Religion, age, and politics are the biggest influences on a person’s opinion regarding abortion and reproductive rights, but gender is also a component. There is a sharp divide between Gen Z women and men over reproductive rights. In a recent survey, 76% of Gen Z women believe that abortions should be legal while only 59% […]
Sex Please, We’re British
Labour MP Sarah Niblett has won parliamentary debate time next Fall for her proposal to fund lifelong adult sex education, with the goal of fostering better understanding of consent, abuse, toxic masculinity, and how childbirth, menopause, and medical conditions can affect sexual pleasure. In anticipation of that debate, she has announced a campaign for a […]
Gay Symbols Banned and Restored
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 […]