In This Year - 2015

An overview of queer events that occurred in 2015.

Deltas compare against 2014

41 characters died in 2015

Queer characters we lost in 2015. See the full death statistics →

Deadliest Show

American Horror Story lost 4 queer characters this year.

Longest Stretch

28 days passed without a death, from August 6 to September 3.

Deaths by month Click a month to jump to that section
5 Jan 2 Feb 3 Mar 1 Apr 3 May 4 Jun 5 Jul 3 Aug 4 Sep 5 Oct 3 Nov 3 Dec
January
5 deaths
Jan 12
Izumino Sumika
Yurikuma Arashi Recurring
Jan 13
Sally McKenna
American Horror Story Regular
Jan 14
Alice
American Horror Story Guest
Jan 14
Mimi
Father Brown Guest
Jan 29
Lois Moore
Scandal Guest
February
2 deaths
Feb 6
Denise/Simone
Felizes Para Sempre? Regular
Feb 27
Rachel Posner
House of Cards Recurring
March
3 deaths
Mar 21
Tamsin
Lost Girl Regular
Mar 31
Elise Beaupré
Unité 9 Regular
Mar 31
Isabelle Hartley
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Guest
April
1 death
Apr 26
Adele
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles Guest
May
3 deaths
May 6
Charlie Bradbury
Supernatural Recurring
May 8
Pearl Dyson
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Guest
May 24
Connie Ward
Home Fires Guest
June
4 deaths
Jun 1
Maddie Heath
Coronation Street Regular
Jun 5
Angelica Turing
Sense8 Recurring
Jun 21
Angelique
Penny Dreadful Recurring
Jun 23
Jianna Riley
Wentworth Guest
July
5 deaths
Jul 5
Sara Patrell
Sense8 Guest
Jul 7
Rachel Murray
Scream Recurring
Jul 21
Margaret
Zoo Guest
Jul 21
Wendy
Zoo Guest
Jul 27
Lorraine Martin
Teen Wolf Guest
August
3 deaths
Aug 2
Kate McKenzie
Last Tango in Halifax Recurring
Aug 5
Ruby Haswell
Emmerdale Regular
Aug 6
Carolyn Hill
Under the Dome Recurring
September
4 deaths
Sep 3
Daria
Dominion Guest
Sep 3
Vivian Adams
Mistresses (US) Recurring
Sep 27
Helle Anker
Bron/Broen Guest
Sep 30
Avery Parker
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Guest
October
5 deaths
Oct 14
Jenna Nickerson
Supernatural Guest
Oct 23
Destiny Rumancek
Hemlock Grove Regular
Oct 26
Lillian Moss
Murdoch Mysteries Recurring
Oct 28
Aileen Wurnos
American Horror Story Guest
Oct 29
Alexis
The Originals Recurring
November
3 deaths
Nov 20
Wendy Ross-Hogarth
Jessica Jones Recurring
Nov 28
Lally Brae
Casualty Guest
Nov 30
Constance Heck
Fargo Recurring
December
3 deaths
Dec 8
Sam
Scream Queens Recurring
Dec 11
Gittel
Transparent Guest
Dec 16
Natacha Rambova
American Horror Story Recurring
41 characters, in the order we lost them.
Shows A–Z, articles ignored “The Beast in Me” files under B; numeric titles like 9-1-1 lead.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1
USA · TV Show
Isabelle Hartley Guest
American Horror Story 4
USA · TV Show
Aileen Wurnos Guest
Alice Guest
Natacha Rambova Recurring
Sally McKenna Regular
Bron/Broen 1
Sweden · TV Show
Helle Anker Guest
Casualty 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Lally Brae Guest
Coronation Street 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Maddie Heath Regular
Dominion 1
USA · TV Show
Daria Guest
Emmerdale 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Ruby Haswell Regular
Fargo 1
USA · TV Show
Constance Heck Recurring
Father Brown 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Mimi Guest
Felizes Para Sempre? 1
Brazil · Mini-Series
Denise/Simone Regular
Hemlock Grove 1
USA · TV Show
Destiny Rumancek Regular
Home Fires 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Connie Ward Guest
House of Cards 1
USA · TV Show
Rachel Posner Recurring
Jessica Jones 1
USA · TV Show
Wendy Ross-Hogarth Recurring
Last Tango in Halifax 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Kate McKenzie Recurring
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1
USA · TV Show
Avery Parker Guest
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles 1
USA · Mini-Series
Adele Guest
Lost Girl 1
Canada · TV Show
Tamsin Regular
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries 1
Australia · TV Show
Pearl Dyson Guest
Mistresses (US) 1
USA · TV Show
Vivian Adams Recurring
Murdoch Mysteries 1
Canada · TV Show
Lillian Moss Recurring
The Originals 1
USA · TV Show
Alexis Recurring
Penny Dreadful 1
USA · TV Show
Angelique Recurring
Scandal 1
USA · TV Show
Lois Moore Guest
Scream 1
USA · TV Show
Rachel Murray Recurring
Scream Queens 1
USA · TV Show
Sam Recurring
Sense8 2
USA · TV Show
Angelica Turing Recurring
Sara Patrell Guest
Supernatural 2
USA · TV Show
Charlie Bradbury Recurring
Jenna Nickerson Guest
Teen Wolf 1
USA · TV Show
Lorraine Martin Guest
Transparent 1
USA · TV Show
Gittel Guest
Under the Dome 1
USA · TV Show
Carolyn Hill Recurring
Unité 9 1
Canada · TV Show
Elise Beaupré Regular
Wentworth 1
Australia · TV Show
Jianna Riley Guest
Yurikuma Arashi 1
Japan · TV Show
Izumino Sumika Recurring
Zoo 2
USA · TV Show
Margaret Guest
Wendy Guest