word, is surely, definitely reading this, I have a feeling weâll be hearing more from these women as reboot news continues to be released. After all, who knows better about the way that we liiiiiive and looooove than queer women themselves?