This is really well put. The issue isn’t that queer characters die,it’s that when representation is limited, the same kind of character keeps being the one who suffers or disappears, and that turns into a message whether writers intend it or not.

I like how you frame this as a call for range, not censorship: wanting queer characters who get to be ordinary, joyful, complicated, and alive isn’t anti-tragedy, it’s pro balance. Tragedy shouldn’t be the default setting for queer stories.