
More than a few LGBT characters met a sad fate on TV this year.

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DirecTVNate (Nick Jonas), “Kingdom”
After finally coming out to his father (Frank Grillo) in the show’s penultimate episode, Nate is shot and killed after getting into a fight with a bouncer.

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HuluMartha (Laura Wilson), “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Ofglen/Emily (Alexis Bledel) and her lover are both put on trial for “gender treachery,” but only Martha is sentenced to execution by hanging for her homosexuality.

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AMCEric (Jordan Woods-Robinson), “The Walking Dead”
One-half of the last surviving gay couple on “The Walking Dead,” Eric took a shot to the gut in Season 8, dying in his partner’s arms.