“In horror & SFF, we have the ever-so classic trope of the LGBTQ+ characters being more expendable than their straight counterparts, especially harmful when queer people are killed off just after they come out. If you want to really get into it, I’d put my money on any queer character over a straight character – we’ve survived through prejudice, homophobic remarks, and sometimes physical assaults, so we probably have a higher likelihood of survival out there in horror-land.”

[Contains spoilers for: The Walking Dead, Van Helsing, Heroes, Handmaid's Tale, Hemlock Grove]

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