In This Year - 2023

An overview of queer events that occurred in 2023.

Deltas compare against 2022

22 characters died in 2023

Queer characters we lost in 2023. See the full death statistics →

Deadliest Show

The Fall of the House of Usher lost 4 queer characters this year.

Longest Stretch

56 days passed without a death, from April 21 to June 16.

Deaths by month Click a month to jump to that section
3 Jan 2 Feb — Mar 3 Apr — May 1 Jun 1 Jul 1 Aug 1 Sep 6 Oct 3 Nov 1 Dec
October was the deadliest month, 6 deaths March or May recorded none
January
3 deaths
Jan 1
Olive Macketts
Call the Midwife Guest
Jan 5
Bandile Ndaba
The Madame Blanc Mysteries Guest
Jan 12
Mélissa Blain
Demain nous appartient Guest
February
2 deaths
Feb 26
Riley Abel
The Last of Us Guest
Feb 28
Abril Rodas
The Rookie · The Rookie: Feds Recurring
No deaths in March
April
3 deaths
Apr 4
Marlena
Not Dead Yet Guest
Apr 6
Jordan Forster
Beef Recurring
Apr 21
Beverly Mantle
Dead Ringers Regular
No deaths in May
June
1 death
Jun 16
Quinn Cox
Shortland Street Recurring
July
1 death
Jul 9
Juliet Nightingale
Hollyoaks Regular
August
1 death
Aug 24
Marit
Ragnarok Guest
September
1 death
Sep 29
Maxine
Launchpad Regular
October
6 deaths
Oct 3
Sazz Pataki
Only Murders in the Building Recurring
Oct 12
Alessandra Ruiz
The Fall of the House of Usher Recurring
Oct 12
Camille L'Espanaye
The Fall of the House of Usher Regular
Oct 12
Madeline Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher Regular
Oct 12
Victorine LaFourcade
The Fall of the House of Usher Regular
Oct 27
Diane Solé 
Amar es para Siempre Recurring
November
3 deaths
Nov 3
Eleanor Miller
Orphan Black: Echoes Recurring
Nov 3
Jules Anderson
Orphan Black: Echoes Regular
Nov 19
Coley
Beacon 23 Guest
December
1 death
Dec 1
Shannon Burke
Power Book III: Raising Kanan Regular
22 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.
Amar es para Siempre 1
Spain · TV Show
Diane Solé  Recurring
Beacon 23 1
USA · TV Show
Coley Guest
Beef 1
USA · TV Show
Jordan Forster Recurring
Call the Midwife 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Olive Macketts Guest
Dead Ringers 1
USA · Mini-Series
Beverly Mantle Regular
Demain nous appartient 1
France · TV Show
Mélissa Blain Guest
The Fall of the House of Usher 4
USA · Mini-Series
Alessandra Ruiz Recurring
Camille L'Espanaye Regular
Madeline Usher Regular
Victorine LaFourcade Regular
Hollyoaks 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Juliet Nightingale Regular
The Last of Us 1
USA · TV Show
Riley Abel Guest
Launchpad 1
USA · TV Show
Maxine Regular
The Madame Blanc Mysteries 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Bandile Ndaba Guest
Not Dead Yet 1
USA · TV Show
Marlena Guest
Only Murders in the Building 1
USA · TV Show
Sazz Pataki Recurring
Orphan Black: Echoes 2
Canada · TV Show
Eleanor Miller Recurring
Jules Anderson Regular
Power Book III: Raising Kanan 1
USA · TV Show
Shannon Burke Regular
Ragnarok 1
Norway · TV Show
Marit Guest
The Rookie 1
USA · TV Show
Abril Rodas Recurring
The Rookie: Feds 1
USA · TV Show
Abril Rodas Guest
Shortland Street 1
New Zealand · TV Show
Quinn Cox Recurring