All 75 Dead Lesbian and Bisexual Characters On TV, And How They Died | Autostraddle
article said 90 now.
Beyond ridiculous.
The article is now up to 103 dead lesbian or bisexual women, and I’m just gonna list some of the fun ones here for you so you can see how ridiculous this is:
- Susan Ross, Seinfeld (1995)
→
Toxic envelope glue. No commentary needed.
- Naomi Richards, Band of Gold (1996)
→
Stabbed herself. Clearly she realized she was a lesbian and therefore had to die for ~plot reasons~
- Leila and Rafaela, Torre de Babel (1998)
→
Shopping mall explosion. Too many gays in there at one time, I guess. Someone was bound to die dramatically.
- Shaz Wiley, Bad Girls (2000)
→
Another bomb. They’re everywhere.
- Tara Maclay, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002)
→
Shot by a stray bullet.
- Kelly Hurst, Family Affairs (2002)
→
Pushed down the stairs.
- Megan Hartnoll,
At Home With The Braithwaites (2003)→ Electrocuted in the bath tub.
Juliet Becker, The Bill (2003)
→ Stabbed.
Tosha, The Wire (2004)
→
Shot.
Helena Cain, Battlestar Galactica (2006)
→ Shot.
Gina Inviere, Battlestar Galactica (2006)
→
Another bomb.
Eve Jacobson/Zoe McAllister, Home & Away (2006)
→ Another bomb.
Rae Thomas, Passions (2007)
→
Stabbed.
Toshiko Sato, Torchwood (2008)
→
Shot.
Franzi Reuter, Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (2008)
→ Explosion. Gas this time though, not a bomb! Very original.
Snoop, The Wire (2008) →
Shot.
Sarah Barnes, Hollyoaks (2009)
→
Skydiving accident. (???)
Silvia Castro León, Los hombres de Paco (2010)
→
Shot.
June Stahl, Sons of Anarchy (2010)
→
Shot.
Marissa Tasker, All My Children (2011)
→
Shot.
Queen Sophie Ann Leclerq, True Blood (2011)
→
Shot.
Angela Darmody & Louise Bryant, Boardwalk Empire (2011)
→ Shot.
Nadia, Lost Girl (2012)
→
Stabbed.
Nora Gainesborough, True Blood (2013)
→
Hepatitis!
Annie, Siberia (2013)
→
Shot.
Cristina, Tierra de Lobos (2013)
→ Head injury while trying not to get shot.
Alisha, The Walking Dead (2013)
→
Shot.
Victoria Hand, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D (2014)
→
Shot.
Reyna Flores, Matador (2014)
→
Shot.
Denise/Simone, Felizes Para Sempre? (2015)
→
Shot.
Samantha Krueger, Ascension (2015)
→ Shot.
Delphine Cormier, Orphan Black (2015)
→
Shot.
Maddie Heath, Coronation Street (2015)
→ Explosion! Haven’t seen that one in awhile.
Lillian Moss, Murdoch Mysteries (2015)
→
Shot.
Charlie, Supernatural (2015)
→
Stabbed.
The Countess, American Horror Story: Hotel (2015)
→
Shot.
Ruby Haswell, Emmerdale (2015)
→
Helicopter crash! That’s a new one. At least that sounds exciting.
Lexa, The 100 (2016)
→
Shot.
You’ll notice, of course, that one, jesus christ we’re all gonna get shot, and two, everyone dies violently. There’s never any peaceful deaths or “died of old age in her cottage in Spain”. It’s always violent and bloody and dramatic, and you can chalk that up to the “Bury Your Gays” trope and the need of the media, even if just subconsciously, to punish queer characters for their queerness.
You missed the best one
Julie, Executive Suite (1976)
Cause of death: Hit by a car. Her love interest had just walked into traffic after realizing her lesbianism and Julie was chasing her.
If anyone ever tells you we’re overreacting please point them in the direction of this thread. This is a real problem and we may have the opportunity to fix it.
They hate us so much.