| “Bury Your Gays and Social Media Fan Response: Television, LGBTQ Representation, and Communitarian Ethics” | This is a 2018 article by Erin Waggoner about the “bury your gays” trope found in television. The bury your gays trope sends a message to everyone, but especially to those that are struggling with their own identities, that it is possible to find happiness, but that it will be short-lived and will “perhaps require a bulletproof vest.” |
| 15 Recent, Especially Brutal, Examples of the Bury Your Gays Trope | This is an OUT.com article from 2022 that lists recent examples of the untimely deaths of LGBTQ characters. |
| The History of the Bury Your Gays Trope | This 2023 article on Book Riot chronicles the history of the trope and delves into literary examples, as well. “The tragic death often occurs just after a first kiss or sexual experience. It can also occur just before that magical moment in which a person fully embraces their queerness. In this way, it becomes a form of queerbaiting and portrays LGBTQIA+ people as disposable.” |
| All 230 Dead Lesbian and Bisexual Characters On TV, And How They Died | This is a comprehensive list of lesbian and bisexual women who have been killed in television shows, and it is listed in chronological order. |
| The harmful trope that’s still haunting queer TV | This is a 2022 article on CNN that was inspired by the series finale of Killing Eve. |
