The world is being racked at present by multiple messy global conflicts. Oh, and there’s also theclimate crisis, you know, that pesky little planetary apocalyptic predicament that probably(definitely) trumps anything else humanity must contend with right now. But, don’t worry,American states like Arizona and Kansas are leading the way and fighting the goodfight…against…transgender people?After years […]
HIV Policy from Fiji to Florida
Fiji is in the grips of an HIV outbreak that’s largely fueled by a drug epidemic. It is now the fastest-growing HIV outbreak in the world. Fiji is responding through evidence based harm reduction. To support national action to stop the spread of HIV, a two-day national workshop was held to apply the new WHO […]
Trump Administration vs Trans Population
Although only making up 1% of the US population, the Trans community continues to be targeted by the Trump administration. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has released a new policy that will stop any gender-affirming medical or social transition care to transgender people. This change is in keeping with an executive order from Trump. At […]
Tracking Homeless Sex Offenders
A bill to require ankle monitors for newly released sex offenders passed the Wisconsin legislature with overwhelming bi-partisan support, despite the high cost of monitoring these devices. The pretext for the bill was that homeless sex offenders were otherwise difficult to locate and monitor. A survey of Wisconsin’s homeless population revealed that 16% were sex […]
Ukraine Freezes Sperm and US Sterilized Women
Ukraine is experiencing a severe decline in birthrate and, with the full-scale invasion, the decline has accelerated with births dropping by roughly 28% after February 2022. This drop is due to displacement, casualties, and uncertainty. Ukraine’s government initiative is paying troops to freeze their sperm in response to this “demographic catastrophe”. In a different […]
Colorado May Decriminalize Sex Work
A bill introduced by four legislators, all Democrats, three of whom are female, would completely decriminalize commercial sex and prohibit localities from banning it. Supporters say it will make sex workers safer by bringing them out of the shadows. Opponents, including minority Republicans, churches, and law enforcement, claim it will turn the state into a […]
Ogling Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) has called on a House committee to investigate the NFL and NBC for allowing Bad Bunny’s halftime show. In Ogles’ words, “Children were forced to endure explicit displays of gay sexual acts, women gyrating provocatively, and Bad Bunny shamelessly grabbing his crotch while dry-humping the air. And if that weren’t outrageous […]
The Fight for Reproductive Rights Continues
As Hard Copy reported back in January, in 2026 the fight for reproductive rights and healthcare is heading to the courts. Although there is little political support for limiting access to reproductive healthcare, groups looking to restrict or ban it are going to the courts on the state and federal level. For example, in order […]
Trans Bans Gather Steam
Three bills have passed the Utah house that will affect youth gender medicine in the state: one completely bans all hormonal prescriptions to alter gender identity for minors (Utah previously had only a moratorium on new prescriptions), another forbids all publicly funded employers from offering insurance that covers such procedures, and a third requires insurance […]
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 […]