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Jennifer Beals at Salon's studio in New York (Photography by Jill Greenberg for Salon)

Jennifer Beals is focusing on queer joy

Kelly McClure
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (C), with "The L Word" Producer Ilene Chaiken (R) and actresses Leisha Hailey (2nd R), Kate Moennig (2nd L) and Jennifer Beals (L), speak during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2023. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

"The L Word" goes to DC

Kelly McClure
Katherine Moennig as Shane in "The L Word: Generation Q" (Nicole Wilder/SHOWTIME)

"The L Word" and Shanes I have known

Alison Stine
Mia Kirshner as Jenny Schecter in "The L Word" (Courtesy of Showtime)

In defense of L Word's Jenny Schecter

Kelly McClure
Jennifer Beals (Photography by Jill Greenberg, jillgreenberg.com. Find out more about Jill's initiative Alreadymade., a mission to hire more female photographers and content creators at alreadymade.org)

L Word star on why we need Generation Q

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Stills from Work In Progress and The L Word: Generation Q (Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Jean Whiteside/SHOWTIME)

Bye, "L Word." Hello "Work in Progress"

Melanie McFarland
Rachel Shelley, Pam Grier, Mia Kirshner, Katherine Moennig, Jennifer Beals, Laurel Holloman, Leisha Hailey, and Rose Rollins in The L Word (Showtime/Don Flood)

The return of "The L Word"

Gabriel Bell
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