What is life like for lesbians living outside more progressive metropolitan areas in America today where gay women endure hardships, bigotry, bullying, sexism and racism while trying to live among their predominantly straight neighbors? SHOWTIME will give viewers a look inside the daily struggles of a group of Southern lesbians in L WORDMISSISSIPPI: HATE THE SIN, a 90-minute documentary, which will premiere on the network on Friday, August 8th at 9 PM ET/PT.