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Personally, I don’t care what the studios had to say back when Xena: The Warrior Princess was airing and probably what they have to say today about Xena (Lucy Lawless) and Gabrielle (Renée O’Connor). Those two weren’t roommates, gal pals, besties, or platonic soulmates. They were just soulmates. Lesbeans. Gayz. Sapphic. Whatever you want to call it, they were in a romantic relationship. All that was missing was the humping. Because they did do the kissing, commitment, and saving each other’s lives in dramatic ways.
And since the LGBTQ+ community, including myself, have no problem flipping the bird to networks that want to squash representation for our communities, we’re going to ignore canon. Xena and Gabrielle didn’t say goodbye. Those souls weren’t damned. They found a magic fix-it like every other show typically does when it’s a heterosexual couple. And they lived happily ever after. Together and traveling together while cuddling and being baddies.
To heal from the pain that Xena: The Warrior Princess ending did to us, here are 10 fanvids that highlight their love, and connection, and how they were clearly more than “close friends” or “roommates.”
1. Xena and Gabrielle || Meet Me On The Battlefield
2. Xena and Gabrielle: This Is My Soulmate
3. Xena & Gabrielle || Without You
4. Xena & Gabrielle || Ascending
5. xena+gabrielle | rare and beautiful
6. Xena & Gabrielle – Love Exists
7. Xena & Gabrielle: “What changed it for you?”
8. Xena and Gabrielle {Xena Warrior Princess} – Just Love
9. xena & gabrielle || I want to be here
10. Xena and Gabrielle – The Place I’ll Always Remain
What do you think about Xena and Gabrielle and their gay love? Any fanfic recommendations? Let us know in the comments!
Queerly Not Straight posts every Sunday with opinion pieces, listicals, reviews, and more focused on the LGBT community (and occasionally about the Latinx community since I am Latinx.)
There together fuck universal, soulmates in any life time.