Heated Rivalry, the Queer Canadian sports series, is the gift that keeps giving. Hard Copy has reported on the series in previous editions (December 15 and January 15) and we can’t help but continue to report on the world-wide cultural sensation that is Heated Rivalry. If any more proof of the world-wide reach of the […]
From Stonewall to Disney: Diminishing Queer Visibility
The trans community isn’t the only cohort of the wider LGBTQ+ community seeing civil rights being pulled away. The ACLU maintains a map tracking attacks on LGBTQ right in US state legislatures. Two such bills in the Tennessee legislature are seeking to delegitimize gay marriage and eliminate employment discrimination protections. As if to illustrate the […]
Canada Not Turning Its Back on Queer immigrants
LGBTQ+ and immigrant rights and freedoms are in flux around the world, and the United States is leading the charge in turning back the clock where progress and justice are concerned for these intersecting population groups. In a breath of fresh air, Canada has reaffirmed its commitment to respond to the world’s immigration crises with […]
Sex Lives of the Disabled
The new play, (We indulge in ) a bit of roll play, will have an exclusive run at Tramway in Glasgow, Scotland. Produced by Birds of Paradise Theatre Company, the play is designed to provoke frank discussions around sex and disability to counter narratives around disabled people needing charity or pity, and instead show lives that […]
Sex Worker Support Organization Celebrates 30 Years of Growth
The Peers Victoria Resources Society, which serves over 2000 sex workers in Victoria, BC, has in its 30 years of existence grown to have over 50 employees and an annual budget of $3.5 million. As such, it stands as a model NGO in providing social services to a stigmatized sexual minority, providing safe sex supplies, […]
“Gay Sheep” Take Over New York Catwalk
1 in 12 male sheep (rams) show a preference for other males and exhibit homosexual behavior. Because a ram’s function is to breed, when a ram refuses to breed, they are usually sold for their meat. To save the gay rams from the slaughterhouse, Michel Stucke and Nadia Leytes came up with Rainbow Wool. They […]
New organization fosters growth and reimagines queer relations in rural Ireland
Queers Sheds is an LGBTQ+ community mobilizing network that was started in 2024 in County Clare, Southern Ireland. Its founders were interested in developing opportunities for rural queers to find each other and stay connected. While queer bars and clubs can do wonders for community building in urban settings, rural queers often don’t have access […]