Is Baby Yoda Now an LGBTQ+ Icon?
Baby Yoda has apparently become an LGBT+ icon in Mexico after he replaced the baby Jesus in a festive cake. Yes, you read that correctly. Baby Yoda, who fast became a pop culture phenomenon – and, of course, a meme – when he first appeared in Star Wars series The Mandalorian in 2019, is now a bona fide queer icon after he got on the wrong side of religious conservatives in Mexico. The character, officially named Grogu, or The Child, has been adopted by the LGBT+ community after a restaurant in Mexico City decided to reinvent a traditional cake called … Read more