WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:01.009 --> 00:00:02.770 - I remember the first time I saw her. 00:00:02.770 --> 00:00:04.870 I felt like I'd known her my whole life. 00:00:04.870 --> 00:00:06.689 I kinda fell in love with her. 00:00:06.689 --> 00:00:08.549 Couldn't wait to see her again and again. 00:00:09.539 --> 00:00:11.970 They took her away. 00:00:11.970 --> 00:00:13.370 - She showed me what a loving relationship 00:00:13.370 --> 00:00:15.230 actually looked like. 00:00:16.580 --> 00:00:18.309 I miss her every day. 00:00:19.149 --> 00:00:21.479 Not even magic can bring her back. 00:00:21.479 --> 00:00:23.859 - When she found happiness, it gave me hope, you know? 00:00:26.269 --> 00:00:28.550 And then it all ended. 00:00:28.550 --> 00:00:33.550 (somber violin and piano music) 00:00:35.370 --> 00:00:36.609 (swishing) 00:00:36.609 --> 00:00:37.769 (squeaking) 00:00:39.099 --> 00:00:40.110 - I am affected. 00:00:40.110 --> 00:00:41.210 - I am affected. 00:00:41.210 --> 00:00:43.189 - I am affected. 00:00:43.189 --> 00:00:47.430 - Since 1976, 65% of all queer female television characters 00:00:47.430 --> 00:00:48.870 have died. 00:00:48.870 --> 00:00:53.590 (somber violin and piano) 00:00:53.590 --> 00:00:57.030 - According to autostraddle.com, in 2015 alone, 00:00:57.030 --> 00:01:00.770 24 queer female characters have been killed on television. 00:01:02.850 --> 00:01:05.910 - Already in 2016, there have been 12 deaths. 00:01:05.910 --> 00:01:07.269 How many more? 00:01:07.269 --> 00:01:08.390 - How many more? 00:01:08.390 --> 00:01:09.470 - How many more? 00:01:09.470 --> 00:01:10.689 - How many more? 00:01:10.689 --> 00:01:12.209 All of them? OK. 00:01:12.209 --> 00:01:13.310 - We deserve better. 00:01:13.310 --> 00:01:14.949 - So we wanted to give the writers out there 00:01:14.949 --> 00:01:17.950 some more options for their queer female characters. 00:01:17.950 --> 00:01:19.970 - Like, just not killing them, maybe. 00:01:19.970 --> 00:01:21.790 - Or you could have that stray bullet miss them 00:01:21.790 --> 00:01:23.289 and hit someone else for a change. 00:01:23.289 --> 00:01:25.069 - Give them an identical twin. 00:01:25.069 --> 00:01:26.670 - Have them get their master's degree. 00:01:27.510 --> 00:01:29.510 That can take them out of a season or two. 00:01:29.510 --> 00:01:32.070 - They pull a groin muscle just from wonderful sex. 00:01:32.070 --> 00:01:33.930 - Why not a gay ghost? 00:01:33.930 --> 00:01:35.589 - I would love to be haunted by a lesbian. 00:01:35.589 --> 00:01:37.509 - Let their spirit live inside a cat. 00:01:37.509 --> 00:01:39.090 - Have them go to a carnival. 00:01:39.090 --> 00:01:40.770 - They can grow old, and have a family, and a dog 00:01:40.770 --> 00:01:42.789 and sit on a porch and drink iced tea. 00:01:44.729 --> 00:01:46.330 I think that would make for great TV! 00:01:46.330 --> 00:01:47.229 - Please. 00:01:47.229 --> 00:01:47.930 - Please. 00:01:47.930 --> 00:01:48.870 - Please. 00:01:48.870 --> 00:01:51.280 - [All] Stop killing queer female characters. 00:01:55.950 --> 00:01:57.549 - (whispers) I can't do this. 00:02:00.669 --> 00:02:02.530 - She's not the same, OK? 00:02:02.530 --> 00:02:03.420 (squeaking) 00:02:03.420 --> 00:02:04.310 Her marriage is dead.