In the fight for same-sex marriage, bakers have been thrust into the spotlight in several countries around the world.
In the US, Supreme Court cases about bakers refusing to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples are still ongoing.
In Australia during the same-sex marriage postal survey, conversation about grew. This would essentially rely on rolling back current anti-discrimination laws, and the situation was swiftly condemned by the Australian LGBTQI community.
In reaction to this ongoing (and albeit, quite strange) focus in a now-won battle about securing equality for LGBTQI+ people, a Canadian couple wanted to make a statement. So, they asked a bakery to create the "gayest" cake possible.
Chris Farias decided to surprise his fiance Jared Lenover with the cake for their one-year anniversary of being engaged, and said The Cake and Loaf Bakery in Hamilton excitedly accepted the challenge.
In a post that has now gone viral on Facebook, Farias says he became emotional when he received the cake.
“I am in tears right now I’m so happy,” he wrote on Facebook.
“Being part of the LGBTQ+ community isn’t easy for many,” he added. “And that’s an huge understatement. But I am proud of who I am, and how far WE have come. I am proud to be a gay Canadian who can order a cake and not get turned down because of who I love. I love this country, and I love my community.”
“If you believe that #LoveIsLove, please share, and show our neighbours to the south that we support them,” he continued. “That we empathise with their struggles. That Canada is loud and proud and will make them any cake their heart desires.”
The baker of the rainbow dessert, Quinn Pallister, told that it was particularly special to her because she has same-sex parents.
“It’s really important…that everybody feels included," she said. “I never got to make them a wedding cake, so this was like making something for everybody that’s part of the community."
Owner of Cake and Loaf Bakery Nicole Miller told she made a wedding cake a few years ago for a gay couple who had been denied by other bakeries in the area.
“We really want to embody a positive, all-inclusive safe space for all of our employees and customers,” she said.
