I support this and hope you will, too: Join our friends in the Las Vegas Equality Action Group as part of National Freedom to Marry Day, Thursday, February 12, 1PM at the Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89101 Local marriage counters in cities all over the country, same-sex couples will request…
Today, Jan. 22, is the 36th anniversary of the landmark Roe v Wade decision that granted women autonomy over their own bodies. Today is Blog for Choice day. Roe makes America a better place. No matter what you believe, having the right to have a safe abortion instead of a back-alley job is important. (Demand…
The need for equality doesn’t take a holiday. I know it’s a busy time, but this is important: ** Day Without Gay — Dec. 10 — nationwide: Gays and allied supporters of equality and marriage for all are encouraged to “call in gay” as a show of the impact of the LGBT community across all…
The UNLV Women’s Studies Department and the Womens Research Institute of Nevada are cohosting an event with local hero and welfare rights activist Ruby Duncan on Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. Anyone who wants to hear a black, feminist, activist hero should attend. For more info contact Gay at 895-0837 or e-mail: gay.sessums@unlv.edu.
In my official capacity as Southern Nevada Director of PLAN, I made it into Las Vegas CityLife this week. (A surreal moment, being interviewed by a paper you once wrote for.) It’s all about our fight to register new citizens to vote, and help them engage in democracy and the attempts of others to squash…
The title for this post comes from the Nobel-prize-winning Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Monday there was a lot of chatter about King and his legacy. Presidential candidates invoked his name to further their own ends. (Or apologize for them.) Newspapers and network anchors used his holiday as a news peg. Unapologetic racists reminded…
I remember when, as a reporter for The News, I learned about a nonprofit program that taught underprivileged youths a new skill: washing driveways and parking lots with water pressure. I remember thinking, “Whaaaa? We’re in a desert and THIS is the great SKILL you’re teaching our underprivileged youths?” I wondered why we progressive types…
Natalie here. This is my first post. In light of the Michael Vick case, and Vegetarian Awareness Month (October!), I thought I’d make some points on why feminists should care about animal rights. I’m standing on the shoulders of much brighter women and men here, although I’m sparing the point-by-point details in this here list.…
Just got word about the Nevada Public Benefit Board hearing tomorrow (Wed.) about domestic partner benefits. A member of the local HRC told me that as of earlier today, the e-mail traffic to the board was 100% against voting to approve domestic partner benefits. While we may have a nasty law in this state that…
Still recuperating but luckily I have another guest writer to tap for you. The lovely and brilliant Julianna Ormsby of the Nevada Women’s Lobby has graciously offered to give some insight into the circus called the Nevada Legislature currently in its last throes up in Carson City. (Unless they call a special session after the…
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