CHARACTER

FILM/SHOW

OUTCOME

DATE

 Tara Maclay Reoccurring character for 2 ½ years. Never given regular status

Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Seeing Red"

DEAD: Shot through the heart in front of her lover Willow’s just after making love. The show’s production staff made public promises to not kill Tara or use the cliché then killed her anyway.

Aired May 2002.

Willow Rosenburg Series Regular

Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Seeing Red"

INSANE: Went back to her addict ways and then psychopathically insane after her lover's murder and skinned a man alive and then burned his body, then tried to kill her best friend and destroy the world. (Called a "good lesbian role model" by Buffy writer Jane Espenson.)

Aired May 2002.

CSI

Airer 2002

(Crazy lesbian) One shot villain

ER (???)

INSANE: A delusional lesbian stabs her dorm mate and kills her. The lesbian loved her friend and went insane when the straight roommate decided to move away from her "weird friend."

Aired season 12 2002

Victor DaSilva

CSI "Evaluation Day"

DEAD: When Victor dumped Fred, Fred was enraged and killed Victor. When Victor wouldn't fit in a trunk, Fred cut off his head.

Aired 2002

Fred Applewhite

CSI "Evaluation Day"

EVIL: Fred is enraged when his lover Victor dumps him so he kills Victor. When Fred chops off Victors head to make him fit in a trunk.

Aired 2002

Alica Milford One shot villain

Law and Order "The girl mostly likely."

INSANE: Fearing that she will be outted by her girlfriend Julie Cade coming out, she murders Julie by bashing her head against a washing machine.

 Aired season 12 2000

(Priest )

The Practice "Eyewitness"

EVIL: The priest testifies for a criminal, and helps get him acquitted. Later he is shown kissing the accused in the bathroom. He lied to get his gay lover acquitted.

Aired 2002

(Suspect)

The Practice "Eyewitness"

EVIL: A criminal is set free after a priest testifies for him. Later he is seen kissing the priest. The two gay lovers lied to get him acquitted.

Aired 2002

Julie Cade One shot victim

Law and Order "The girl mostly likely."

DEAD: After being attacked by a group of boys who try to rape her, Julie decides to come out. She is murdered by her closeted lover Alica. The boys get off with a slap on the wrist.

Aired season 12

Joey Heric Reoccurring MURDERER who always gets acquitted.

The Practice "The Return of Joey Heric"

EVIL: Joey Heric is a reoccurring character. Each time he appears, it is clear that he gets away with murder. In this episode he frames a lover for a killing he did. He had already murdered two of his gay lovers.

2002

 Bradford Mardel

Law and Order "Phobic"

DEAD: Bradford Mardel and his life-partner Donald try to adopt their foster son. The child’s birth father finds out that gay men want to adopt his son and murders Bradford.

Season 11 

Fred Applewhite

CSI "Evaluation Day"

EVIL: Fred is enraged when his lover Victor dumps him so he kills Victor. When Fred chops off Victors head to make him fit in a trunk.

Aired 2002

Victor DaSilva

CSI "Evaluation Day"

DEAD: When Victor dumped Fred, Fred was enraged and killed Victor. When Victor wouldn't fit in a trunk, Fred cut off his head.

Aired 2002

 (Gay lover)

 The Practice "the Candidate"

DEAD: A man is murdered in Senator Ellison’s bed. The senator is suspected because it’s assumed the man was sleeping with Ellison’s wife. The show ends with the shocking news that the dead lover was sleeping Senator Keith Ellison. The senator goes to jail for the murder he didn’t commit rather than admit he is gay.

Aired 2001

Shannon Wallace

ER (???)

INSANE: Distraught because she is gay, Shannon parks her car on a train track, causing the death of dozens. She survives only to falsely accuse a lesbian doctor of molesting her.

Aired 2001

Larry

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

DEAD: After finally coming out to Xander, Larry is eaten by a giant snake.

??

One shot villain

Ally McBeal (???)

EVIL:#1 is married and having an affair with #2. They murder #1’s husband and blame a retarded man.

One shot villain

Ally McBeal (???)

EVIL:#1 is married and having an affair with #2. They murder #1’s husband and blame a retarded man.

Joey Heric’s (lover) one shot victim

The Practice "Another day"

DEAD: Shown only as a dead victim of multiple killer Joey Heric.

Aired 1998

Reoccurring guest star- murderer.

The Practice "Another day"

EVIL: Joey Heric murders another gay lover and is again acquitted.  He is last seen gloating.

