964 characters on air in 2017
Every queer character with a role in a show airing this year.
Most popular starting letter
96 characters' names begin with M.
Least popular starting letter
2 letters tie for the fewest, with just 1 each.
Unused letters
Every letter of the alphabet shows up this year.
Twenty
17
Piper Chapman Regular
Alex Vause Regular
Poussey Washington Regular
Nicky Nichols Regular
Carrie "Big Boo" Black Regular
Sophia Burset Regular
Brook Soso Regular
Lorna Morello Regular
Maureen Kukudio Recurring
Suzanne Warren Regular
Dayanara "Daya" Diaz Regular
Artesian McCullough Recurring
Linda Ferguson Recurring
Kasey Sankey Recurring
Sense8
12
Hollyoaks
11
Pick up
8
Tatort
8
Doubt
6
Malhação
6
Barbelle
5
Harlots
5
Star
5