In This Year - 2004

An overview of queer events that occurred in 2004.

Deltas compare against 2003

210 characters on air in 2004

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

Most popular starting letter

2 letters tie for the most, with 20 names each.

Least popular starting letter

6 letters tie for the fewest, with just 1 each.

Unused letters

Every letter of the alphabet shows up this year.

Adelaide Jefferson Agatha Christie's Marple
Al Mackenzie Bad Girls
Alex Kelly The O.C.
Alex Nuñez Degrassi: The Next Generation
Ali Spencer Emmerdale
Alice Pieszecki The L Word
Amanda Reed NCIS
Andrea Süsskind Marienhof
Angela Phillips Wild West
Anna Taggaro One Tree Hill
Annalena Bergmann Marienhof
Antje Stenzel Hinter Gittern
Antoinette Stella CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Ava Moore Nip/Tuck
Bea Sutton Paradise Falls
Bea Villarejo Aquí No Hay Quien Viva
Belinda Undressed
Beth Wonderfalls
Bette Porter The L Word
Bianca Montgomery All My Children
Bill Two and a Half Men
Brenda Castillo Charmed
Britt Evans Pobol y Cwm
Brother Ken bro'Town
Buffy Only Neighbours
Candace Jewell The L Word
Carla von Lahnstein Verbotene Liebe
Carly Charmed
Céline Frémont Plus Belle La Vie
Charity Dingle Emmerdale
Charlotte Beaumont All Saints
Cherie Jaffe The L Word
Cherry Peck Nip/Tuck
Cheryl The Wire
Christina Dichiera Stingers
Christine Walter Hinter Gittern
Claire Fisher Six Feet Under
Constance Harm The Simpsons
Cynthia Cluxton NCIS
Dana Davin Train 48
Dana Fairbanks The L Word
Daniela Cold Case
Dax The L Word
Debbie Dingle Emmerdale
Debbie McAllister The Bill
Deirdre Will & Grace
Doris Wolfe Guiding Light
Dusty Queer as Folk (US)
Edie Six Feet Under
Edna Krabappel The Simpsons
Eleonora Ferreira da Silva Senhora de Destino
Emma Nightingale Emmerdale
Erika Sander Verbotene Liebe
Esther García Ruiz Hospital Central
Evelyn Harper Two and a Half Men
Evelyn Thoma Verbotene Liebe
Father Teresa Judging Amy
Fee Nolan Shortland Street
Flora Anderson Deadwood
Foxxy Love Drawn Together
Francesca Wolff The L Word
Frankie Biancavilla Strong Medicine
Frankie Stone All My Children
Franzi Brenner Lindenstraße
Fujino Shizuru My-HiME
Gabby Deveaux The L Word
George Humphries Shortland Street
Georgina Harris Neighbours
Gerda Keller Hinter Gittern
Gina Tribbiani Joey
Grace Finnegan The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Hanna Novak Verbotene Liebe
Hayley Cropper Coronation Street
Hazel Bailey Footballers' Wives
Helen Lovejoy The Simpsons
Heli Sievinen Salatut elämät
Herbert Garrison South Park
Himemiya Chikane Kannazuki no Miko
Honshō Chizuru Bleach
Ines Führbringer Hinter Gittern
Isabella Kortenaer Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
Ivan Beyonce Aycock The L Word
Jane Canary (Calamity Jane) Deadwood
Janet Adler Will & Grace
Janice Santos NCIS
Jay Copeland Shortland Street
Jennifer Improtta Senhora de Destino
Jenny Schecter The L Word
Jez Shameless (UK)
Joanie Stubbs Deadwood
Josie Turner Agatha Christie's Marple
Juanita CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Judy Lupino House M.D.
Julia McNamara Nip/Tuck
Julia Smith Veronica Mars
Juliet Ferriere Famille d’accueil
Juliette Frémont Plus Belle La Vie
Kanata Hijiri Girls Bravo
Karen Walker Will & Grace
Katherine Chancellor The Young and the Restless
Kerry Weaver ER
Kerstin Herzog Hinter Gittern
Kim Chen House M.D.
Kima Greggs The Wire
Kimmy The Wire
Kisaragi Otoha Kannazuki no Miko
Kitagawa Rio Doki Doki School Hours
Kosame Girls Bravo
