In This Year - 1990

An overview of queer events that occurred in 1990.

Deltas compare against 1989

32 characters on air in 1990

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 32
— A 2 B 2 C 3 D 3 E — F 1 G 2 H — I 2 J 2 K 1 L 4 M 1 N 1 O 2 P — Q — R 1 S 2 T — U 2 V — W — X — Y 1 Z — #
M has the most, 4 17 letters in use · A, F, I, Q, R, U, W, X, or Y empty this year
B 2 ↑
Bev Harris Roseanne Regular
Bianca Montgomery All My Children Regular
C 2 ↑
Cissy Meldrum You Rang, M'Lord? Regular
CJ Lamb L.A. Law Regular
D 3 ↑
Denise Bryson Twin Peaks Recurring
Dewey Largo The Simpsons Recurring
Diane Butcher EastEnders Regular
E 3 ↑
Edna Krabappel Died this year The Simpsons Recurring
Eugenia Weeks Designing Women Guest
Evelyn Marks Died this year 21 Jump Street Guest
G 1 ↑
Georgette Carol & Company Guest
H 2 ↑
Helen Lovejoy The Simpsons Recurring
Hilly Danner Died this year Quantum Leap Guest
J 2 ↑
Jackie Harris Roseanne Regular
Jess Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Regular
K 2 ↑
Katherine Chancellor Died this year The Young and the Restless Regular
Katy Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Guest
L 1 ↑
Lisa Simpson The Simpsons Regular
M 4 ↑
Marcia Princess The Simpsons Recurring
Margaret Clemence Brookside Recurring
Megan 21 Jump Street Guest
Melanie Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Regular
N 1 ↑
Norma Making Out Recurring
O 1 ↑
Ollie de Ooievaar Alfred J. Kwak Recurring
P 2 ↑
Patty Bouvier The Simpsons Recurring
Penelope Barrington-Blake You Rang, M'Lord? Recurring
S 1 ↑
Stephanie Haywood Quantum Leap Guest
T 2 ↑
Tanja Schildknecht Lindenstraße Regular
Tracy Barlow Coronation Street Regular
V 2 ↑
Violet Trefusis Portrait of Marriage Regular
Vita Sackville-West Portrait of Marriage Regular
Z 1 ↑
Zoë Tate Emmerdale Regular
32 characters, A to Z.
Shows A–Z, articles ignored “The Beast in Me” files under B; numeric titles like 9-1-1 lead.
21 Jump Street 2
USA · TV Show
Evelyn Marks Died this year Guest
Megan Guest
Alfred J. Kwak 1
Spain · TV Show
Ollie de Ooievaar Recurring
All My Children 1
USA · TV Show
Bianca Montgomery Regular
Brookside 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Margaret Clemence Recurring
Carol & Company 1
USA · TV Show
Georgette Guest
Coronation Street 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Tracy Barlow Regular
Designing Women 1
USA · TV Show
Eugenia Weeks Guest
EastEnders 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Diane Butcher Regular
Emmerdale 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Zoë Tate Regular
L.A. Law 1
USA · TV Show
CJ Lamb Regular
Lindenstraße 1
Germany · TV Show
Tanja Schildknecht Regular
Making Out 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Norma Recurring
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit 3
United Kingdom · Mini-Series
Jess Regular
Katy Guest
Melanie Regular
Portrait of Marriage 2
United Kingdom · Mini-Series
Violet Trefusis Regular
Vita Sackville-West Regular
Quantum Leap 2
USA · TV Show
Hilly Danner Died this year Guest
Stephanie Haywood Guest
Roseanne 2
USA · TV Show
Bev Harris Regular
Jackie Harris Regular
The Simpsons 6
USA · TV Show
Dewey Largo Recurring
Edna Krabappel Died this year Recurring
Helen Lovejoy Recurring
Lisa Simpson Regular
Marcia Princess Recurring
Patty Bouvier Recurring
Twin Peaks 1
USA · TV Show
Denise Bryson Recurring
The Young and the Restless 1
USA · TV Show
Katherine Chancellor Died this year Regular
You Rang, M'Lord? 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Cissy Meldrum Regular
Penelope Barrington-Blake Recurring