In This Year - 1996

An overview of queer events that occurred in 1996.

 

105 Characters On Air

 

By Character Name

Name Show(s)
Abby SullivanNYPD Blue (regular character)
Adeline Ally BroussardChicago Hope (guest character)
Albert/AlbertaThe Wayans Bros. (guest character)
Alielle RelryleEl-Hazard (regular character)
Alison LashBeverly Hills, 90210 (recurring character)
Amy ElliotER (guest character)
Andrea SüsskindMarienhof (regular character)
AngelaNYPD Blue (guest character)
Annalena BergmannMarienhof (regular character)
Annie RuemanChicago Hope (guest character)
Babette von DornhausenMarienhof (recurring character)
BethMadison (recurring character)
Bev HarrisRoseanne (regular character)
Bianca MontgomeryAll My Children (regular character)
Carol WillickFriends (guest character)
Caroline BuxtonShortland Street (recurring character)
Chase PhillipsLosing Chase (regular character)
ChrisLiving Single (guest character)
Chris WarnerTracey Takes On… (recurring character)
Colette (Band of Gold)Band of Gold (regular character)
Crystal ClarkMarried… With Children (guest character)
DawnChicago Hope (guest character)
Debbie BuchmanMad About You (recurring character)
Dewey LargoThe Simpsons (recurring character)
Dior ShelbyPacific Drive (regular character)
DonnaBedtime (regular character)
Edna KrabappelThe Simpsons (recurring character)
Elizabeth ColeLosing Chase (regular character)
ElleBeverly Hills, 90210 (recurring character)
Ellen DeGeneresThe Larry Sanders Show (guest character)
Ellen MorganEllen (regular character)
Emma NightingaleEmmerdale (recurring character)
Erika SanderVerbotene Liebe (regular character)
Fatora VenusEl-Hazard (recurring character)
Fiona MetcalfePobol y Cwm (regular character)
Futaba AoiYou’re Under Arrest (regular character)
GabrielleXena: Warrior Princess (regular character)
Helen BlakemoreWater Rats (regular character)
Helen CooperDrop the Dead Donkey (regular character)
Helen LovejoyThe Simpsons (recurring character)
Ibuki MayaNeon Genesis Evangelion (regular character)
InésNissaga de Poder (recurring character)
Jackie HarrisRoseanne (regular character)
Jadzia DaxStar Trek: Deep Space Nine (regular character)
JoPacific Drive (recurring character)
JoanRevelations (recurring character)
Jody Ann ShaffellTwo Mothers for Zachary (regular character)
Julia SalingerParty of Five (regular character)
Katherine ChancellorThe Young and the Restless (regular character)
Kay WestPacific Drive (recurring character)
Kerry WeaverER (regular character)
LanaInk (guest character)
Laura MäkimaaKotikatu (regular character)
LeslieCaroline in the City (guest character)
Lindsay CorkhillBrookside (regular character)
Lisa SimpsonThe Simpsons (regular character)
LizBedtime (regular character)
Lucy DiverThe Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (recurring character)
Lydia BrockPicket Fences (recurring character)
Mae SantosAfter the Beep (recurring character)
Maggie DoyleER (recurring character)
Maggie FergusTwo Mothers for Zachary (regular character)
Mandy ThomasHome and Away (recurring character)
Marcia PrincessThe Simpsons (recurring character)
Margeaux HayesPacific Drive (regular character)
Mariona MontsolísNissaga de Poder (regular character)
Midge DexterTracey Takes On… (recurring character)
Nancy BartlettRoseanne (recurring character)
Norma LearSisters (recurring character)
Patsy StoneAbsolutely Fabulous (regular character)
Patty BouvierThe Simpsons (recurring character)
PeachesNYPD Blue (guest character)
RayleneBastard Out of Carolina (recurring character)
Rhonda RothRelativity (regular character)
Ruth Anne “Bone” BoatwrightBastard Out of Carolina (regular character)
Sailor NeptuneSailor Moon (regular character)
Sailor Star FighterSailor Moon (recurring character)
Sailor Star HealerSailor Moon (recurring character)
Sailor Star MakerSailor Moon (recurring character)
Sailor UranusSailor Moon (regular character)
Samantha SandersBeverly Hills, 90210 (recurring character)
Sarah NewlyThis Life (recurring character)
Shannon ReedHome and Away (regular character)
ShaylaLiving Single (guest character)
Simone DuboisNash Bridges (guest character)
Sioned ReesPobol y Cwm (regular character)
Sondra WestwoodPacific Drive (regular character)
Sonia BesirskyLindenstraße (regular character)
Sonia FowlerEastEnders (regular character)
Sophie WrightEmmerdale (recurring character)
Stacy BridgesNash Bridges (recurring character)
Susan BunchFriends (guest character)
Susan IvanovaBabylon 5 (regular character)
Susan RossSeinfeld (recurring character)
Susanne BrandnerVerbotene Liebe (regular character)
Susie WildeEmmerdale (guest character)
Tanja SchildknechtLindenstraße (regular character)
TinaChicago Hope (guest character)
Tracy BarlowCoronation Street (regular character)
Tracy RichardsBand of Gold (regular character)
Valerie MadisonMelrose Place (recurring character)
WillowShortland Street (guest character)
XenaXena: Warrior Princess (regular character)
Zoe MarshallPacific Drive (regular character)
Zoë TateEmmerdale (regular character)

By Show

Show Character(s)
Absolutely Fabulous (1)
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After the Beep (1)
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All My Children (1)
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Babylon 5 (1)
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Band of Gold (2)
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Bastard Out of Carolina (2)
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Bedtime (2)
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  • Donna (regular character)
  • Liz (regular character)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (3)
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Brookside (1)
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Caroline in the City (1)
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Chicago Hope (4)
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Coronation Street (1)
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Drop the Dead Donkey (1)
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EastEnders (1)
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El-Hazard (2)
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Ellen (1)
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Emmerdale (4)
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ER (3)
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The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1)
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Friends (2)
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Home and Away (2)
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Ink (1)
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  • Lana (guest character)
Kotikatu (1)
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Lindenstraße (2)
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Living Single (2)
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Losing Chase (2)
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Mad About You (1)
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Madison (1)
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  • Beth (recurring character)
Marienhof (3)
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Married… With Children (1)
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Melrose Place (1)
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Nash Bridges (2)
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Neon Genesis Evangelion (1)
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Nissaga de Poder (2)
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NYPD Blue (3)
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Pacific Drive (6)
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Party of Five (1)
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Picket Fences (1)
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Pobol y Cwm (2)
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Relativity (1)
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Revelations (1)
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  • Joan (recurring character)
Roseanne (3)
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Sailor Moon (5)
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Seinfeld (1)
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Shortland Street (2)
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Sisters (1)
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1)
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The Larry Sanders Show (1)
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The Simpsons (6)
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The Wayans Bros. (1)
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The Young and the Restless (1)
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This Life (1)
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Tracey Takes On… (2)
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Two Mothers for Zachary (2)
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Verbotene Liebe (2)
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Water Rats (1)
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Xena: Warrior Princess (2)
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You’re Under Arrest (1)
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