PSA: Stop Killing Queer Women On Television

    "Have them get their master's degree!"

    At some point in her life, a queer woman will most likely lose someone very close to her.

    On television, that is.

    In 2016 alone, we’ve lost 12 characters. We've lost so many more throughout the years.

    For many of us, the realities of "Dead Lesbian Syndrome" are all too familiar. Is there any hope?

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    How many more will we lose?

    If a character must be written off a show, surely there are ways to do it that don't involve a stray bullet.

    Television writers Liz Feldman and Paula Pell helped us think up a few suggestions.

    * nods head in agreement *

    * scribbles furiously *

    Please.