Buffy star Amber Benson reflects on the lasting queer impact of Tara and Willow

Tara and Willow in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Image: Fox)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer has long been a TV favourite among LGBTQ+ people.

While the show was primarily focused on the arse-kicking antics of Sarah Michelle Gellar‘s Buffy, the relationship between Willow and Tara – played by Alyson Hannigan and Amber Benson respectively – was majorly significant in advancing queer representation on screen.

Now in an interview with Out, Benson has opened up about just how much the iconic lesbian couple has meant to her over the years since the show concluded over 20 years ago.

“I felt like I was part of something important” – Amber Benson

“As an actor, you do a ton of work where you’re like, ‘Okay, I did this thing and it’s fine and I paid

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