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- XENA THE WARRR PRCS WAS “DEFELY” GAY
- XENA WILL BE OPENLY GAY ‘XENA: WARRR PRCS’ REBOOT
- WHY "XENA" ISN'T JT AN IN FOR LBIANS"YOU N BORROW OM THAT SENSE OF POWER AND THAT SENSE OF NFINCE AND EMPOWER YOU.” {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY ALEXANR STEVENSONJANUARY 31, 2007/12:20 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY ALEXANR STEVENSONJANUARY 31, 2007 / 12:20 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHY \"XENA\" ISN'T JT AN IN FOR LBIANS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-01-31T17:20:46.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-01-31T17:20:46.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ALEXANR STEVENSON","KEYWORDS":"GEEK","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TAKE ONE WARRR PRCS, ADD A BLOND SIKICK, A ROUND FLYG DISC, AND A LOT OF SHIRTLS GUYS WH SWORDS, AND WHAT DO YOU HAVE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A GAY IN.DANIEL KNIGHTON/WIREIMAGESAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 25: ACTOR/MOL BERNATTE BENTLEY DRSG AS XENA, WARRR PRCS ATTENDS COMIC-CON INTERNATNAL AT SAN DIEGO CONVENTN CENTER ON JULY 25, 2014 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY DANIEL KNIGHTON/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CONSIR THE RECENT 12TH ANNUAL XENA CONVENTN BURBANK. IF A BOMB WENT OFF THE NVENTN HALL, THE LBIAN POPULATN OF THE U.S. WOULD HAVE BEEN HALVED. BUT THERE WERE MORE THAN A FEW GAY FANBOYS THE CROWD, TOO. AND SOME OF THEM ULD HAVE GIVEN THEIR QUEER SISTERS A N FOR THE MONEY THE XENA ADORATN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT'S AT THE HEART OF XENA'S APPEAL TO GAY MEN? “I HAVE THIS THG FOR WOMEN WHO KICK MAJOR BUTT,” SAYS TRAVIS TERRY. “BUT THERE'S SOMETHG MORE TO THAN THAT. TIME AFTER TIME DURG THE NVENTN, FANS WOULD TALK ABOUT HOW, THROUGH THE BRAVERY AND URAGE OF THE CHARACTERS ON-SCREEN, THEY WERE ABLE TO FD BRAVERY AND URAGE THEIR OWN LIV. XENA DID FOR HER DIENCE WHAT I HOPE TO DO WH MY ART. TEACH, HEAL AND EFFECT CHANGE SOME WAY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PUT THAT WAY, WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHRISTOPHER HENRY, A 20-YEAR-OLD ACTOR ATTENDG HIS FIRST XENA NVENTN, STARTED WATCHG THE SHOW WHEN HE WAS ONLY 8. “FOR A LONELY CHILDHOOD AN UNACCEPTG TOWN, XENA PROVID A GREAT OUTLET," HENRY SAYS. "WOMEN ON TV FOR A LONG TIME HAVE BEEN VIEWED AS HELPLS DAMSELS DISTRS. THEN YOU HAVE THE UNRDOG RISE, NOT JT TO BEE A CHAMPN, BUT THE SUPREME CHAMPN THIS WORLD THAT SHE LIV ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"YOU N BORROW OM THAT SENSE OF POWER AND THAT SENSE OF NFINCE," HE ADDS, "AND EMPOWER YOU.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STANDG UP FOR THE DOWNTRODN ISN'T THE ONLY REASON THE WARRR PRCS WON GAY MALE HEARTS. FIRST, THERE'S THE BOOTS, THE WHIP, THE LEATHER OUTF. SERI REGULAR AR, PLAYED BY THE LATE KEV SMH, DIDN'T HURT, EHER. “I THK THE APPEAL TO GAY MEN IS PRETTY OBV," SAYS WRER BRENT HARTGER. "THE SHOW WAS PLETELY, WONRFULLY OVER-THE-TOP. AND NOT JT WH THE WILD HUMOR AND THE MIL NUMBERS AND ALL THAT. IT'S OVER-THE-TOP THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DIRECTN TOO, WH S OH-SO-SER THEM OF LOVE AND ATH AND LIGHT AND DARK. EVERYTHG IS AMPED UP A WORLD THAT'S LARGER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIFE. IF THERE WAS EVER A TELEVISN SHOW THAT WAS JT ONE LONG BROADWAY MIL, XENA IS . WHICH IS WHY I LOVED EVERY ICKG MUTE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TERRY SAW THE SAME WAY: “I S AND TALK ABOUT GREAT FILM ART AND GREAT TELEVISN, AND THERE IS SOMETIM THIS SENSE OF SNOBBERY WH ME. GRANTED, I LOVE XENA, ALTHOUGH I HONTLY DON'T NSIR GREAT ART. