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    13 Years After The L Word Began - Where Are They Now?

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    Tracy E. Gilchrist

    Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.

    Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.

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    Where are they now?

    The L Word premiered on Showtime on January 18, 2004, and for the next six seasons, we tuned in every Sunday night to the drama, scandal, and sexcapades of Los Angeles’ queer female characters. Will Bette and Tina stay/get back together? Who will Shane hook up with this week? Will Jenny ever get it together? Wait, isn’t Alice bisexual? Wait, isn't Jenny bisexual? These were just a few of the thoughts that ran through our minds on any given Sunday.
    The impact of showrunner Ilene Chaiken’s characters is undeniable. The series helped change TV’s LGBT landscape forever, even if The L Word got a lot wrong sometimes. 
    We now see out lesbian, bisexual, and trans characters on various television platforms from Orange Is the New Blackto Transparent with increasing regularity. Still, the writers and actresses of The L Word were pioneers in conveying the lives of queer women and in also depicting women as sexual beings.
    The L Word wrapped in 2009, and since then the actresses who gave us indelible characters like Bette Porter, Tina Kennard, Shane McCutcheon, Jenny Schecter, and Alice Pieszecki have gone on to a myriad of other projects.
    Now, more than 13 years later. we check in on some of our favorites.

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    Tracy E. Gilchrist

    Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.

    Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.

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