Introduction : loving and losing : from The L word to the "R" word / Dana Heller
"Slip under my cloak of boringness. No one will even know we're gone" / Kim Ficera
The T word : exploring transgender representation in The L word / Rebecca Beirne
The end of The L word : fan pleasure or fan pain? / Faye Davies
Queering The L word / Sal Renshaw
The trouble with Shane : lesbians and polygamy / Heidi Schlipphacke
"L" is for looking again : art and representation on The L word / Margaret T. McFadden
Trashy, trivial, and testimonial : from pulp novels to The L word / Marnie Pratt
From the bottom to West Hollywood : finding community in Sula and The L word / Winnie McCroy
"No limits" entertainment : all-consuming transgressions in Showtime's The L word / Deborah E.R. Hanan
Imagining queer community in The L word / Cristyn Davies and Kellie Burns
"The D word" / Candace Moore
Why The Real L word matters : community and lesbian sex, in the flesh / Tara Shea Burke.
