Blastr has an interesting article on 20 Gay Characters We Love From Sci-Fi movies & TV
Homosexuals and the heterosexuals who love them have a reason to celebrate: Proposition 8, the amendment to the California constitution that only recognizes marriage between a man and a woman, was recently overturned. It's just the excuse we need to give a shout-out to our some of our favorite characters who happen to be gay.
Xena, Xena: Warrior Princess.
Xena was strong, tough, fearless enough to command armies and sultry enough to command the attention of lesbians everywhere (see "Gabrielle"). Although Xena had male lovers, including Julius Caesar, Hercules and Borias, the father of her son Solan, she chose to spend her time with Gabrielle, her friend and companion (then enemy, then friend again). The lesbian subtext between the powerfully built warrior Xena and her more feminine friend Gabrielle was eventually played up to the point where they were taking baths together. Despite the ambiguity that made watching the show a fun yet coded adventure, actress Lucy Lawless decided the lesbian subtext wasn't just subtext after watching that final kiss.
Gabrielle, Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena, Warrior Princess wasn't just a TV show: It was a cult phenomenon that kept lesbian bars tuned in every week for Xena Night. The show is about Xena and Gabrielle, two women traveling the ancient world, fighting injustices. Gabrielle started off as Xena's scrappy gal pal, in awe of Xena's warrior prowess, but evolved into the Battling Bard of Potidaea. Despite flirtations with men, and a brief marriage to Perdicus, Gabrielle remained devoted to Xena, as proven by multiple kisses and "I love you"s—and one very butch haircut. And the scene in the finale where Gabrielle saves Xena with a "water transfer" kiss is absolutely the hottest lesbian kiss in the genre.
News submitted by Gregg Farland