In This Year - 1996

An overview of queer events that occurred in 1996.

Deltas compare against 1995

105 characters on air in 1996

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 105
10 A 4 B 7 C 5 D 7 E 3 F 1 G 3 H 2 I 6 J 3 K 8 L 8 M 2 N — O 3 P — Q 3 R 21 S 4 T — U 1 V 1 W 1 X — Y 2 Z — #
S has the most, 21 22 letters in use · O, Q, U, or Y empty this year
A 10 ↑
Abby Sullivan NYPD Blue Regular
Adeline Ally Broussard Chicago Hope Guest
Albert/Alberta The Wayans Bros. Guest
Alielle Relryle El-Hazard Regular
Alison Lash Beverly Hills, 90210 Recurring
Amy Elliot ER Guest
Andrea Süsskind Marienhof Regular
Angela Died this year NYPD Blue Guest
Annalena Bergmann Marienhof Regular
Annie Rueman Died this year Chicago Hope Guest
B 4 ↑
Babette von Dornhausen Marienhof Recurring
Beth Madison Recurring
Bev Harris Roseanne Regular
Bianca Montgomery All My Children Regular
C 7 ↑
Caroline Buxton Shortland Street Recurring
Carol Willick Friends Guest
Chase Phillips Losing Chase Regular
Chris Living Single Guest
Chris Warner Tracey Takes On... Recurring
Colette (Band of Gold) Band of Gold Regular
Crystal Clark Married… With Children Guest
D 5 ↑
Dawn Chicago Hope Guest
Debbie Buchman Mad About You Recurring
Dewey Largo The Simpsons Recurring
Dior Shelby Pacific Drive Regular
Donna Bedtime Regular
E 7 ↑
Edna Krabappel Died this year The Simpsons Recurring
Elizabeth Cole Losing Chase Regular
Elle Beverly Hills, 90210 Recurring
Ellen DeGeneres The Larry Sanders Show Guest
Ellen Morgan Ellen Regular
Emma Nightingale Emmerdale Recurring
Erika Sander Verbotene Liebe Regular
F 3 ↑
Fatora Venus El-Hazard Recurring
Fiona Metcalfe Died this year Pobol y Cwm Regular
Futaba Aoi You're Under Arrest Regular
G 1 ↑
Gabrielle Xena: Warrior Princess Regular
H 3 ↑
Helen Blakemore Water Rats Regular
Helen Cooper Drop the Dead Donkey Regular
Helen Lovejoy The Simpsons Recurring
I 2 ↑
Ibuki Maya Neon Genesis Evangelion Regular
Inés Nissaga de Poder Recurring
J 6 ↑
Jackie Harris Roseanne Regular
Jadzia Dax Died this year Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Regular
Jo Pacific Drive Recurring
Joan Revelations Recurring
Jody Ann Shaffell Two Mothers for Zachary Regular
Julia Salinger Party of Five Regular
K 3 ↑
Katherine Chancellor Died this year The Young and the Restless Regular
Kay West Pacific Drive Recurring
Kerry Weaver ER Regular
L 8 ↑
Lana Ink Guest
Laura Mäkimaa Kotikatu Regular
Leslie Caroline in the City Guest
Lindsay Corkhill Brookside Regular
Lisa Simpson The Simpsons Regular
Liz Bedtime Regular
Lucy Diver Died this year The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders Recurring
Lydia Brock Picket Fences Recurring
M 8 ↑
Mae Santos After the Beep Recurring
Maggie Doyle ER Recurring
Maggie Fergus Two Mothers for Zachary Regular
Mandy Thomas Home and Away Recurring
Marcia Princess The Simpsons Recurring
Margeaux Hayes Pacific Drive Regular
Mariona Montsolís Nissaga de Poder Regular
Midge Dexter Tracey Takes On... Recurring
N 2 ↑
Nancy Bartlett Roseanne Recurring
Norma Lear Sisters Recurring
P 3 ↑
Patsy Stone Absolutely Fabulous Regular
Patty Bouvier The Simpsons Recurring
Peaches NYPD Blue Guest
R 3 ↑
Raylene Bastard Out of Carolina Recurring
Rhonda Roth Relativity Regular
Ruth Anne "Bone" Boatwright Bastard Out of Carolina Regular
S 21 ↑
Sailor Neptune Sailor Moon Regular
Sailor Star Fighter Sailor Moon Recurring
Sailor Star Healer Sailor Moon Recurring
Sailor Star Maker Sailor Moon Recurring
Sailor Uranus Sailor Moon Regular
Samantha Sanders Beverly Hills, 90210 Recurring
Sarah Newly This Life Recurring
Shannon Reed Home and Away Regular
Shayla Living Single Guest
Simone Dubois Nash Bridges Guest
Sioned Rees Pobol y Cwm Regular
Sondra Westwood Died this year Pacific Drive Regular
Sonia Besirsky Died this year Lindenstraße Regular
Sonia Fowler EastEnders Regular
Sophie Wright Emmerdale Recurring
Stacy Bridges Nash Bridges Recurring
Susan Bunch Friends Guest
Susan Ivanova Babylon 5 Regular
Susanne Brandner Verbotene Liebe Regular
Susan Ross Died this year Seinfeld Recurring
Susie Wilde Emmerdale Guest
T 4 ↑
Tanja Schildknecht Lindenstraße Regular
Tina Chicago Hope Guest
Tracy Barlow Coronation Street Regular
Tracy Richards Died this year Band of Gold Regular
V 1 ↑
Valerie Madison Melrose Place Recurring
W 1 ↑
Willow Shortland Street Guest
X 1 ↑
Xena Died this year Xena: Warrior Princess Regular
Z 2 ↑
Zoe Marshall Pacific Drive Regular
Zoë Tate Emmerdale Regular
105 characters, A to Z.
