There seems to be no end to the targeting of the LGBTQ+ community in the U.S. these days. Thankfully, these efforts to diminish the visibility of the LGBTQ+ community are receiving push back. In Idaho, Boise’s official Pride flag was removed because a state law prohibits government entities displaying any flags other than approved flags […]
The Catholic Church and Healthcare
A Catholic nursing facility in Hawthorne, New York serving patients with incurable cancer filed a federal lawsuit against New York State. The state requires care facilities to assign rooms according to a patient’s gender identity and allow them to use restrooms that align with their gender identity. The lawsuit claims that doing so is against […]
Does Data Collection Threaten Transgender Policy?
Both houses of the Tennessee legislature have passed a bill to mandate that any medical provider who receives state funds must report aggregate data concerning transgender medical treatments, including prescriptions, surgeries, and treatment for detransition, which the bill requires of any facility which offers transition. LGBT groups in the state vociferously opposed the measure with […]
Adult Film Star Banned from U.S. by Border Control
Canadian gay porn star Milo Miles has recently gone public regarding his ordeal at the American border at the start of this year, resulting in a 10-year ban from entering the country. He was headed to the annual GayVN Awards (a gay porn industry awards event) with six nominations under his belt. As part of […]
Idaho Makes Trans Bathroom Use a Felony
While many states have criminalized use of public bathrooms that align with a transgender person’s gender identity, Idaho is the first to criminalize such use even in private businesses that might wish to be LGBT-inclusive. Under the new bill, the first offense would be a misdemeanor, but a second offense would be treated as a […]
U.K. to Ban Stepfamily and Incest Fantasies in Porn
Direct from an official press release from the country’s government website: “Building on the Government’s work to tackle violence against women and girls, pornography depicting illegal sexual conduct between family members and adults roleplaying as children will be criminalised.” This legislation is one of several recently proposed pornography bans by the government, including the criminalisation of material depicting choking that we’ve been following here at Hard […]
Tired Trans Political Scapegoating
The U.S. federal government continues to target transgender communities in order to construct a scapegoat to absorb the disappointment and anger many Americans feel toward their current leadership. Recently the Department of Justice has notified California and Maine (two liberal-leaning states) that it is investigating claims of rape, voyeurism, and a pervasive climate of sexual […]
Closer and Closer to The Handmaid’s Tale?
As Hard Copy reported in January, much of the fight over reproductive rights is currently being fought in the courts and legislatures. There is not strong support for abortion bans and restrictions from voters so anti-reproductive rights activists must go through legal and legislative channels. While some states are looking to make it harder for […]
Fresno May Ban Those With Sex Offenses from City Council Meetings
The city of Fresno, California, has been sent into an uproar after a man on the sex offense registry announced his candidacy for the City Council, in the wake of the Council’s legally dubious attempt to impose onerous residency restrictions that would make it difficult for those convicted of sex offences to live almost anywhere […]
Home on the Trans Range
With the continuing push of anti-trans rhetoric, trans people are feeling unwelcome in more places and generally less safe. Two trans Ohioans have opened a gun range specifically for the trans community. In addition to providing a safe place for trans gun enthusiasts, they also provide classes on how to handle firearms and on firearm […]