An intimate hilarious memoir of art friendship queerness and found family by Kate Moennig
and Leisha Hailey stars of The L Word -including never-before-shared stories and photos from
behind the scenes of the show and their personal lives. "The point is we're all connected
see? Through love through loneliness through one tiny lamentable lapse in judgment. All of
us in our isolation we reach out from the darkness from the alienation of modern life to
form these connections." - Alice Pieszecki Season 1 Episode 2 The L Word In the early
aughts Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey-both young artists trying to figure it all out-met at
auditions for what they thought was just an unknown little TV show. Given that it was a show
about lesbians living in LA with the first ever ensemble cast of openly queer female
characters Kate and Leisha knew the project was going to be unlike anything else out there.
What they didn't foresee was just how huge The L Word would become. One million people watched
the premiere and the show quickly turned into a groundbreaking phenomenon. Its influence on
pop culture in the political arena and in the lives of queer-and straight-viewers has been
lasting impactful even life-saving. But in addition to changing the course of television
history The L Word also changed Kate and Leisha's lives forever. From their first day on set
Kate and Leisha have always had each other's backs inseparable to the degree that the cast
joked they were like a pair of pants-you couldn't have one leg without the other. Hence the
name for their podcast PANTS born during the pandemic and now downloaded over 20 million
times. So Gay for You is a love letter to a life-defining friendship over the decades and
following Kate and Leisha's unlikely and extremely entertaining journey stumbling from closeted
queer kids to LGBTQ+ activists to successful actresses podcasters and business owners. Full
of never-before-shared glimpses into the making of The L Word Kate and Leisha's real-life
loves and losses and their status as queer icons So Gay for You is at its heart a book
about a deep meaningful connection with your ride or die and the gift of finding your chosen
family.
