Free to be you and me: Starting Dec. 1 the DSM-5 — the official guide-book in the psychiatry community — has stopped listing transgender as a mental illness! This, coupled with the UN Secretary General’s speech imploring the global community to stand with the LGBT community, will be marked in history as no less significant…
As if we weren’t already looking down the barrel of a barn-burner of a presidential campaign season, President Barrack Obama just raised the stakes today by becoming the first sitting US president to come out in favor of same-sex marriage rights. (Kinda makes Vice President Joe Biden’s pro-equality comments last week — however hackneyed by…
Wanted to share this from my friends at the ACLU of Nevada: ACLU Calls on Nevada Equal Rights Commission to Protect Public School Students FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15, 2012 CONTACT: Katrina Rogers, Legal Fellow: 702.366.1536×208 rogers@aclunv.org Staci Pratt, Legal Director: 702.366.1536×207 pratt@aclunv.org Las Vegas, NV – The American Civil Liberties Union…
What’s that old Ice Cube song, “It Was a Good Day”? I think we progressives need an anthem for today because it was a good day! A federal appeals court has ruled that the Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage in California is unconstitutional! This is awesome news and a big win in the fight…
What a year it’s been for the civil rights for the LGBTQ community! From marriage to access to fighting discrimination to the end of DADT, 2011 has been a big year for the fight for equality for all people. Let’s take a look at the year’s biggest stories: Marriage Equality: This was a big year…
As the dust settles following the end of the legislative session, there are going to be a lot of takes on winners and losers. But the truth is that the story of this legislative session is pretty much the same as every session: The rich and powerful got theirs and the working-class Average Janes and…
A couple of good bills are making their way through the Legislature. Both align with progressive values and we should all do what we can — contact legislators, attend hearings, etc. — to show our support. SB331 would revise the public accommodations law to include gender expression. Like AB211, which would amend Employment Non-Discrimination Act…
Here’s the Senate voting record, courtesy of HRC: The Senate’s vote to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was a landmark victory and an unforgettable moment in our history. Now we need to let our senators know we were paying attention to how they voted. 1. Find your senators below and see how they voted –…
Passing this along: For Immediate Release Contact Jamie Lee Sprague Event Coordinator LVJamie_Sprague@msn.com 702/420.1294 Jane Heenan, MS MFT Director, Equality Nevada, Southern Region VegasCounselor@aol.com 702/810.4159 Monday 15 November 2010 – The Transgender Day of Remembrance will be held Friday 19 November at 7pm at Metropolitan Community Church (MCC). The event provides space for persons to…
The Sin City Siren 