In This Year - 1989

An overview of queer events that occurred in 1989.

Deltas compare against 1988

22 characters on air in 1989

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 22
— A 2 B 1 C 2 D — E — F — G — H — I 1 J 1 K 3 L 2 M 1 N 1 O 4 P — Q — R — S 3 T — U — V — W — X — Y 1 Z — #
P has the most, 4 12 letters in use · A, E, F, G, H, I, Q, R, S, U, V, W, X, or Y empty this year
B 2 ↑
Bev Harris Roseanne Regular
Bianca Montgomery All My Children Regular
C 1 ↑
Carol Dear John Guest
D 2 ↑
Dewey Largo The Simpsons Recurring
Diane Butcher EastEnders Regular
J 1 ↑
Jackie Harris Roseanne Regular
K 1 ↑
Katherine Chancellor Died this year The Young and the Restless Regular
L 3 ↑
Laís Vale Tudo Regular
Lisa Simpson The Simpsons Regular
Lorraine The Women of Brewster Place Regular
M 2 ↑
Marilyn McGrath HeartBeat Regular
Marília Vale Tudo Regular
N 1 ↑
Norma Making Out Recurring
O 1 ↑
Ollie de Ooievaar Alfred J. Kwak Recurring
P 4 ↑
Pamela Hammond Night Court Guest
Patty HeartBeat Recurring
Patty Bouvier The Simpsons Recurring
Pei China Beach Guest
T 3 ↑
Tanja Schildknecht Lindenstraße Regular
Theresa The Women of Brewster Place Regular
Tracy Barlow Coronation Street Regular
Z 1 ↑
Zoë Tate Emmerdale Regular
22 characters, A to Z.
Shows A–Z, articles ignored “The Beast in Me” files under B; numeric titles like 9-1-1 lead.
Alfred J. Kwak 1
Spain · TV Show
Ollie de Ooievaar Recurring
All My Children 1
USA · TV Show
Bianca Montgomery Regular
China Beach 1
USA · TV Show
Pei Guest
Coronation Street 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Tracy Barlow Regular
Dear John 1
USA · TV Show
Carol Guest
EastEnders 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Diane Butcher Regular
Emmerdale 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Zoë Tate Regular
HeartBeat 2
USA · TV Show
Marilyn McGrath Regular
Patty Recurring
Lindenstraße 1
Germany · TV Show
Tanja Schildknecht Regular
Making Out 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Norma Recurring
Night Court 1
USA · TV Show
Pamela Hammond Guest
Roseanne 2
USA · TV Show
Bev Harris Regular
Jackie Harris Regular
The Simpsons 3
USA · TV Show
Dewey Largo Recurring
Lisa Simpson Regular
Patty Bouvier Recurring
Vale Tudo 2
Brazil · TV Show
Laís Regular
Marília Regular
The Women of Brewster Place 2
USA · Mini-Series
Lorraine Regular
Theresa Regular
The Young and the Restless 1
USA · TV Show
Katherine Chancellor Died this year Regular