Through Max's storyline this season, The L Word reduced the complexity of transgender issues to a stereotypical war between the sexes, promoted stereotypes about masculinity and femininity, and ridiculed the possibility of butch identity.
Out actress Daniela Sea talks about joining the cast of The L Word, her role in John Cameron Mitchell’s upcoming film Shortbus, and passing as a man in her travels abroad.
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