TMC Interviews… That Emily Chappell, on cycling around the world and being amazing

by Devil’s Food Cake

Unless you’re a cycle courier, biking enthusiast or gay lover of cakes, you probably won’t have heard of Emily Chappell. FYI, she’s amazing, and this past September, she set off on a four-year-long mission to travel around the world – by bike. Crazy? Maybe, but also incredibly impressive. She took a short break from biking and eating baklava in Istanbul to answer a couple of questions. … Continue Reading

Reclaim the Night and trans-women.

by Fairy Cake

RTN, the legendary yearly march against violence against women is happening tonight.  You should probably be there.  However, in the last few years a few close queer friends of mine have been put off attending Reclaim the Night because there was a bit of a transphobic air about the whole thing.

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Cake snaps at Howlers, October 28th

by Upside Down Cake

Blood, Glitter & Leopard Print Howlers was the place for Halloween! … Continue Reading

Is Gay for Pay OK?

by Hot Cross Bun

Cast a cynical squint over the Oscar winners of the past decade and you can’t help but see a pattern emerge. It appears the small print on every gold statue reads ‘Suffer For Your Art’. Sure, extreme physical transformation will get the academy to notice you but if you’re prepared to go gay (as well as looking unrecognisable from your last blockbuster) it really does pay. … Continue Reading

Why I got naked for a porn shoot, and a gay photographer’s thoughts on why we’re still shy of our bodies [NSFW]

Kendal Mint Cake interviews Berlin photographer Goodyn Green

When it actually came down to it, getting naked wasn’t that difficult. … Continue Reading

TMC Podcast Three : No bitches, no guns.

by Fairy Cake

Most mainstream rap is a little too misogynistic/materialistic/racist/violent for our liking.  Here is some beautiful, danceable, mostly-alternative hip hop you can bump, distinctly lacking in bling and bitches.

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Music Video Monday… Sonic Youth – Bull in the Heather

by Devil’s Food Cake

Have I expressed my deep and undying love for Kathleen Hanna before? If I haven’t, well, consider this a declaration. Because she is amazing and awesome and downright adorable. All of which came rushing back to me when this song popped up on my iPod the other day. … Continue Reading

Hate crime in the UK: what’s being done?

by Mint Cake

Queer bashing – it’s not necessarily something you’d expect from one of the most rainbow friendly nations on the continent. But worryingly, anti-gay crime is currently splattered across British headlines all too frequently. Even just the last few months have seen a number of stories of homophobic violence emerge in mainstream media. … Continue Reading

TMC chats with illustrator Victoria Sin…

by Lemon Tart

London-based illustrator Victoria Sin has her first exhibition opening tomorrow at XOYO, so we thought we should catch up with her for a quick natter about it. … Continue Reading

The Week In Gay: Conversion torture clinics, gay sex on Glee and this year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance

by Devil’s Food Cake

The Most Cake’s weekly round-up of lesbian-ish/gay lady/queer grrrl news from around the world. … Continue Reading

Travel Logs: Excellent bookshops in Singapore

by Devil’s Food Cake

There’s a lot to do in Singapore – the city is probably the most built-up in South-East Asia, and visitors are pretty much spoilt for choice with the list of things to do. But if you’re looking for a quiet afternoon/day/couple of hours, you can’t go wrong with coffee and a trip to a great bookshop. And Singapore – hurrah! – has at least two that are so very worth a visit. … Continue Reading

Music Video Monday… Moloko – Familiar Feeling

by Devil’s Food Cake

In between work stuff, book stuff and figuring out whether or not I’d like to risk getting arrested going to a Malaysian Pride event (answer: I do not), I’ve really been missing the gay in my life. Fortunately, a girl can always turn to her friends or TV for a bit of a mood lift, and for everything else, there’s Youtube. … Continue Reading

Crush of the Week: Laurie Penny can drink some vodka with us anytime

by Lemon Meringue Pie

Young impassioned and a massive lefty: we’re crushing hard … Continue Reading