In This Year - 2021

An overview of queer events that occurred in 2021.

Deltas compare against 2020

28 characters died in 2021

Queer characters we lost in 2021. See the full death statistics →

Deadliest Show

Riverdale lost 3 queer characters this year.

Longest Stretch

63 days passed without a death, from April 11 to June 13.

Deaths by month Click a month to jump to that section
1 Jan — Feb 3 Mar 2 Apr — May 1 Jun 3 Jul 3 Aug 5 Sep 5 Oct 4 Nov 3 Dec
February or May recorded none
January
1 death
Jan 14
Dayna Jurgens
The Stand (2020) Recurring
No deaths in February
March
3 deaths
Mar 17
Kurita Kaoru
Wonder Egg Priority Guest
Mar 25
Adara
Dota: Dragon's Blood Recurring
Mar 26
War Woman (Holly)
Invincible Guest
April
2 deaths
Apr 5
Joy McNair
The Brokenwood Mysteries Guest
Apr 11
Georgie Tremayne
Midsomer Murders Guest
No deaths in May
June
1 death
Jun 13
Tatiana
Batwoman Recurring
July
3 deaths
Jul 9
Eva Velasco
Servir y Proteger Recurring
Jul 15
Maya
American Horror Stories Recurring
Jul 15
Ruby McDaniel
American Horror Stories Recurring
August
3 deaths
Aug 4
María Alexander
Control Z Regular
Aug 5
Lisa
Departure Guest
Aug 31
Reb Keane
Wentworth Recurring
September
5 deaths
Sep 2
Jacqueline Box
Q-Force Recurring
Sep 3
Silene Oliveira (Tokyo)
La Casa de Papel Regular
Sep 5
Nicole Bingham
Power Book III: Raising Kanan Recurring
Sep 24
Sarah Gunning
Midnight Mass Regular
Sep 30
Penda
Law & Order: Organized Crime Recurring
October
5 deaths
Oct 6
Abigail Blossom
Riverdale Regular
Oct 7
Flower
Ghosts (US) Regular
Oct 15
Lennon Grant
I Know What You Did Last Summer Regular
Oct 19
Marie Winter
Wentworth Recurring
Oct 23
Hinata Murai
Invasion Recurring
November
4 deaths
Nov 2
Diana Hoskins
La Brea Guest
Nov 9
Delilah
Chucky Guest
Nov 10
Betsy Mallum
Dopesick Regular
Nov 19
Odette LaMar
Nancy Drew Recurring
December
3 deaths
Dec 7
Poppy Blossom
Riverdale Guest
Dec 7
Thomasina Topaz
Riverdale Guest
Dec 8
Abigail Blossom
Riverdale Regular
30 characters, in the order we lost them. 2 months recorded no deaths.
Shows A–Z, articles ignored “The Beast in Me” files under B; numeric titles like 9-1-1 lead.
American Horror Stories 2
USA · TV Show
Maya Recurring
Ruby McDaniel Recurring
Batwoman 1
USA · TV Show
Tatiana Recurring
The Brokenwood Mysteries 1
New Zealand · TV Show
Joy McNair Guest
Chucky 1
USA · TV Show
Delilah Guest
Control Z 1
Mexico · TV Show
María Alexander Regular
Departure 1
Canada · TV Show
Lisa Guest
Dopesick 1
USA · Mini-Series
Betsy Mallum Regular
Dota: Dragon's Blood 1
USA · TV Show
Adara Recurring
Ghosts (US) 1
USA · TV Show
Flower Regular
I Know What You Did Last Summer 1
USA · TV Show
Lennon Grant Regular
Invasion 1
USA · TV Show
Hinata Murai Recurring
Invincible 1
USA · TV Show
War Woman (Holly) Guest
La Brea 1
USA · TV Show
Diana Hoskins Guest
La Casa de Papel 1
Spain · TV Show
Silene Oliveira (Tokyo) Regular
Law & Order: Organized Crime 1
USA · TV Show
Penda Recurring
Midnight Mass 1
USA · Mini-Series
Sarah Gunning Regular
Midsomer Murders 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Georgie Tremayne Guest
Power Book III: Raising Kanan 1
USA · TV Show
Nicole Bingham Recurring
Q-Force 1
USA · TV Show
Jacqueline Box Recurring
Riverdale 3
USA · TV Show
Abigail Blossom Regular
Poppy Blossom Guest
Thomasina Topaz Guest
Servir y Proteger 1
Spain · TV Show
Eva Velasco Recurring
The Stand (2020) 1
USA · Mini-Series
Dayna Jurgens Recurring
Wentworth 2
Australia · TV Show
Marie Winter Recurring
Reb Keane Recurring
Wonder Egg Priority 1
Japan · TV Show
Kurita Kaoru Guest