Sure, Whatever You Say

Xena and Gabrielle - First half of season 5

Lucy Lawless makes her stance very clear. There’s no need to dig for context clues to see that she’s committed to her LGBT fans. She nips the homophobes right in the bud by flat-out refusing to let them use her words to ridicule and alienate LGBT people.

This is an area where a lot of would-be celebrity allies fall short. They think that not using slurs or actively discriminating against LGBT people means that their words and actions can’t contribute to creating an environment that empowers and emboldens the homophobes within their fanbase.

I’ve always headcanoned that Xena was a very loving person who openly showed her affection towards the people she cared about before she turned evil. Lyceus reaction to her giddily running towards him is a little hint of that. 

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xena: warrior princess | 2.13 the quest “Get your hand off my butt.”

That moment when you kiss the King of Thieves while he’s consciously occupied by your best friend. And she grabs your backside. And he notices. And so do you. And he leers. And she punches him. With his own hand. And you stand there, still probably stunned by the fact that you were just kissed (by someone you spent a lot of time trying not to sort out your feelings for).

It’s Xena kissing Gabrielle. That part is pretty damn obvious. Xena was in complete control of Autolycus body. And he looked pretty damn surprised/confused as to what was happening. Also why would Autolycus kiss Gabrielle in that moment? He showed absolutely no interest in her and he isn’t that big a sleaze that he would take advantage of her grief like that. No matter how anyone tries to spin it - the only conclusion is that it was Xena kissing Gabrielle. 

Just look at this:

Also, this is not the face of someone who was onboard with the whole “let’s kiss Gabrielle” thing: 

This is the face of someone thinking “what the fuck is happening?” Also Gabrielle was clearly not kissing Autolycus if the look on her face is anything to go by. 

Xena and Gabrielle — inspired by the “Strangers Like Me” scene from “Tarzan”. 🩷