Kris Yates Bad Girls
Kristina Corinthos-Davis General Hospital
Kuga Natsuki My-HiME
Kurusugawa Himeko Kannazuki no Miko
Lacey Haraway The L Word
Lana Crawford Neighbours
Lara Perkins The L Word
Laura Mäkimaa Kotikatu
Lena Kundera All My Children
Linda Freeman Two and a Half Men
Lindsay Peterson Queer as Folk (US)
Lisa Simpson The Simpsons
Lisa Winslow Law & Order
Liz Cruz Nip/Tuck
Lorraine Finster Will & Grace
Luna Godannar
Lynn Searcy Girlfriends
Macarena "Maca" Fernández Wilson Hospital Central
Maia Jeffries Shortland Street
Mandy Roberts Pobol y Cwm
Marcia Princess The Simpsons
Margaret Curtin NCIS
Marie Foley NCIS
Marina Ferrer The L Word
Marissa Cooper The O.C.
Mary Trewednack Wild West
Meg Burst Angel
Melanie Marcus Queer as Folk (US)
Mercedes CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Michelle Dante’s Cove
Mickie Hendrie Holby City
Mimosa CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Miranda Hobbes Sex and the City
Mona Lavelle CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Monet Will & Grace
Monica Gallagher Shameless (UK)
Myfanwy Little Britain
Nadia The L Word
Nakanotani Mina Air Master
Natalie Buxton Bad Girls
Nicole Wallace Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Nina Farr Casualty
Norma Starkey Shameless (UK)
Olivia Spencer Guiding Light
Orochimaru Naruto
Paige Michalchuk Degrassi: The Next Generation
Patsy Stone Absolutely Fabulous
Patty Bouvier The Simpsons
Paula Rapf Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
Peggy Langston Hex
Peggy Peabody The L Word
Quentin Costa Nip/Tuck
Rachel Whatmore Emmerdale
Ralph The L Word
Rebecca Mattern Unter Uns
Rebecca Thatcher The L Word
Renee Bishop Law & Order
Rhiannon Little Britain
Ria Prince Strong Medicine
Ro D'Angelo Will & Grace
Robin The L Word
Ronna The West Wing
Rosa Izquierdo Aquí No Hay Quien Viva
Sadie Reba
Samantha Jones Sex and the City
Sanae Yashima Hanaukyo Maid Team
Sandy Lopez ER
Sascha Mehring Hinter Gittern
Selena Geeson Bad Girls
Serena Southerlyn Law & Order
Shadow Dunaway Godannar
Shane McCutcheon The L Word
Sharon Tyler Wonderfalls
Shell Dockley Bad Girls
Shelly Still Standing
Simone Russell Passions
Sky Mangel Neighbours
Snoop The Wire
Sonia Fowler EastEnders
Sophie Webster Coronation Street
Stephanie Scully Neighbours
Susanne Brandner Verbotene Liebe
Suzanne Richter Lindenstraße
Tanja Schildknecht Lindenstraße
Tanya Turner Footballers' Wives
Tayo The L Word
Terry Still Standing
Tessa Jellicoe The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Thelma Bates Hex
Tina Kennard The L Word
Tonya The L Word
Tosha Mitchell The Wire
Tracy Barlow Coronation Street
Trina Girlfriends
Trish Simpkin Paradise Falls
Uta Refson The L Word
Valerie Goins The L Word
Wendy Garner CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Xandra Rosenman The L Word
Yolanda Watkins The L Word
Yoshimine Mitsuka DearS
Zoë Tate Emmerdale
The L Word 26
USA · TV Show
Shane McCutcheon Regular Alice Pieszecki Regular Bette Porter Regular Tina Kennard Regular Jenny Schecter Regular Dana Fairbanks Regular Marina Ferrer Recurring Lara Perkins Recurring Candace Jewell Guest Ivan Beyonce Aycock Guest Dax Guest Gabby Deveaux Guest Valerie Goins Guest Lacey Haraway Guest Nadia Guest Peggy Peabody Recurring Ralph Guest Uta Refson Guest Robin Recurring Tayo Guest Tonya Recurring Yolanda Watkins Guest Francesca Wolff Guest Xandra Rosenman Guest Cherie Jaffe Guest Rebecca Thatcher Guest
The Simpsons 8
USA · TV Show
