How Xena Warrior Princess Made The LGBTQI Community Stronger

Pride is around the corner and what better way to celebrate than with Princess Xena! We're counting down the top 10 LGBTI episodes that made the show a queer favorite. Xena Warrior Princess was a fantasy television show that aired in 1995 that ran for 6 years, the series pushed LGBTI rights forward by making queer the topic in mainstream media. It paved the way to show same sex orientated characters on TV.

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10 - Season 5, Episode 1 - Fallen Angel.

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Since the dawn of time, giving birth to a child needs a father and a mother, but not Xena, oh no! nothing says "I don't need a man to make me feel good" than Xena's guardian angle rewarding her with pregnancy by a beam of light, why? well because angle Callisto can.

9 - Season 5, Episode 15 - Married with Fish sticks.

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Married with Fish sticks is a campy episode, may not have an LGBTI theme, but it has mermaids! Forget unicorn frappuccinos! Mermaids are way better!

8 - Season 2, Episode 11 - Here She Comes... Miss Amphiboles.

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Before Ru made the best Woman win, Xena lost the Crown to Miss Artiphys, a transgender drag queen in a beauty pageant (backrolls?) sorry Alyssa.

7 - Season 2, Episode 4 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.

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In Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, being a vampire must suck! but not if you're Xena. Life companion sidekick Gabrielle becomes a vampire and the only way to save her is if Xena joins the bloodsuckers and kills the King of all vampires, there's an awkward almost kiss/growl between the heroes, but it's worth the watch.

6 - Season 2, Episode 14 - A Necessary Evil.

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When ancient Greece holds an Election, the right Amazon princess wins, of course, this blows out to an all girl on girl fight, sorry Trump you'd lose this one!

5 - Seasons 1 to 6

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Let's take a moment and mention the manly Ares god of war, even knowing he isn't gay - the tight leather chaps and hairy chest kinda resembles a muscley gay bear.

4 - Season 3, Episode 12 - the Bitter Suite.

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Did you know there was a Xena Musical "the Bitter Suite" just watch it, we don't need to say much more. music Now Available on iTunes.

3 - Season 6, Episode 8 - The Ring.

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It's obvious that Gabrielle and Xena have a connection, but when Gabrielle becomes sleeping beauty, she can only be woken by true love's kiss, yep!! the lips of the warrior princess will set her free.

2 - Season 4, Episode 6 - A Tale of Two Muses.

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This episode may not mention anything about LGBTI, but Xena and Gabrielle stumble upon a town that's not allowed to dance... all because of the town Major.. mmmm sounds familiar Australia! I'd like to "dance" with a man someday!

1 - Season 2, episode 13 - The Quest.

Move over Willow and Terra, Xena and Gabrielle locked lips in a strange dream sequence.