In This Year - 1979

An overview of queer events that occurred in 1979.

Deltas compare against 1978

13 characters on air in 1979

Every queer character with a role in a show airing this year.

Jump to a letter Bar height is that letter's share of the 13
2 A — B 2 C 1 D — E 1 F — G — H — I — J 1 K — L 2 M — N 1 O — P — Q 1 R 1 S 1 T — U — V — W — X — Y — Z — #
A, C and M tie for the most, 2 each 10 letters in use · B, E, G, H, I, J, L, N, P, Q, U, V, W, X, Y, or Z empty this year
A 2 ↑
Alice Soap Recurring
Angela Jeffries Prisoner: Cell Block H Recurring
C 2 ↑
Chrissie Latham Prisoner: Cell Block H Regular
Claire Kano Died this year Kate Loves a Mystery Guest
D 1 ↑
Doreen Anderson Prisoner: Cell Block H Regular
F 1 ↑
Franky Doyle Died this year Prisoner: Cell Block H Regular
K 1 ↑
Katherine Chancellor Died this year The Young and the Restless Regular
M 2 ↑
Marie Antoninette The Rose of Versailles Recurring
Maxine Soap Guest
O 1 ↑
Oscar François de Jarjayes The Rose of Versailles Regular
R 1 ↑
Rosalie Lamorlière The Rose of Versailles Regular
S 1 ↑
Susan Piper Play for Today Regular
T 1 ↑
Tracy Barlow Coronation Street Regular
13 characters, A to Z.
Shows A–Z, articles ignored “The Beast in Me” files under B; numeric titles like 9-1-1 lead.
Coronation Street 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Tracy Barlow Regular
Kate Loves a Mystery 1
USA · TV Show
Claire Kano Died this year Guest
Play for Today 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Susan Piper Regular
Prisoner: Cell Block H 4
United Kingdom · TV Show
Angela Jeffries Recurring
Chrissie Latham Regular
Doreen Anderson Regular
Franky Doyle Died this year Regular
The Rose of Versailles 3
Japan · TV Show
Marie Antoninette Recurring
Oscar François de Jarjayes Regular
Rosalie Lamorlière Regular
Soap 2
USA · TV Show
Alice Recurring
Maxine Guest
The Young and the Restless 1
USA · TV Show
Katherine Chancellor Died this year Regular