In This Year - 2016

An overview of queer events that occurred in 2016.

Deltas compare against 2015

49 characters died in 2016

Queer characters we lost in 2016. See the full death statistics →

Deadliest Show

No show stands out above the rest.

Longest Stretch

21 days passed without a death, from October 29 to November 19.

Deaths by month Click a month to jump to that section
5 Jan 2 Feb 5 Mar 7 Apr 3 May 6 Jun 3 Jul 3 Aug 4 Sep 6 Oct 2 Nov 4 Dec
April was the deadliest month, 7 deaths
January
5 deaths
Jan 5
Danny
Chicago Med Guest
Jan 12
Charlotte DiLaurentis
Pretty Little Liars Regular
Jan 13
Carla Niven
Code Black Recurring
Jan 13
Felicity Ford
Midsomer Murders Guest
Jan 13
Yasmin Ali
Midsomer Murders Guest
February
2 deaths
Feb 2
Julie Mao
The Expanse Recurring
Feb 16
Zora
The Shannara Chronicles Guest
March
5 deaths
Mar 3
Lexa
The 100 Recurring
Mar 14
Kira
The Magicians Guest
Mar 20
Denise Cloyd
The Walking Dead Recurring
Mar 22
Susan Lowe
NCIS Guest
Mar 24
Ash Larsson
Janet King Regular
April
7 deaths
Apr 1
Mary Louise
The Vampire Diaries Recurring
Apr 1
Nora Hildegard
The Vampire Diaries Recurring
Apr 6
Camilla Marks-Whiteman
Empire Recurring
Apr 9
Ruru
Kiznaiver Recurring
Apr 10
Marissa Kagan
Elementary Guest
Apr 18
Cara Thomas
Marcella Recurring
Apr 24
Ella Johnson
Saints & Sinners Regular
May
3 deaths
May 9
Alexandra Harrison
Blindspot Guest
May 15
Bridey Cruz
The Family Regular
May 23
Bethany Mayfair
Blindspot Regular
June
6 deaths
Jun 7
Jessica Tartinck
Agatha Raisin Guest
Jun 13
Molly Ryan
Guilt Recurring
Jun 14
Root
Person of Interest Regular
Jun 17
Poussey Washington
Orange is the New Black Regular
Jun 18
Vampire
Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? Guest
Jun 19
Justine
Penny Dreadful Recurring
July
3 deaths
Jul 3
Kim Gordon
Secret City Recurring
Jul 6
The Countess
American Horror Story Regular
Jul 26
Bea Smith
Wentworth Regular
August
3 deaths
Aug 2
Sara Harvey
Pretty Little Liars Recurring
Aug 9
Zoë Vaughn
Scream Regular
Aug 22
Roz Walters
Guilt Regular
September
4 deaths
Sep 6
Karen Kim
Mistresses (US) Regular
Sep 6
Manola Jimenez
From Dusk till Dawn: The Series Guest
Sep 21
Rhonda Lyon
Empire Regular
Sep 29
Eleanor Shellstrop
The Good Place Regular
October
6 deaths
Oct 7
Julia
The Exorcist Recurring
Oct 16
Helen Schiff
Masters of Sex Recurring
Oct 20
Joanie Valentine
Ash vs Evil Dead Guest
Oct 21
Kelly
Black Mirror Regular
Oct 21
Yorkie
Black Mirror Regular
Oct 29
La Pucelle
Magical Girl Raising Project Regular
November
2 deaths
Nov 19
Weiss Winterprison
Magical Girl Raising Project Recurring
Nov 25
Susan Jackson
Van Helsing Guest
December
4 deaths
Dec 7
Gina
Shut Eye Regular
Dec 11
Monica Gallagher
Shameless (US) Recurring
Dec 14
Beatriz de Souza
Nada Será Como Antes Regular
Dec 20
Aurora Alarcón
Seis Hermanas Recurring
50 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.
The 100 1
USA · TV Show
Lexa Recurring
Agatha Raisin 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Jessica Tartinck Guest
American Horror Story 1
USA · TV Show
The Countess Regular
Ash vs Evil Dead 1
USA · TV Show
Joanie Valentine Guest
Black Mirror 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Kelly Regular
Yorkie Regular
Blindspot 2
USA · TV Show
Alexandra Harrison Guest
Bethany Mayfair Regular
Code Black 1
USA · TV Show
Carla Niven Recurring
Elementary 1
USA · TV Show
Marissa Kagan Guest
Empire 2
USA · TV Show
Camilla Marks-Whiteman Recurring
Rhonda Lyon Regular
The Exorcist 1
USA · TV Show
Julia Recurring
The Expanse 1
USA · TV Show
Julie Mao Recurring
The Family 1
USA · TV Show
Bridey Cruz Regular
From Dusk till Dawn: The Series 1
USA · TV Show
Manola Jimenez Guest
The Good Place 1
USA · TV Show
Eleanor Shellstrop Regular
Guilt 2
USA · TV Show
Molly Ryan Recurring
Roz Walters Regular
Janet King 1
Australia · TV Show
Ash Larsson Regular
Kiznaiver 1
Japan · TV Show
Ruru Recurring
Magical Girl Raising Project 2
Japan · TV Show
La Pucelle Regular
Weiss Winterprison Recurring
The Magicians 1
USA · TV Show
Kira Guest
Marcella 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Cara Thomas Recurring
Masters of Sex 1
USA · TV Show
Helen Schiff Recurring
Midsomer Murders 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Felicity Ford Guest
Yasmin Ali Guest
Mistresses (US) 1
USA · TV Show
Karen Kim Regular
Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? 1
USA · TV Movie
Vampire Guest
Nada Será Como Antes 1
Brazil · Mini-Series
Beatriz de Souza Regular
NCIS 1
USA · TV Show
Susan Lowe Guest
Orange is the New Black 1
USA · TV Show
Poussey Washington Regular
Penny Dreadful 1
USA · TV Show
Justine Recurring
Person of Interest 1
USA · TV Show
Root Regular
Pretty Little Liars 2
USA · TV Show
Charlotte DiLaurentis Regular
Sara Harvey Recurring
Saints & Sinners 1
USA · TV Show
Ella Johnson Regular
Scream 1
USA · TV Show
Zoë Vaughn Regular
Seis Hermanas 1
Spain · TV Show
Aurora Alarcón Recurring
Shameless (US) 1
USA · TV Show
Monica Gallagher Recurring
The Shannara Chronicles 1
USA · TV Show
Zora Guest
Shut Eye 1
USA · TV Show
Gina Regular
The Vampire Diaries 2
USA · TV Show
Mary Louise Recurring
Nora Hildegard Recurring
Van Helsing 1
USA · TV Show
Susan Jackson Guest
The Walking Dead 1
USA · TV Show
Denise Cloyd Recurring
Wentworth 1
Australia · TV Show
Bea Smith Regular