{"id":109222,"date":"2016-03-18T18:41:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T18:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/03\/18\/all-75-dead-lesbian-and-bisexual-characters-on-tv\/"},"modified":"2016-03-18T18:41:51","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T18:41:51","slug":"all-75-dead-lesbian-and-bisexual-characters-on-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/03\/18\/all-75-dead-lesbian-and-bisexual-characters-on-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"All 75 Dead Lesbian and Bisexual Characters On TV, And How They Died | Autostraddle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href='http:\/\/www.autostraddle.com\/all-65-dead-lesbian-and-bisexual-characters-on-tv-and-how-they-died-312315\/'>All 75 Dead Lesbian and Bisexual Characters On TV, And How They Died | Autostraddle<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"link_description\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glaschu.scot\/post\/140958753516\/all-75-dead-lesbian-and-bisexual-characters-on-tv\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">glaschus<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/commanderoswald.tumblr.com\/post\/140948971345\/all-75-dead-lesbian-and-bisexual-characters-on-tv\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">commanderoswald<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/reythespacebae.tumblr.com\/post\/140946409986\/all-75-dead-lesbian-and-bisexual-characters-on-tv\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">reythespacebae<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/treksmix.tumblr.com\/post\/140932341035\" target=\"_blank\">treksmix<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/jedihedaroot.tumblr.com\/post\/140891602842\" target=\"_blank\">jedihedaroot<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>article said 90 now.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond ridiculous.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The article is now up to <i>103 dead lesbian or bisexual women<\/i>, and I\u2019m just gonna list some of the fun ones here for you so you can see how ridiculous this is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<b>Susan Ross<\/b>, Seinfeld (1995) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p> Toxic envelope glue. No commentary needed.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Naomi Richards,<\/b> Band of Gold (1996) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p> Stabbed herself. Clearly she realized she was a lesbian and therefore had to die for ~plot reasons~<\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Leila and Rafaela<\/b>, Torre de Babel (1998) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shopping mall explosion. Too many gays in there at one time, I guess. Someone was bound to die dramatically.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Shaz Wiley,<\/b> Bad Girls (2000) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Another bomb. They\u2019re everywhere.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Tara Maclay, <\/b>Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shot by a stray bullet.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Kelly Hurst,<\/b> Family Affairs (2002) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Pushed down the stairs.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b>Megan Hartnoll,\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>\nAt Home With The Braithwaites (2003) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192 Electrocuted in the bath tub.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Juliet Becker,<\/b> The Bill (2003) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192 \u00a0Stabbed.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Tosha,<\/b> The Wire (2004) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Helena Cain,<\/b> Battlestar Galactica (2006) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192 Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Gina Inviere,<\/b> Battlestar Galactica (2006) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Another bomb.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Eve Jacobson\/Zoe McAllister, <\/b>Home &amp; Away (2006) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192 <i>Another<\/i> bomb.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Rae Thomas,<\/b> Passions (2007) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Stabbed.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Toshiko Sato,<\/b> Torchwood (2008) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Franzi Reuter<\/b>, Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (2008) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192 Explosion. Gas this time though, not a bomb! Very original.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Snoop,<\/b> The Wire (2008) \u2192<\/p>\n<p>Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>Sarah Barnes,<\/b> Hollyoaks (2009) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Skydiving accident. (???)<\/p>\n<p><\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Silvia Castro Le\u00f3n,<\/b> Los hombres de Paco (2010) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shot.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>June Stahl<\/b>, Sons of Anarchy (2010) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Marissa Tasker,<\/b> All My Children (2011) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Queen Sophie Ann Leclerq,<\/b> True Blood (2011) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Angela Darmody &amp; Louise Bryant,<\/b> Boardwalk Empire (2011) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192 Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Nadia, <\/b>Lost Girl (2012) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Stabbed.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Nora Gainesborough,<\/b> True Blood (2013) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Hepatitis!<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Annie,<\/b> Siberia (2013) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Cristina<\/b>, Tierra de Lobos (2013) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192 Head injury while trying not to get shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Alisha,<\/b> The Walking Dead (2013) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Victoria Hand, <\/b>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D (2014) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Reyna Flores<\/b>, Matador (2014) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Denise\/Simone,<\/b> Felizes Para Sempre? (2015) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Samantha Krueger,<\/b> Ascension (2015) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192 Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Delphine Cormier<\/b>, Orphan Black (2015) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Maddie Heath,<\/b> Coronation Street (2015) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192 Explosion! Haven\u2019t seen that one in awhile.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Lillian Moss<\/b>, Murdoch Mysteries (2015) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Charlie,<\/b> Supernatural (2015) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Stabbed.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>The Countess,<\/b> American Horror Story: Hotel (2015) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shot.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Ruby Haswell,<\/b> Emmerdale (2015) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>Helicopter crash! That\u2019s a new one. At least that sounds exciting.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><\/p>\n<p>Lexa<\/b>, The 100 (2016) <\/p>\n<p>\u2192<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You\u2019ll notice, of course, that one, jesus <i>christ <\/i>we\u2019re all gonna get shot, and two, everyone dies violently. There\u2019s never any peaceful deaths or\u00a0\u201cdied of old age in her cottage in Spain\u201d. It\u2019s always violent and bloody and dramatic, and you can chalk that up to the\u00a0\u201cBury Your Gays\u201d trope and the need of the media, even if just subconsciously, to punish queer characters for their queerness.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>You missed the best one<\/p>\n<p>Julie, Executive Suite (1976)<\/p>\n<p>Cause of death: Hit by a car. <b>Her love interest had just walked into traffic after realizing her lesbianism and Julie was chasing her.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If anyone ever tells you we\u2019re overreacting please point them in the direction of this thread. This is a real problem and we may have the opportunity to fix it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>They hate us so much.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All 75 Dead Lesbian and Bisexual Characters On TV, And How They Died | Autostraddle glaschus: commanderoswald: reythespacebae: treksmix: jedihedaroot: article said 90 now. Beyond ridiculous. 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