EXCLUSIVE | 'The L Word: Generation Q' star Stephanie Allynne hopes the show will help people find themselves
This is the second part of an interview with Stephanie Allynne. You can read the first part here.
May contain spoilers for Season 1 of 'The L Word: Generation Q'
With 'The L Word' returning to television a decade after it closed its first chapter, it brought back Jennifer Beals (as Bette Porter), Leisha Hailey (as Alice Pieszecki) and Katherine Moennig (as Shane McCutcheon). Along with the original characters, the show brought on board an entirely new generation of the LGBTQIA community starring Arienne Mandi as Dani Nùñez, Rosanny Zayas as Sophie Suarez, Leo Sheng as Micah Lee, Jacqueline Toboni as Sarah Finley, Brian Michael Smith as Pierce Williams and Freddy Miyares as Jose Garcia.
And it was a necessary decision. "I find this 'new generation' very inspiring. I am personally a big fan of woke PC culture and I love that young people demand it. 'The L Word: Generation Q' pulsates with that demand," Stephanie Allynne tells MEA WorldWide (MEAWW) in an exclusive chat.
At a time when the LGBTQ+ narrative has a substantial presence in our mainstream, compared to say two decades ago, Allynne hopes that 'The L Word: Generation Q' will add to the discussion; because despite the awareness, Allynne thinks the issues are still niche. "Inclusion and visibility should be the standard at this point. 'The L Word: Generation Q' celebrates the LGBTQ+ narrative, but to be praised for something that is so obviously human tells you we still have a long way to go."
Allynne has been a fan of the original show 'The L Word' for a long time now. But it was quite late in life that she discovered the show; but when she did, she dived right in. When in 2012 she met her now-wife Tig Notaro, she immediately fell head over heels in love with her. At that time, "feeling a little insecure about her newfound lesbian relationship, "I naturally went to The L Word for some guidance. About 10 minutes into the pilot I knew I was fully gay," she recalls.
She hopes that the show will help people to come to terms with their true self, finding themselves through the show. And she'd be happy even if it were just one person. "I hope we all walk into the sunset together, hand in hand, and live happily ever after (and by "happily ever after" I mean I hope we get a Season 2)," she chirps.
'The L Word: Generation Q' airs on Sundays at 10/ 9c on Showtime.