Top Stories published by The Cake in May of 2016

Part 2 — How Popular Culture ‘Queerbaits’ Fans To Gain Popularity

In a previous piece, I talked about how fans of popular culture offer much-needed representation, and become a means to question the straight-white-cisgendered-male dominance we see in mainstream media. Social media…


What We Can Learn From Malayalam Cinema’s Epic Win Of LGBT+ Representation

By Allen George Joseph:

As I was checking out upcoming Malayalam movies the other day, I read about ‘My Life Partner’, a story about two gay men who decide to live together…


Witches Of Westeros: Using And Subverting The Witch Trope In Game Of Thrones

By Sheilagh O’Brien for The Conversation:

This article contains spoilers for the Game of Thrones TV series and the books upon which it is based.


With Brutal Honesty, Writer Explains What Repression Of Sexual Urges Does To A Person

By Vikrockzer:

TRIGGER WARNING: Graphic content

The only permanent feeling that has stayed with me over the years is sexual. It’s…

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