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? XENA REALLY UPLIFTED AND TOUCHED HER DIENCE. SHE DID WH A SWORD, A LEATHER BREASTPLATE, A BETIFUL BLOND PARTNER WH ABS OF ATH, AND A JOKTER NAMED JOXER. SHE DID WH BROAD EDY, BROAD DRAMA, AN UNBELIEVABLE TIMELE THAT MA NO SENSE MOST CIRCUMSTANC, AND LOTS AND LOTS OF HEART AND PLUCK.”XENA: WARRR PRCSXENA: WARRR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF URSE XENA: WARRR PRCS WAS FULL OF GAY NUENDO AND NUDGE-WK SUGGTNS OF A LBIAN RELATNSHIP BETWEEN HERO AND SIKICK. EVERYONE, OM -EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (AND OUT LBIAN) LIZ FRIEDMAN TO LAWLS HERSELF ACKNOWLEDGED . WHEN FRIEDMAN WAS ONSTAGE AT THE NVENTN, SHE SAID, “I WAS ALWAYS THERE LIKE GUM ON PEOPLE'S SHOE. ‘NO, NO ONE'S GOG TO THK THEY'RE LBIANS; SHUT UP, 'S FE.' THEY FELL FOR .”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEYOND THE LBIAN SUBTEXT, EPISOS WERE PEPPERED WH GAY SLANG AND REFERENC — OR, THE SE OF “HERE SHE COM, MISS AMPHIPOLIS,” ONE LONG GAY -JOKE. HOPG TO AVERT A WAR, XENA GO UNRVER AT THE MISS KNOWN WORLD PAGEANT, AT WHICH PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHG THAT N POSSIBLY HAPPEN BACKSTAGE AT A BETY PAGEANT HAPPENS — EXCEPT THAT THE ULTIMATE WNER OF THE PETN IS A MAN. A REALLY GEO MAN, PLAYED BY THE LATE KAREN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAWLS AND RENEE O'CONNOR HAVE ALWAYS WELED THEIR GAY FAN BASE, AND THAT MAY BE ONE REASON BEHD THE SHOW'S STAT THE GAY MUNY. HARTGER ADMIR THE ACTORS AND THEIR RELATNSHIP WH THEIR GAY FANS, AND ATTRIBUT A LOT OF THEIR SUCCS TO THAT RELATNSHIP. “LOOK HOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEG TE TO HERSELF HAS WORKED OUT FOR LUCY — AND IS CLEARLY HER OWN NATURE, HER EE SPIREDNS, THAT WE'RE ALL SENSG.”ALBERT L. ORTEGA/WIREIMAGELUCY LAWLS & RENEE O'CONNOR DURG THE OFFICIAL XENA WARRR PRCS CONVENTN AT PASANA CENTER PASANA, CALIFORNIA, UNED STAT. (PHOTO BY ALBERT L. ORTEGA/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE IS GENUE; SHE'S TOTALLY SEXY AND FUN. AND WHO SHE IS, IS EXACTLY WHERE SOCIETY IS GOG, PECIALLY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE. SHE WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AHEAD OF THE CURVE, BEG SO CLIVE AND OPEN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE NVENTN,LAWLS TOLD THE CROWD THAT XENA WAS VOTED THE SEND MOST-LOVED LBIAN IN THE WORLD, AND ASKED, “WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONE?” THE DIENCE SCREAMED AND APPLD, AND O'CONNOR JOED HER -STAR ON THE STAGE. BUT THEY DON'T OWE THAT STAT SOLELY TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LBIAN FANS. AFTER THE NVENTN APPEARANCE, O'CONNOR LGHED AND SAID, “YEAH, WHEN I WAS VOTED, WHAT WAS , NUMBER ONE LBIAN OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAR.