After this election, there is a lot of fear and anxiety in the LGBTQ community. No matter what happens, however, the LGBTQ community is here to stay and there are people who will protect the community no matter what. One way to protect the community is to make LGBTQ people and relationships as visible as possible, and television is one way to do that.

Television has a long way to go as far as proper LGBTQ representation is concerned, but that does not mean that we cannot celebrate the great couples we have seen on television. The ladies that I have chosen are warriors and will fight for their love.

Please note that this article contains spoilers for “Once Upon A Time,” “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” “Supernatural,” “Avatar: The Legend Of Korra” and “The 100.”

1. Willow and Tara — “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”

In the first few seasons of Buffy, Willow Rosenberg is the cute, nerdy sidekick to Buffy. She had this childish crush on Xander, who didn’t notice her, as he had a childish crush on Buffy. It was a classic television love triangle until Willow and Buffy went to college in season four.

Willow practiced magic on a pretty unimpressive scale until she met Tara. Willow and Tara were in love from the beginning, even if Willow had to come to terms with her feelings for Tara, Tara always had feelings for Willow. After they started dating, their powers started to grow.

Tara and Willow tackle problems that lesbians have to deal with in everyday life. Questions of validity as lesbians, the issues with society, and battling Tara’s unapproving family are just some of the issues that the couple had to face, and they faced all of them together.

2. Clarke and Lexa — “The 100” *Warning! Major Spoilers!*

Clarke and Lexa from “The 100,” the television show based on the book by Kass Morgan, are two opposites who attract with fireworks in the second season of the show. Commander Lexa is the leader of the people who continued to live on the ground hundreds of years after nuclear devastation, and Clarke is a teenager who is the leader of a group of teenagers sent to earth from their space station above the earth.

The pair square off time and time again over the course of the season eventually coming together and falling apart by the end of the season and then rekindle into season 3. Lexa tries so hard to ignore her feelings while Clarke accepts them from the beginning but has people to protect.

Their love is a whirlwind of emotion that ends with Lexa giving her life for Clarke’s. Lexa makes the ultimate sacrifice for Clarke and her people. That is true love.

3. Xena and Gabrielle — “Xena: Warrior Princess”

Technically, Xena and Gabrielle were never declared an official couple on the show, but they did kiss on multiple occasions, one of which was a “True love’s” kiss. They co-parented a baby, and they are canonical “soul mates.” If it was a heterosexual relationship, the couple’s status would not be questioned.

From day one, we watched Xena battle her way through life, trying to find redemption for all of the people she killed in battle. Gabrielle, the spunky girl from a small village, was saved by Xena from men who wanted to sell them both into prostitution. Xena wanted to go her own way after the incident (in brooding, solo hero fashion), but Gabrielle followed her around anyway. Begrudgingly,

Xena accepted Gabrielle as her companion and the rest is history!

Xena does a lot of the fighting between the two of them, but eventually Gabrielle learns to hold her own in battle just like Xena does.

4. Korra and Asami — “Avatar: The Legend of Korra”

This is another controversial couple from television. Korra and Asami were not a couple until the very end of the show and into the comic book that is following in June of 2017. The show takes place before the two realize that they have feelings for each other and end when they realize these feelings.

Before that, Korra and Asami battle political factions, escaped convicts, corrupt leaders, and spirits from the spirit world. They do it side by side, and while they end up dating the same guy which leads to dead end relationships for both of them, their character development leads to them finding solace in each other.

Like Willow and Tara, Korra and Asami face all of their problems together and with the help of their friends. Needless to say, I’m excited about what we will see in their relationship in the comic.

5. Dorothy and Ruby — “Once Upon A Time”

“Once Upon A Time” writer Edward Kitsis was quoted at a season five premiere saying, “We know that community [the LGBTQ community] have been big supporters of the show and we would love to be able to tell a love story that reflects that.” Well in season five, the writers delivered on their words and provided the audience with a “true love’s” kiss for Ruby and Dorothy.

It was met with controversy because of how rushed it was. The characters had only known each other for a day, and one of them has had a string of boyfriends since the beginning of the show. Most did consider it “tokenism” but within that, some people were just glad to have some kind of representation.

The writers have proven that “Wolfie” and “Slippers,” as the two have taken to affectionately calling each other, will fight for their love. Ruby went to the underworld and back to save Dorothy from the sleeping curse. The two faced the very real fear of admitting their feelings to one another and overcame those fears together.