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Amatangelo, Amy. “Oh, the drama! Showtime's `The L Word' turns up the heat in new season.” Boston Herald 20 Feb. 2005: 1.

 Bolonik, Kera. the L word: Welcome to Our Planet. New York, NY: Fireside, 2005.

 Butler, Judith. Gender Trouble. New York, NY: Routledge, 1999.

 Chambers, Samuel A. "Heteronormativity and the L word." Reading the L word: Outing contemporary television. Eds. Kim Akass and Janet McCabe. London: I.B.Tauris and Co. Ltd., 2006. 81-98.

 Colebrook, Claire. Gender. New York, NY: Palgrave, 2004.

 Cullen, Ed. “Lively, yes; literate, no; ‘The L Word' lacking in plot and substance.” The Advocate 15 Feb. 2005: 6A.

 Glock, Alison. “Give 'em L! The L Word Makes a Bold Statement, but its Creator is a Reluctant Role Model.” South Florida Sun – Sentinel 19 Feb. 2005: 1D.

 Goodman, Tim. “Like fine wine, 'The L Word' just gets better.” San Francisco Chronicle 18 Feb. 2005: E1.

 Guido, Michelle. “Lesbians take big interest in pioneering ‘The L Word'.” Knight Ridder Tribune News Service 23 Feb. 2004: 1.

 Halberstam, Judith. "The Transgender Gaze in Boys Don't Cry." The Visual Culture Reader (Second Edition). Ed. Nicholas Mirzoeff. New York, NY: Routledge, 1998. 669-673.

 Hennessy, Rosemary. Profits and Pleasure: Sexual Identities in Late Capitalism. New York, NY: Routledge, 2000.

 Lee, Veronica. “Review: Screen: Let's hear it for the girls: Queer Eye For the Straight Guy was last year's pink TV hit. Now The L Word, a racy American soap exploring lesbian relationships, promises gay women a piece of the action.” The Observer 4 Jan. 2004, London ed.: 11.

 Leonard, John. "The L Word." New York 38.6 (2005): 69.

 Lewis, Reina. "Looking Good: The Lesbian Gaze." The Visual Culture Reader (Second Edition). Ed. Nicholas Mirzoeff. New York, NY: Routledge, 1998. 654-668.

 Moore, Candace and Kristen Schilt. "Is she man enough?: Female masculinities on the L word." Reading the L word: Outing contemporary television. Eds. Kim Akass and Janet McCabe. London: I.B.Tauris and Co. Ltd., 2006. 159-171.

 Rich, Adrienne. "Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence." Feminisms. Eds. Sandra Kemp and Judith Squires. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1997. 320-325.

 Shister, Gail. "Moennig's chick-magnet androgyny perfect fit for 'L Word'." Knight Ridder Tribune News Service 02 Feb. 2004: 1.

 Swartz, Shauna. "The other L word: Representing a Latina identity." Reading the L word: Outing contemporary television. Eds. Kim Akass and Janet McCabe. London: I.B.Tauris and Co. Ltd., 2006. 177-181.

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 "the L word Defined." the L word. Prod. Ilene Chaiken. DVD Boxset. Showtime Entertainment, 2004.

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 the L word on Showtime - Get the Newest L Word Downloads and more. 2004, 2005, 2006. Showtime Entertainment. Retrieved 03 February 2006. <http://www.sho.com/site/lword/downloads.do>.
[Note: All cast individual photos were downloaded as wallpapers from Showtime's free download page. Season 1 images were downloaded in April of 2004. Season 2 in January of 2005. Season 3 in February of 2006. Unfortunately these are no longer available and Season 3 will be gone soon as well.]

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 the L word Season One. Prod. Ilene Chaiken. Perf. Jennifer Beals, Erin Daniels, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman, Mia Kirshner. Showtime Entertainment, 2004.

 the L word Season One: "Fashion Extra." DVD Boxset. Prod. Ilene Chaiken. Showtime Entertainment, 2004. 6 min.

 the L word Season One:"Power Up Panel." DVD Boxset. Prod. Ilene Chaiken. Showtime Entertainment, 2004. 16 min.

 the L word Season One: "The Wardrobe Closet." DVD Boxset. Prod. Ilene Chaiken. Showtime Entertainment, 2004.

 Thompson, Kevin D. "'L Word' Gives Showtime a Needed Buzz." Palm Beach Post 20 Feb. 2005: 3.

 "Timeline of Lesbian and Bisexual TV Characters." AfterEllen.com. 2005. 14 Feb. 2006 <http://www.afterellen.com/TV/Timeline-TV.html>.

 Walters, Suzanna Danuta. All the Rage: The Story of Gay Visibility in America. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2001.

 Warn, Sarah. "Introduction." Reading the L word: Outing contemporary television. Eds. Kim Akass and Janet McCabe. London: I.B.Tauris and Co. Ltd., 2006. 1-8.

 Warn, Sarah. "Will Earthlings (now The L Word) be the Lesbian Queer as Folk?" AfterEllen.com. Sept. 2002. 14 Feb. 2006 <http://www.afterellen.com/TV/lesbianqaf.html>.