Queer Anachronism: Bury Your Gays and 'Feeling Backward' from 45 lesbian Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 8 min 75 sec
✓ Published: 24-Jun-2021

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Content warning: this video contains footage of Lexa’s death from 00:49 to 01:13; a discussion of conversion therapy from 03:56 to 04:20 and a description of homophobic violence from 11:06 to 11:45.nnWhen Commander Lexa was shot dead on The 100, her death harked back to numerous queer female character deaths attributed to the “Bury Your Gays” trope—also known as the “Dead Lesbian Syndrome”—where queer female characters commonly meet violent, untimely ends. For many, Lexa’s demise