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAWLS BROKE , ALSO LGHG, “YEAH, YEAH, YOU'RE LBIAN IN NUMBER ONE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}O'CONNOR SAID, “THAT'S . AND WHEN I POSTED A THANK YOU TO ‘THE GIRLS,' A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF GUYS POSTED, ‘WA A MUTE, WE VOTED FOR YOU, TOO!'”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HENRY ADMS HE FEELS A LTLE BAD ABOUT XENA'S INIC STAT AMONG GAY MEN, AND SAID WH A LGH, “GAY MEN HAVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OWN INS—WE INIZE EVERYBODY. LET'S LEAVE THE LBIANS SOMETHG. I MEAN, THEY HAVE GA GERSHON AND THEY HAVE LUCY LAWLS. LET THEM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- LUCY LAWLS 'XENA' IS A GAY IN AND SHE IS HAPPY WH IT
XENA THE WARRR PRCS WAS “DEFELY” GAY
"That iendship between Xena and Gabrielle transmted some msage of self-worth, servedns, and honor to people who felt very margalized, so had a lot of ronance the gay muny.
XENA WILL BE OPENLY GAY ‘XENA: WARRR PRCS’ REBOOT
But you know what would have even more ronance for the gay muny? An actual gay relatnship.
Gay relatnships were extremely ntroversial the '90s and '00s TV landspe. Thgs only got gayer om there. On the negative si, the queerdg of Xena and Gabrielle has bee the standard for entertament pani that want gay dienc whout the risk of offendg homophob.
People on TV n jt be gay, 's okay! We’re not here to talk about Xena’s imprsive on screen body-unt or all those people she punched to ath though, we’re here to talk about the fact she was probably one of the first gay protagonists to grace our TV screens, even if we didn’t know . For those of you who watched the show whout pickg up on the massive homosexual overton prent between Xena and her lady iend, Gabrielle.
WHY "XENA" ISN'T JT AN IN FOR LBIANS"YOU N BORROW OM THAT SENSE OF POWER AND THAT SENSE OF NFINCE AND EMPOWER YOU.” {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY ALEXANR STEVENSONJANUARY 31, 2007/12:20 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY ALEXANR STEVENSONJANUARY 31, 2007 / 12:20 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHY \"XENA\" ISN'T JT AN IN FOR LBIANS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-01-31T17:20:46.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-01-31T17:20:46.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ALEXANR STEVENSON","KEYWORDS":"GEEK","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TAKE ONE WARRR PRCS, ADD A BLOND SIKICK, A ROUND FLYG DISC, AND A LOT OF SHIRTLS GUYS WH SWORDS, AND WHAT DO YOU HAVE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A GAY IN.DANIEL KNIGHTON/WIREIMAGESAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 25: ACTOR/MOL BERNATTE BENTLEY DRSG AS XENA, WARRR PRCS ATTENDS COMIC-CON INTERNATNAL AT SAN DIEGO CONVENTN CENTER ON JULY 25, 2014 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY DANIEL KNIGHTON/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CONSIR THE RECENT 12TH ANNUAL XENA CONVENTN BURBANK. IF A BOMB WENT OFF THE NVENTN HALL, THE LBIAN POPULATN OF THE U.S. WOULD HAVE BEEN HALVED. BUT THERE WERE MORE THAN A FEW GAY FANBOYS THE CROWD, TOO. AND SOME OF THEM ULD HAVE GIVEN THEIR QUEER SISTERS A N FOR THE MONEY THE XENA ADORATN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT'S AT THE HEART OF XENA'S APPEAL TO GAY MEN? “I HAVE THIS THG FOR WOMEN WHO KICK MAJOR BUTT,” SAYS