Written by shelby1991

I have read the negative comments relative to the L Word producers and writers, and I feel compelled to respond accordingly.

If you are a lesbian and you live anywhere else but California, you know that being out publicly can be very challenging to your life, and career.

When the show first started I was totally in awe of the courage of the actors, writers, producers, etc. to challenge mainstream society with telling the story(s) of the lesbian, bi etc. life.

I thought the first season was incredible and had high hopes for the future of the L Word.

As time has progressed, and new L Word seasons have come and gone, I have been deeply concerned about the negative story lines, that quite honestly are depressing.

When I say, don't be fooled, I suspect that the writers and producers of the L Word have had to compromise their story lines with Showtime execs in order to keep the show alive.

What seems to sell on television are depressing story and crisis story lines.

As members of the GLTB community, we all know too well the depressing facts of life along with the challenges of trying to survive in mainstream society.

If you live in California, as the show portrays, you can be out and no one cares, you keep your job and live in a world that quite honestly is not the real world. But, even with the characters being out all the way with their sexuality, the L Word manages to portray life in the GLTB world as a world of constant crisis and depression.

I had high hopes that the L Word would become a show with class, with story lines that portray success in "the real world."

I had high hopes that the L Word would become a symbol of hope for the younger and future members of the GLTB community.

The L Word is so much more than a television show. It is a symbol of our lives as members of the GLTB community.

I challenge the writers, producers, actors, and especially Showtime to clean up the L Word, and give it and all of the L Word fans the dignity and class it/we deserve(s).

It goes without saying that life has it's crisis and depressing times, but the sun does shine most of the time.

Someone has snuffed out the sunshine of life in the L Word and sold it by taking away the class and dignity it once had.

We all have a responsibility to make this world a better place especially for those new members of the GLTB community who are the future.

The L Word has the power to be a symbol of hope for the future.

It is our responsibility to advocate this agenda.

One last note:

We need to quit blaming the producers, writers, and cast members for not allowing the sun to shine.

We need to challenge them to higher standards.

We have the power to do this.

The majority of the L Word fan base is made up of members of the GLTB community.

Without our support by watching the show, the L Word would not survive.

We are the L Word...and They are US!

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