Heated Healing

Our world has gone mad! And I don't mean that lightly. From ICE in the streets of Minnesota, chaos in the White House and Congress, to the Epstein files and now the Iran strikes. I'm afraid to to even glance at the headlines- which we know is part of their strategy! 

The one thing that I have very much enjoyed keeping my eyes on is Heated Rivalry! Hubba, hubba 😰

I've been to two Black Hawks games in my life and both were a little too violent for my likings. Blood of the ice isn't my thing. But hello... this series was exactly what we needed to restore the faith we have in love and happy stories. WARNING: it is very sexual but it's important to know this really is integral to the plot. No seriously. 

The main characters are rivals, thus the name, who are sexually curious and their love grows as their sexual connection progresses. Two closed off young men who communicate best when not talking but kissing and touching and tuna melting (iykyk 😉).

This show is not just getting hearts and pulses racing, it has changed the world!

Not just because it brought us a wonderful love story but a new way to view masculine love on screen. The tragedy we had to endure to witness Brokeback Mountain kept me cautious the whole time but this is a happy story. Well at least for this portion of their lives. Two masculine competitive complete men working out their emotions and fears and love. And that's not all... 

Just when we were all swooning over the gold-metal men's Olympic champions for bringing their  teammate's, who had died tragically, young kids on to the ice to take a picture, we have it ruined by Trump and Kash Patel invading their win with their obnoxious misogyny in the locker room. 

It was what Trump always does, make things about himself and his narrow view of women. Icky! 

But once again, women and the men of Heated Rivalry bring us all back together with their adorable appearance on SNL last night. Because sometimes groups do the wrong thing and need to be shown the classy way to act. And we all wanted to root for our athletes and most were being good teammates to the women - let us not forget many cheering 2 for 2! 🏅🏅

One guy on Instagram made a funny observation: what's more masculine then grilling some burgers and then hot rough sex with your buddy?

Sports have been homophobic, so it's definitely going to take more than this show to change that, but I don't know how you can watch this and not get the meaning behind:                  love is love. 

And the two stars of the show, Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, are also making a name for themselves with how they conducted interviews talking about how they're so close they can't help but be affectionate with each other. Again another example of how we are all hungry for seeing happy healthy masculinity and stories of it in irl and on the screen.

We're in turbulent times where people are taking sides and hating on each other. What we could all use more of is love, hot sex, Canadians and healing from what has held us back or hurt us. 

Cheers to more of that kind of JOY and heat 🔥 on and off the ice!