TRAVIS TERRY. “BUT THERE'S SOMETHG MORE TO THAN THAT. TIME AFTER TIME DURG THE NVENTN, FANS WOULD TALK ABOUT HOW, THROUGH THE BRAVERY AND URAGE OF THE CHARACTERS ON-SCREEN, THEY WERE ABLE TO FD BRAVERY AND URAGE THEIR OWN LIV. XENA DID FOR HER DIENCE WHAT I HOPE TO DO WH MY ART. TEACH, HEAL AND EFFECT CHANGE SOME WAY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PUT THAT WAY, WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHRISTOPHER HENRY, A 20-YEAR-OLD ACTOR ATTENDG HIS FIRST XENA NVENTN, STARTED WATCHG THE SHOW WHEN HE WAS ONLY 8. “FOR A LONELY CHILDHOOD AN UNACCEPTG TOWN, XENA PROVID A GREAT OUTLET," HENRY SAYS. "WOMEN ON TV FOR A LONG TIME HAVE BEEN VIEWED AS HELPLS DAMSELS DISTRS. THEN YOU HAVE THE UNRDOG RISE, NOT JT TO BEE A CHAMPN, BUT THE SUPREME CHAMPN THIS WORLD THAT SHE LIV ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"YOU N BORROW OM THAT SENSE OF POWER AND THAT SENSE OF NFINCE," HE ADDS, "AND EMPOWER YOU.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STANDG UP FOR THE DOWNTRODN ISN'T THE ONLY REASON THE WARRR PRCS WON GAY MALE HEARTS. FIRST, THERE'S THE BOOTS, THE WHIP, THE LEATHER OUTF. SERI REGULAR AR, PLAYED BY THE LATE KEV SMH, DIDN'T HURT, EHER. “I THK THE APPEAL TO GAY MEN IS PRETTY OBV," SAYS WRER BRENT HARTGER. "THE SHOW WAS PLETELY, WONRFULLY OVER-THE-TOP. AND NOT JT WH THE WILD HUMOR AND THE MIL NUMBERS AND ALL THAT. IT'S OVER-THE-TOP THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DIRECTN TOO, WH S OH-SO-SER THEM OF LOVE AND ATH AND LIGHT AND DARK. EVERYTHG IS AMPED UP A WORLD THAT'S LARGER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIFE. IF THERE WAS EVER A TELEVISN SHOW THAT WAS JT ONE LONG BROADWAY MIL, XENA IS . WHICH IS WHY I LOVED EVERY ICKG MUTE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TERRY SAW THE SAME WAY: “I S AND TALK ABOUT GREAT FILM ART AND GREAT TELEVISN, AND THERE IS SOMETIM THIS SENSE OF SNOBBERY WH ME. GRANTED, I LOVE XENA, ALTHOUGH I HONTLY DON'T NSIR GREAT ART. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? XENA REALLY UPLIFTED AND TOUCHED HER DIENCE. SHE DID WH A SWORD, A LEATHER BREASTPLATE, A BETIFUL BLOND PARTNER WH ABS OF ATH, AND A JOKTER NAMED JOXER. SHE DID WH BROAD EDY, BROAD DRAMA, AN UNBELIEVABLE TIMELE THAT MA NO SENSE MOST CIRCUMSTANC, AND LOTS AND LOTS OF HEART AND PLUCK.”XENA: WARRR PRCSXENA: WARRR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF URSE XENA: WARRR PRCS WAS FULL OF GAY NUENDO AND NUDGE-WK SUGGTNS OF A LBIAN RELATNSHIP BETWEEN HERO AND SIKICK. EVERYONE, OM -EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (AND OUT LBIAN) LIZ FRIEDMAN TO LAWLS HERSELF ACKNOWLEDGED . WHEN FRIEDMAN WAS ONSTAGE AT THE NVENTN, SHE SAID, “I WAS ALWAYS THERE LIKE GUM ON PEOPLE'S SHOE. ‘NO, NO ONE'S GOG TO THK THEY'RE LBIANS; SHUT UP, 'S FE.' THEY FELL FOR .”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEYOND THE LBIAN SUBTEXT, EPISOS WERE PEPPERED WH GAY SLANG AND REFERENC — OR, THE SE OF “HERE SHE COM, MISS AMPHIPOLIS,” ONE LONG GAY -JOKE. HOPG TO AVERT A WAR, XENA GO UNRVER AT THE MISS KNOWN WORLD PAGEANT, AT WHICH PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHG THAT N POSSIBLY HAPPEN BACKSTAGE AT A BETY PAGEANT HAPPENS — EXCEPT THAT THE ULTIMATE WNER OF THE PETN IS A MAN. A REALLY GEO MAN, PLAYED BY THE LATE KAREN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAWLS