Dear Loyal Siren Readers, I’ve been called away for a funeral. I’ll be in rural Nebraska, so no telling when or if there’ll be an opportunity to check in on things. I know there’s a lot going on this month. I encourage you all to post to the comments (talk amongst yourselves) if you have…
The Sin City Siren and friends have joined the AIDS Walk team for Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada. You should, too! Join the PPSN team here. The AIDS Walk benefits local organization AFAN and is April 19. Don’t want to walk? You can donate to the cause here. * And don’t forget you can also…
Here’s the update from the Nevada Women’s Lobby (full disclosure: I’m on the steering committee): “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” It’s finally happening….AJR3 will be heard in Assembly Elections Committee on Thursday, April 9 at 3:45 PM! We’ve…
May marks the 2nd anniversary of The Sin City Siren! Let’s do something amazing together! Do you like doing things for a good cause? Have you ever done a 5K? If you’re like me you answered yes to the first question and no to the second. Last year I changed both my answers to YES!…
Experiencing a total computer melt-down here at Siren HDQ. I am trying to post this from my cell phone. Dedication! 1. If you can get your butt to Grant Sawyer tomorrow do it to come out for SB369, otherwise known as “the brothel tax.” Actually an excise tax on services and could net state $3-4…
As if getting in trouble for texting a mistress on a government-issued cell phone (and now getting a divorce while governor) weren’t bad enough, Gov. Jim Gibbons just can’t help himself when it comes to texting. While giving testimony on his energy bill, he stops to view and deal with a text! Watch it for…
It’s an Easter miracle (early)! In an unanimous ruling Iowa’s highest court upheld a lower-court’s ruling that marriage should not be defined as only between a man and a woman. This makes Iowa the third state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage and the first in the nation’s Midwestern “Heartland” states. Iowa’s same-sex couples…
Sorry for lack of personalization of posts. Still under the weather but don’t want to let this go unmentioned: PLANNED PARENTHOOD & MTV PRESENT the WORLD PREMIERE of PEDRO on APRIL 1 WHAT: Pedro: The Movie – MTV’s World Premiere In 1994, Pedro Zamora captured the hearts of millions as the first-ever openly gay,…
I’m taking a break from being sick to do a quicky post on this because it’s a really important issue to me. I’m not sure what local events are going on for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but you can register yours with RAINN (Rape Abuse & Incest National Network) here or with NSVRC here. And…
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