When “The L Word” debuted on Showtime in January 2004, gays and lesbians couldn’t serve openly in the military, employees could be fired for being gay in most of the country and no state had yet begun issuing same-sex marriage licenses. To say a series about glamorous and successful Los Angeles lesbians was groundbreaking at the time would be, inarguably, an understatement.

The show’s revolutionary nature is, in part, why it has remained so culturally relevant and iconic more than two decades after its premiere. And this, in turn, is why two of its biggest stars — Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig — decided to undertake a joint memoir, “So Gay for You,” released Tuesday.

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