AND RENEE O'CONNOR HAVE ALWAYS WELED THEIR GAY FAN BASE, AND THAT MAY BE ONE REASON BEHD THE SHOW'S STAT THE GAY MUNY. HARTGER ADMIR THE ACTORS AND THEIR RELATNSHIP WH THEIR GAY FANS, AND ATTRIBUT A LOT OF THEIR SUCCS TO THAT RELATNSHIP. “LOOK HOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEG TE TO HERSELF HAS WORKED OUT FOR LUCY — AND IS CLEARLY HER OWN NATURE, HER EE SPIREDNS, THAT WE'RE ALL SENSG.”ALBERT L. ORTEGA/WIREIMAGELUCY LAWLS & RENEE O'CONNOR DURG THE OFFICIAL XENA WARRR PRCS CONVENTN AT PASANA CENTER PASANA, CALIFORNIA, UNED STAT. (PHOTO BY ALBERT L. ORTEGA/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE IS GENUE; SHE'S TOTALLY SEXY AND FUN. AND WHO SHE IS, IS EXACTLY WHERE SOCIETY IS GOG, PECIALLY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE. SHE WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AHEAD OF THE CURVE, BEG SO CLIVE AND OPEN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE NVENTN,LAWLS TOLD THE CROWD THAT XENA WAS VOTED THE SEND MOST-LOVED LBIAN IN THE WORLD, AND ASKED, “WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONE?” THE DIENCE SCREAMED AND APPLD, AND O'CONNOR JOED HER -STAR ON THE STAGE. BUT THEY DON'T OWE THAT STAT SOLELY TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LBIAN FANS. AFTER THE NVENTN APPEARANCE, O'CONNOR LGHED AND SAID, “YEAH, WHEN I WAS VOTED, WHAT WAS , NUMBER ONE LBIAN OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAR.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAWLS BROKE , ALSO LGHG, “YEAH, YEAH, YOU'RE LBIAN IN NUMBER ONE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}O'CONNOR SAID, “THAT'S . AND WHEN I POSTED A THANK YOU TO ‘THE GIRLS,' A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF GUYS POSTED, ‘WA A MUTE, WE VOTED FOR YOU, TOO!'”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HENRY ADMS HE FEELS A LTLE BAD ABOUT XENA'S INIC STAT AMONG GAY MEN, AND SAID WH A LGH, “GAY MEN HAVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OWN INS—WE INIZE EVERYBODY. LET'S LEAVE THE LBIANS SOMETHG. I MEAN, THEY HAVE GA GERSHON AND THEY HAVE LUCY LAWLS. LET THEM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
In a 2003 terview wh Lbian News (y, that’s a real magaze) Lucy Lawls revealed that she personally felt that Xena was “fely gay”, nsirg Lawls is the person who played the character, that’s about as close as anyone is ever gog to get to a five answer on the subject of what or who Xena lik to do her spare time.
However, once the show end, Lawls beme immediately aware of the the impact her character had, had on gay women around the globe.
LUCY LAWLS 'XENA' IS A GAY IN AND SHE IS HAPPY WH IT
When Lawls learned that many gay women thought of Xena as both a role mol and an example of a strong pennt woman who didn’t take sh om anyone who, snapped necks and shed checks like there was no tomorrow, she began to thk about her own thoughts on the characters sexualy.
Upon realisg that, didn’t take Lawls long to realised that Xena probably was gay. ” To this day, the actrs regularly appears at gay pri events, like Sydney’s Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras.
That iendship between Xena and Gabrielle transmted some msage of self-worth, servedns, and honor to people who felt very margalized, so had a lot of ronance the gay muny.