#BuryYourGays: 27 LGBT TV Characters Killed Off in 2016, From ‘Empire’ to ‘Game of Thrones’ (Photos)
A former Army brat who first fell for a German commander’s daughter when her father was stationed overseas, Poussey is accidentally suffocated by rookie correctional officer Baxter Bayley during a demonstration in the Litchfield prison cafeteria.
The assistant director of the FBI’s New York office was fatally shot by Oscar while confronting tatted heroine Jane Doe (Diane Kruger) about who had framed her for murder.
The killer turns out to be Pamela’s husband, who mistakenly thought his wife was having an affair with the deceased – and then shoots both Pamela and Ella when he learns the truth.
The lesbian lifestyle blogger gets a little too close to the ABC drama’s central mystery – but the culprit was intended to be revealed in a second season that will now never happen.
A henchman of a wealthy but secretive arms dealer, the fey Corky is beaten to death by British intelligence recruit Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) to avoid his exposure as a spy.
A computer hacker in love with former Army intelligence operative Sameen (Sarah Shahi), Root winds up taking a sniper’s bullet intended for Finch (Michael Emerson), the software billionaire whose specially designed Machine detects violent acts before they happen.
Charlotte, revealed to be a transgender villain for much of the show, dies mysteriously in a fall from a bell tower – only hours after being released from a mental hospital to the care of her sister.
[...] husband-wife psychic entrepreneurs Charlie and Linda try to hire hypnotist Gina, then they torture her, then Linda sleeps with Gina.
Helen dies in childbirth – and worse, her parents deny any parental rights to her longtime girlfriend, Betty (Annaleigh Ashford).