Aired 1998 

Main character

 High Art

DEAD: a lesbian finally finds true love only to die after shooting heroine with her exlover.

 1998.

*** Kathy- Life-partner of Detective Abby Sullivan

NYPD Blue – S5- Episode 3 "Three Girls and a Baby"

DEAD: Kathy and her lover pregnant lover Abby decide to have a family. Kathy is killed and Abby is shot during an apparent robbery. Eventually Abby points to an obsessive bitter ex-girlfriend as the mastermind behind the murder attempt. Abby’s murderously jealous ex-girlfriend is last seen yelling out promises of love to Abby.

Aired 1997

***Abby Sullivan Reoccurring character

NYPD Blue – S5- Episode 3 "Three Girls and a Baby"

DEVASTATED: Abby is thrilled when she gets pregnant so she and her life-partner Kathy they can have a family. Abby is shot and Kathy is killed by Abby’s angry ex-girlfriend. Abby is left alone and bereaved. She has not dated since.

Aired 1997

*** (Exgirlfriend)

One shot villain

NYPD Blue – S5- Episode 3 "Three Girls and a Baby"

INSANE: Murders her ex-girlfriend’s lover Kathy and shoots her ex Abby as well. Last seen shouting paranoid promises of love to her wounded ex-girlfriend.

Aired 1997

Joey Heric Reoccurring guest star. Murderer.

The Practice "Betrayal"

EVIL: Joey murders his lover. He is acquitted and last seen smugly gloating over it.

Aired 1997

(Joey Heric’s gay lover) one shot victim

The Practice "Betrayal"

DEAD: Murdered by his insane lover, Joey Heric.

Aired 1997

Mrs. Janaway

Law and Order/ Homicide crossover "Baby it’s you" Parts I and II

EVIL: Mrs. Janaway confesses that she raped her own daughter, a14 year-old girl who died from toxic shock as a result of the rape.

1997 – 98 season

(gay murderer)

The Practice "Hide and Seek"

EVIL: guilty of torturing and murdering two young boys.

Aired 1997

Talia Winters

Babylon 5 "Divided Loyalties"

INSANE-then-DEAD: In the episode she finally spends the night with Commander Susan Ivanova, an alien mind control device destroys Talia’s mind. She is later reported dead, killed so her brain could be studied.

Aired 1995

Councilman Durban

Law and Order "Pride"

DEAD: an outspoken, anti-gay councilman murders Councilman Durban.

1994 – 95 season

Father Joe Kolinsky

Law and Order "Bad Faith"

EVIL: Father Joe Kolinsky is a gay priest who abuses over 30 young boys.

1994– 95 season

Mr. Hexter

Law and Order "Mayhem"

DEAD: Mr. Hexter is falsely accused of being a serial killer. He refuses to give his alibi, that he was with his gay lover, for fear of being outted. Before he can be released, Hexter dies in jail, stabbed by another inmate.

1993-94 season

Officer Newhouse

Law and Order "Manhood"

DEAD: Officer Newhouse’s called for backup are ignored because he is gay. He is brutally shot and killed by drug dealers while two officers sit around the corner listening to his pleas for help.

Aired 1993

 James Vogel

Law and Order "Silence"

DEAD: Gay councilman James Vogel refuses to pay-off his blackmailing gay prison penpal. Vogel is stabbed and thrown off a building to his death. Vogel’s father must be forced to testify because he would rather see the killer set free than risk "tarnishing his son’s good name" by having him outted.

Aired 1992

One shot victim

 Northern Exposure "Cicely"

 DEAD: Cicely and her lover Roslyn found a town, but Cicely is shot and killed. She dies in Roslyn’s arms.

 Aired 1992

One shot victim

 Northern Exposure "Cicely"

 Reported DEAD: Lesbian Roslyn is devastated after her lover Cicely is shot dead. A rumor reports that Roslyn later died as a member of the Lincoln Brigade.

 Aired 1992

 Jack Curry one shot villain

Law and Order "the Reaper’s helper"

EVIL: Jack Curry is a gay man who illegally assists AIDS victims die. He is prosecuted for murder but is acquitted.

Aired 1990

 Chris (cc)

"The Boys Next Door"

DEAD: Murdered

1986

Main character

The Hunger

UNDEAD: After seducing formerly straight (Susan Sarandon), Miriam is attacked by (Sarandon) and left in her coffin to suffer for eternity.

