Killing Off the Lesbians

<p> So, the film or television lesbian character dies. It seems to happen frequently. But does it really? If so, is it something new? Surveying the fates of numerous characters over decades, this study shows that killing off the lesbian is not a new trend. It is a form of symbolic annihilation and it has had an impact in real life.</p><p> When more women are working behind the scenes, what appears on-screen also becomes more diverse--yet unhappily the story lines don't necessar