Although it is becoming increasingly obvious that there is no “there there” in the conspiracy theories surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, who was neither a blackmailer nor a pedophile, but a promiscuous heterosexual ephebophile who took advantage of teenage girls, the populist Right continues to be obsessed with the notion of a globalist pedophile elite. This is […]
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 […]
St. Lucia Decriminalizes Homosexuality
The island nation of St. Lucia is the latest to join its neighbors (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Dominica) in moving to decriminalize same-sex relations. Colonial throwbacks like “buggery” and gross indecency” had previously been punishable by up to 10 years in prison under St. Lucia’s Criminal Code. Regional advocacy groups […]
Setback for Sex Worker Safety in Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada upheld a law criminalizing third-party benefits from sex work, despite a lower court ruling that the law jeopardized sex worker security. The case concerned the conviction of two men in Alberta who were drivers for an escort service and provided protection for the escorts if something went wrong. READ THE […]
Cuba Eases Process for Trans People to Change ID
Once known as one of the most homophobic countries in Latin America, Cuba continues to liberalize. Its parliament voted on July 18 to make it easier for trans people to change the gender marker on their ID without having undergone surgery. Gender-transition surgery has nominally been available in Cuba for free since 2008, but dissidents […]
1 out of 5 people born with a uterus will have it removed
Get It Out: On the Politics of Hysterectomy by medical sociologist Andréa Becker is out this month through New York University Press. Although hysterectomies are common worldwide procedures, they are not a mainstay topic of public discourse. Considering the droves of subjects that are affected by hysterectomies, they should be! This important project explores the […]
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 […]
Can I choke you?
The increasing normalization of choking as part of sexual play is causing some sexual subjects alarm. We reported on this in a past sex news load, but the United Kingdom has in fact announced that it will ban the depiction of strangulation in pornography, primarily to safeguard women against violence. As BDSM styles of sex […]
Sex work is work!
Womxn: Working is a recently produced documentary that examines sex work activism in South Africa. Sex work is still criminalized in the country and this important work assesses the damage these archaic laws continue to deal sex worker communities, denying them their rights and freedoms. Directed by Shanelle Jewnarain, the film applies an important feminist […]
FTC Targets Pediatric Gender Medicine for Deceptive and Fraudulent Claims
The Trump administration has expanded its assault on pediatric gender medicine, as the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department have announced they are investigating over 20 gender clinics for making fraudulent and deceptive claims about the medical necessity of gender transition for minor patients. In addition, pharmaceutical companies are being investigated for “violations of drug […]