1983

Richie (cc)

"Streamers"

DEAD: murdered

1983

Douglas (cc)

"The Fan"

DEAD: murdered

1981

Joey (cc)

"Cruising"

DEAD: Murdered

1980

Loren Lucas (cc)

"Cruising"

DEAD: Murdered

1980

Ted Bailey (cc)

"Cruising"

DEAD: murdered

1980

the transvestite (cc)

"And Justice for All"

DEAD: Suicide by hanging.

1980

Andrea Glassen

"Windows"

EVIL/INSANE: A psychotic lesbian, Andrea Glassen, pursues the woman she's attracted to by hiring a man to rape her. She hopes the straight woman will turn to her for love and comfort and away from men.

1980

Colin (cc)

"The Long Good Friday"

DEAD: Murdered

1979

Loren Hardeman (cc)

"The Betsy"

DEAD: Suicide by poison

1978

(Michael Mills) (cc)

" The Choirboys "

DEAD: Shot dead trying to help a cop he has a crush on.

1977

Myles (cc)

"The Eiger Sanction"

DEAD: Left to die by exposure in the wilderness

1975

Nameless homosexual (cc)

"The Day of the Jackal"

DEAD: shot to death

1973

"Mommy" (cc)

"Cleopatra Jones"

DEAD: the lesbian drug dealer is shot and killed.

1973

Meredith Merridew (cc)

"Theatre of Blood"

DEAD: murdered

1973

Mrs. Watkins

"They Only Kill their Masters"

EVIL:

1972

B.Z. (cc)

"Play It as It Lays"

DEAD: Murdered, beaten to death

1972

Nameless transvestite (cc)

"Freebie and the Bean"

DEAD: murdered

1971

Rocky (cc)

"Fortune and Men’s Eyes"

DEAD: suicide by straight razor

1971

Kidd (cc)

"Diamonds are Forever"

DEAD: The effeminate villain is murdered by drowning

1971

Wint (cc)

"Diamonds are Forever"

DEAD: The effeminate villain is murdered by drowning

1971

 Anna Quadri

 "The Conformist"

 DEAD: Married Anna lusts after the beautiful Giulia. Anna is brutally shot to death.

 1970

The homosexual (cc)

"Justine"

DEAD: Murdered

1969

Main character

"The Fox"

DEAD: After seducing innocent (Anne Heywood), Jill walks outside in a sexual haze... and is killed by a falling tree.

1968

Sergeant Callan

"The Sergeant"

DEAD: the Effeminate sergeant commits suicide with a shotgun

1968

Felix (cc)

"The Detective"

DEAD: Dies in the electric chair

1968

Colin Maclver (cc)

"The Detective"

DEAD: suicide. Leaps to his death

1968

Teddy Lineman (cc)

"The Detective"

DEAD: murdered, bludgeoned to death

1968

Alexandre (cc)

"This Special Friendship"

DEAD: commits suicide

1967

Dr. Clancy (cc)

"Caprice"

DEAD: Murdered, pushed from a balcony.

1967

Rosa Klebb (cc)

"From Russia with Love"

DEAD: the butch lesbian lusts after the straight femme. Klebb ends up murdered.

1963

Brig Anderson (cc)

"Advise and Consent"

DEAD: commits suicide by straight razor.

1962

Hallie Gerard (cc)

"Walk on the Wildside"

DEAD: murdered

1962

Main character

"Walk on the Wild side"

EVIL: Jo is a butch madam at a brothel. Jo’s pursuit of a straight prostitute ends with the young woman dead, and Jo sent off to prison.

1962

Barrett

"Victim"

DEAD: Commits suicide

1961

Main Character

"The Children's Hour"

DEAD: The movie focuses on two female friends wrongly accused of being lovers. In the end, Martha realizes she is a lesbian and commits suicide by hanging.

1961.

Sebastian Venable (cc)

"Suddenly Last Summer"

DEAD: Sebastian talks his female cousin into luring men so he can take advantage of them. Sebastian is killed and cannibalized

1959

 Evelyn Harper (cc)

"Caged"

DEAD: stabbed to death

1950

Countess Alesca (cc)

"Dracula’s Daughter"

DEAD: staked through the heart

1936

Manuela (cc)

"Mädchen in Uniform"

INSANE: attempts Suicide

1931 & 1958

Countess Geschwitz (cc)

"Pandora’s Box"

DEAD: Beaten to death

1929

Geni (cc)

"Opera do Melandro"

DEAD: Murdered

(???)

 Paul Korner

"Anders als die Anderen"

 DEAD: Suicide by poison

1919