Patty Bouvier Recurring Lisa Simpson Regular Constance Harm Recurring Helen Lovejoy Recurring Marcia Princess Recurring Edna Krabappel Recurring Regular Recurring
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6
USA · TV Show
Antoinette Stella Guest Juanita Guest Wendy Garner Guest Mimosa Guest Mona Lavelle Guest Mercedes Guest
Emmerdale 6
United Kingdom · TV Show
Zoë Tate Regular Debbie Dingle Regular Charity Dingle Regular Ali Spencer Regular Emma Nightingale Recurring Rachel Whatmore Recurring
Hinter Gittern 6
Germany · TV Show
Gerda Keller Recurring Sascha Mehring Regular Christine Walter Regular Ines Führbringer Regular Antje Stenzel Regular Kerstin Herzog Regular
Will & Grace 6
USA · TV Show
Karen Walker Regular Janet Adler Recurring Lorraine Finster Recurring Monet Guest Deirdre Guest Ro D'Angelo Guest
Bad Girls 5
United Kingdom · TV Show
Al Mackenzie Regular Natalie Buxton Regular Shell Dockley Regular Kris Yates Regular Selena Geeson Regular
NCIS 5
USA · TV Show
Amanda Reed Guest Marie Foley Guest Janice Santos Guest Cynthia Cluxton Guest Margaret Curtin Guest
Neighbours 5
Australia · TV Show
Lana Crawford Recurring Georgina Harris Guest Buffy Only Guest Sky Mangel Regular Stephanie Scully Regular
Nip/Tuck 5
USA · TV Show
Julia McNamara Regular Liz Cruz Regular Ava Moore Recurring Cherry Peck Recurring Quentin Costa Recurring
The Wire 5
USA · TV Show
Kima Greggs Regular Tosha Mitchell Recurring Snoop Regular Cheryl Recurring Kimmy Recurring
Verbotene Liebe 5
Germany · TV Show
Hanna Novak Regular Carla von Lahnstein Regular Susanne Brandner Regular Erika Sander Regular Evelyn Thoma Recurring
Shortland Street 4
New Zealand · TV Show
Maia Jeffries Regular Jay Copeland Regular George Humphries Guest Fee Nolan Guest
All My Children 3
USA · TV Show
Bianca Montgomery Regular Lena Kundera Regular Frankie Stone Recurring
Coronation Street 3
United Kingdom · TV Show
Sophie Webster Regular Hayley Cropper Regular Tracy Barlow Regular
Deadwood 3
USA · TV Show
Flora Anderson Guest Joanie Stubbs Regular Jane Canary (Calamity Jane) Regular
Kannazuki no Miko 3
Japan · TV Show
Kisaragi Otoha Recurring Himemiya Chikane Regular Kurusugawa Himeko Regular
Law & Order 3
USA · TV Show
Serena Southerlyn Regular Renee Bishop Guest Lisa Winslow Guest
Lindenstraße 3
Germany · TV Show
Tanja Schildknecht Regular Suzanne Richter Regular Franzi Brenner Regular
Pobol y Cwm 3
Wales · TV Show
Mandy Roberts Recurring Britt Evans Regular Regular
Queer as Folk (US) 3
USA · TV Show
Melanie Marcus Regular Lindsay Peterson Regular Dusty Guest
Shameless (UK) 3
United Kingdom · TV Show
Jez Recurring Norma Starkey Regular Monica Gallagher Regular
Two and a Half Men 3
USA · TV Show
Evelyn Harper Recurring Bill Guest Linda Freeman Recurring
Agatha Christie's Marple 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Adelaide Jefferson Guest Josie Turner Guest
Aquí No Hay Quien Viva 2
Spain · TV Show
Bea Villarejo Regular Rosa Izquierdo Recurring
Bleach 2
Japan · TV Show
Honshō Chizuru Recurring Recurring
Charmed 2
USA · TV Show
Brenda Castillo Guest Carly Guest
Degrassi: The Next Generation 2
Canada · TV Show
Alex Nuñez Regular Paige Michalchuk Regular
ER 2
USA · TV Show
Kerry Weaver Regular Sandy Lopez Recurring
Footballers' Wives 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Hazel Bailey Regular Tanya Turner Regular
Girlfriends 2
USA · TV Show
Lynn Searcy Regular Trina Guest
Girls Bravo 2
Japan · TV Show
Kanata Hijiri Recurring Kosame Recurring
Godannar 2
