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Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey, who starred as Shane and Alice, respectively, on The L Word , opened up to PEOPLE about their memoir So Gay For You

Moennig reflects on the pressure she felt to come out as LGBTQ+ in the early seasons of the show, even though she wasn’t ready yet

The costars reflect on the show’s legacy today and why it’s still an outlier for representation of lesbian and queer women

Kate Moennig is opening up about navigating playing lesbian icon Shane McCutcheon on The L Word while still figuring out her own identity in her new memoir So Gay for You: Friendship, Found Family, and the Show That Started It All . Moennig, 47, co-wrote the book with her The L Word costar , Pants podcast host and best friend Leisha Hailey, who played Alice Pi

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