Power Dynamics, Gender and Sexuality in "Accused" (2026)
As an Indian lesbian living in the United Kingdom, the cards are stacked against Geetika from the start.

Abandoned on the church steps at birth Jacques Revilly is a pariah in his small hamlet finally heading to Paris to fulfill his dream of being an artist. After three years he has become quite adept but due to his slovenly ways and appearance he has been nicknamed “The Beast” and is once again exiled among society. One night he discovers a young girl who has collapsed in the roadside snow, with the assistance of his one friend Varney they nurse her back to health and “The Beast” begins to mend his ways.
As an Indian lesbian living in the United Kingdom, the cards are stacked against Geetika from the start.
Like most young people, Leviticus is imperfect. But I love it anyways.
Hanna Bergholm's 'Hatching' shows us that the modern version of the cardboard world trope is social media.
'Yuri!!! on Ice' turned queerbaiting on its head and gave me hope when I needed it the most.
This article discusses the classic and timeless franchise, The Smurfs.
After We Collided is a sequel to last year’s After, which itself was based on Anna Todd’s 2014 novel of the same name, and which was originally published as a Harry Styles-centric fan-fiction on WattPad (a similar path as E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey series).