Cardi B encouraged fans to take PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), a medication to prevent HIV risk from sex and injections, saying it isn’t just for gay men. “I understand where the stigma came from and everything. HIV is really, like, high in the gay community. But why you think these bitches don’t be having that shit?” […]
Meeting Partners Online Yields Poor Results
An international study of over 6000 partnered individuals from 50 countries shows that 21% of those initiating their relationship since 2010 met their partner online, and that those relationships tended to be less satisfactory and involve lower intensity of experienced love. An article in The Guardian discusses how the new rules and terminology for online […]
Text Me Harder: Tools for Better Sexting
Mashable’s resident dating app expert, Tabitha Britt , has compiled an essential list of the best sexting apps out there. Many sexual subjects are virtual subjects these days, as explicit texting has become a popular form of foreplay. In a world where nudes and fantasies are riding the wings of Wi-Fi, digital tools that foster […]
These Boots are Made for…War
Boots is an eight-part comedic drama series that was released by Netflix on October 9, 2025. The show is based on the 2026 memoir The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White. The plot is set in 1990 and follows a closeted young gay man and his straight best friend who join the marines. Speaking of […]
When It’s OK to Call Someone a Pedophile: Part 2
Merely weeks after a similar case we reported on, a federal judge has dismissed another defamation suit based on unsupported use of the “P-word.” This case involved the rap star Drake’s ongoing verbal battle with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar. In the Judge’s ruling, she concluded, “‘Not Like Us’ is replete with profanity, trash-talking, threats of […]
AI is Reshaping Online Dating and Sex
Reporter Anna Louie Sussman discusses the growing trend for users of online dating platforms to employ AI chatbots to create their romantic profiles, flirt, and arrange dates. As the skill for writing original prose or even grammatically correct sentences becomes a lost art for many, AI fills the breach but reduces the most intimate forms […]
It’s Raining…Green Dildos?
The surreal phenomenon of sex toys being thrown onto basketball courts during WNBA games as of late has a new plot twist: a cryptocurrency group has come forward and claimed responsibility for starting the trend as a protest of sorts against the state of things in the crypto world. I’ll admit that upon first glance […]
Sex toys: overpriced commodities or radical tools of resistance?
Pop star Harry Styles is not currently touring, but he has found a new way to monetize his sex appeal by marketing a double-sided vibrator (adapted for both external and internal use) and his designer lubricant. His “Pleasing” brand previously specialized in female lifestyle products such as cosmetics and candles, but has now opened a […]
Sink your teeth into Slutty Cheff’s new memoir
There are lots of parallels between sex and food, and I’m surprised the two don’t cross over in the news more often. For one, both require an appetite, and appetites need to be sustained. Slutty Cheff is an anonymous chef from London, England, who writes about her experiences in the restaurant industry – the Orville […]
Let’s celebrate the life of Andrea Gibson, Colorado’s queer poet laureate
It’s not really Hard Copy’s style to announce a death as news but Andrea Gibson was a phenomenal fuckin’ burst of light on this planet and we’d like to take the opportunity to make you aware of them and their work if you’re not already a fan. As an activist and poet – as well […]