Xena
Thirty years after 'Xena: Warrior Princess' premiered, EW presents an oral history of Xena's journey from sword-wielding heroine to feminist and lesbian icon. Click for PDF. I ntroduction: Revisiting Xena: Warrior Princess.
Why Xena
Xena and Gabrielle in the TV show "Xena: Warrior Princess" are beloved by the queer community, but the two leads never had an official relationship. Here's why. A complex heroine with incredible fighting skills who raised the bar for on-screen depictions of women in general. A red-haired young woman who started out as a plucky and somewhat naive sidekick only to mature into a far more complex and capable figure. R/xena on Reddit
Xena: Warrior Princess wasn't allowed to make Xena/Gabrielle canon, but that didn't stop the show from playing up the queer subtext of their relationship. Stewart and others have reflected on the show for a fascinating Entertainment Weekly retrospective. And that was, I guess, the magic ingredient. The Not
A long overdue kiss finally confirmed the queer love story at the heart of Xena: Warrior Princess. Over six seasons, many of the hit show's viewers came to consider the the dynamic between Xena and Gabrielle to be romantic. This was never made official onscreen – but a comic book continuation of the series made the subtext of their romance overt, in a satisfying win for the couple's. A long overdue kiss finally confirmed the queer love story at the heart of Xena: Warrior Princess. Over six seasons, many of the hit show's viewers came to consider the the dynamic between Xena and Gabrielle to be romantic. 
Entertainment Weekly looks back on Xena becoming a gay icon
Lucy Lawless and the team behind Xena: Warrior Princess have reflected on the 90s show’s lesbian subtext and queer legacy ahead of Xena‘s 30th anniversary. The New Zealand actress became a global star playing the warrior princess alongside Renee O’Connor as her spirited companion Gabrielle in the cult fantasy-action TV series from to Which is odd, because the relationship between the series' two leads — Xena Lucy Lawless and Gabrielle Renee O'Connor — was never made explicitly canon. Looking at you, "The L Word.
Xena and Queer Theory
The Xena: Warrior Princess fandom often saw nasty " shipping wars" that turned especially intense due to spillover from real-life debates about same-sex sexuality and gay rights. .
Lucy Lawless talks lesbian legacy of Xena 30 years on
Lucy Lawless, Alexandra Tydings, and the Xena team open up about the show’s lesbian subtext ahead of its 30th anniversary. . The Truth About Xena And Gabrielle's Relationship
However, there are plenty of lesbians and bisexual people who do not feel reflected in the mainstream gay rights movement or who see drawing attention to their sexuality unnecessary for a variety of reasons; moreover, Silverman’s default assumption that Xena is straight-until-proven-gay perpetuates the norms that queerness destabilizes. .