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.
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.