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18 Queer Black TV Characters Who've Made Our Entire Lives

Captain Holt forever and ever and ever.

In honor of Black History Month and also just life in general, we recently asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us their favorite black queer TV characters, and why they mattered to them. Here's what they said.

1. Poussey Washington, Orange Is the New Black

2. William Hill, This Is Us

3. Unique Adams, Glee

4. Captain Raymond Holt, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

5. Tasha Williams and Bette Porter, The L Word

6. Sophia Burset, Orange Is the New Black

7. Denise, Master of None

8. Titus Andromedon, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

9. Annalise Keating, How to Get Away With Murder

10. Curtis Holt, Arrow

11. Christina Worthy, 90210

12. Lena Adams Foster, The Fosters

13. Calvin Owens, Greek

14. Kelly, Black Mirror

15. Lafayette Reynolds, True Blood

16. Christopher Taylor, The L.A. Complex

17. Amanita Caplan, Sense8

Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.

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CORRECTION

Mazikeen from Lucifer is played by Lesley-Ann Brandt, who is not black. She has been removed from the list, thanks to commenter n101, who pointed out the error.