Shows A–Z, articles ignored “The Beast in Me” files under B; numeric titles like 9-1-1 lead.
Absolutely Fabulous 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Patsy Stone Regular
After the Beep 1
Australia · Mini-Series
Mae Santos Recurring
All My Children 1
USA · TV Show
Bianca Montgomery Regular
Babylon 5 1
USA · TV Show
Susan Ivanova Regular
Band of Gold 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Colette (Band of Gold) Regular
Tracy Richards Died this year Regular
Bastard Out of Carolina 2
USA · TV Movie
Raylene Recurring
Ruth Anne "Bone" Boatwright Regular
Bedtime 2
USA · Mini-Series
Donna Regular
Liz Regular
Beverly Hills, 90210 3
USA · TV Show
Alison Lash Recurring
Elle Recurring
Samantha Sanders Recurring
Brookside 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Lindsay Corkhill Regular
Caroline in the City 1
USA · TV Show
Leslie Guest
Chicago Hope 4
USA · TV Show
Adeline Ally Broussard Guest
Annie Rueman Died this year Guest
Dawn Guest
Tina Guest
Coronation Street 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Tracy Barlow Regular
Drop the Dead Donkey 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Helen Cooper Regular
EastEnders 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Sonia Fowler Regular
El-Hazard 2
Japan · TV Show
Alielle Relryle Regular
Fatora Venus Recurring
Ellen 1
USA · TV Show
Ellen Morgan Regular
Emmerdale 4
United Kingdom · TV Show
Emma Nightingale Recurring
Sophie Wright Recurring
Susie Wilde Guest
Zoë Tate Regular
ER 3
USA · TV Show
Amy Elliot Guest
Kerry Weaver Regular
Maggie Doyle Recurring
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders 1
United Kingdom · TV Movie
Lucy Diver Died this year Recurring
Friends 2
USA · TV Show
Carol Willick Guest
Susan Bunch Guest
Ink 1
USA · TV Show
Lana Guest
Kotikatu 1
Finland · TV Show
Laura Mäkimaa Regular
The Larry Sanders Show 1
USA · TV Show
Ellen DeGeneres Guest
Lindenstraße 2
Germany · TV Show
Sonia Besirsky Died this year Regular
Tanja Schildknecht Regular
Living Single 2
USA · TV Show
Chris Guest
Shayla Guest
Losing Chase 2
USA · TV Movie
Chase Phillips Regular
Elizabeth Cole Regular
Mad About You 1
USA · TV Show
Debbie Buchman Recurring
Madison 1
Canada · TV Show
Beth Recurring
Marienhof 3
Germany · TV Show
Andrea Süsskind Regular
Annalena Bergmann Regular
Babette von Dornhausen Recurring
Married… With Children 1
USA · TV Show
Crystal Clark Guest
Melrose Place 1
USA · TV Show
Valerie Madison Recurring
Nash Bridges 2
USA · TV Show
Simone Dubois Guest
Stacy Bridges Recurring
Neon Genesis Evangelion 1
Japan · TV Show
Ibuki Maya Regular
Nissaga de Poder 2
Spain · TV Show
Inés Recurring
Mariona Montsolís Regular
NYPD Blue 3
USA · TV Show
Abby Sullivan Regular
Angela Died this year Guest
Peaches Guest
Pacific Drive 6
Australia · TV Show
Dior Shelby Regular
Jo Recurring
Kay West Recurring
Margeaux Hayes Regular
Sondra Westwood Died this year Regular
Zoe Marshall Regular
Party of Five 1
USA · TV Show
Julia Salinger Regular
Picket Fences 1
USA · TV Show
Lydia Brock Recurring
Pobol y Cwm 2
Wales · TV Show
Fiona Metcalfe Died this year Regular
Sioned Rees Regular
Relativity 1
USA · TV Show
Rhonda Roth Regular
Revelations 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Joan Recurring
Roseanne 3
USA · TV Show
Bev Harris Regular
Jackie Harris Regular
Nancy Bartlett Recurring
Sailor Moon 5
Japan · TV Show
Sailor Neptune Regular
Sailor Star Fighter Recurring
Sailor Star Healer Recurring
Sailor Star Maker Recurring
Sailor Uranus Regular
Seinfeld 1
USA · TV Show
Susan Ross Died this year Recurring
Shortland Street 2
New Zealand · TV Show
Caroline Buxton Recurring
Willow Guest
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
Sisters 1
USA · TV Show
Norma Lear Recurring
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1
USA · TV Show
Jadzia Dax Died this year Regular
This Life 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Sarah Newly Recurring
Tracey Takes On... 2
USA · TV Show
Chris Warner Recurring
Midge Dexter Recurring
Two Mothers for Zachary 2
USA · TV Movie
Jody Ann Shaffell Regular
Maggie Fergus Regular
Verbotene Liebe 2
Germany · TV Show
Erika Sander Regular
Susanne Brandner Regular
Water Rats 1
Australia · TV Show
Helen Blakemore Regular
The Wayans Bros. 1
USA · TV Show
Albert/Alberta Guest
Xena: Warrior Princess 2
USA · TV Show
Gabrielle Regular
Xena Died this year Regular
You're Under Arrest 1
Japan · Mini-Series
Futaba Aoi Regular
The Young and the Restless 1
USA · TV Show
Katherine Chancellor Died this year Regular