Japan · TV Show
Luna Regular Shadow Dunaway Regular
Guiding Light 2
USA · TV Show
Olivia Spencer Regular Doris Wolfe Recurring
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten 2
Germany · TV Show
Paula Rapf Regular Isabella Kortenaer Regular
Hex 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Thelma Bates Regular Peggy Langston Guest
Hospital Central 2
Spain · TV Show
Esther García Ruiz Regular Macarena "Maca" Fernández Wilson Regular
House M.D. 2
USA · TV Show
Kim Chen Guest Judy Lupino Guest
Little Britain 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Myfanwy Regular Rhiannon Guest
Marienhof 2
Germany · TV Show
Andrea Süsskind Regular Annalena Bergmann Regular
My-HiME 2
Japan · TV Show
Fujino Shizuru Recurring Kuga Natsuki Regular
Paradise Falls 2
Canada · TV Show
Bea Sutton Regular Trish Simpkin Recurring
Plus Belle La Vie 2
France · TV Show
Céline Frémont Regular Juliette Frémont Recurring
Senhora de Destino 2
Brazil · TV Show
Jennifer Improtta Regular Eleonora Ferreira da Silva Regular
Sex and the City 2
USA · TV Show
Samantha Jones Regular Miranda Hobbes Regular
Six Feet Under 2
USA · TV Show
Edie Recurring Claire Fisher Regular
South Park 2
USA · TV Show
Herbert Garrison Regular Regular
Still Standing 2
USA · TV Show
Shelly Guest Terry Guest
Strong Medicine 2
USA · TV Show
Frankie Biancavilla Guest Ria Prince Guest
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Tessa Jellicoe Guest Grace Finnegan Guest
The O.C. 2
USA · TV Show
Marissa Cooper Regular Alex Kelly Recurring
Wild West 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Mary Trewednack Regular Angela Phillips Regular
Wonderfalls 2
USA · TV Show
Beth Recurring Sharon Tyler Recurring
Absolutely Fabulous 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Patsy Stone Regular
Air Master 1
Japan · TV Show
Nakanotani Mina Regular
All Saints 1
Australia · TV Show
Charlotte Beaumont Regular
bro'Town 1
New Zealand · TV Show
Brother Ken Recurring
Burst Angel 1
USA · TV Show
Meg Regular
Casualty 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Nina Farr Regular
Cold Case 1
USA · TV Show
Daniela Guest
DearS 1
Japan · TV Show
Yoshimine Mitsuka Recurring
Doki Doki School Hours 1
Japan · TV Show
Kitagawa Rio Regular
Drawn Together 1
USA · TV Show
Foxxy Love Regular
EastEnders 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Sonia Fowler Regular
General Hospital 1
USA · TV Show
Kristina Corinthos-Davis Regular
Hanaukyo Maid Team 1
Japan · TV Show
Sanae Yashima Regular
Holby City 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Mickie Hendrie Recurring
Joey 1
USA · TV Show
Gina Tribbiani Regular
Judging Amy 1
USA · TV Show
Father Teresa Guest
Kotikatu 1
Finland · TV Show
Laura Mäkimaa Regular
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 1
USA · TV Show
Nicole Wallace Recurring
Naruto 1
Japan · TV Show
Orochimaru Recurring
One Tree Hill 1
USA · TV Show
Anna Taggaro Recurring
Passions 1
USA · TV Show
Simone Russell Regular
Reba 1
USA · TV Show
Sadie Guest
Salatut elämät 1
Finland · TV Show
Heli Sievinen Regular
Stingers 1
Australia · TV Show
Christina Dichiera Regular
The Bill 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Debbie McAllister Regular
The West Wing 1
USA · TV Show
Ronna Recurring
The Young and the Restless 1
USA · TV Show
Katherine Chancellor Regular
Train 48 1
Canada · TV Show
Dana Davin Regular
Unter Uns 1
Germany · TV Show
Rebecca Mattern Regular
Veronica Mars 1
USA · TV Show
Julia Smith Guest