There will be a hearing on Friday for AB211, which would amend the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to include gender identity and expression. In Nevada and across the country ENDA laws prohibits discrimination of workers based on their sexuality and gender identity. It is time these workplace protections extended to gender identity for Nevadans. Hearing:…
Nevada Women’s Lobby’s Grassroots Lobby Days is coming up, March 14-16! During GLD there are a host of great workshops to better understand how bills become law and how to lobby your representatives. Another great part of GLD is the great speakers lined up! One of those speakers is acclaimed, feminist, prochoice, activist Shelby Knox!…
Fair and Feminist is hosting an “I STAND WITH PLANNED PARENTHOOD” blog carnival today, on the eve of Walk for Choice events in more than 50 cities around the country. As regular readers know, I have been organizing the Rally for Choice Las Vegas event tomorrow (noon @ Planned Parenthood on West Charleston). So, it’s…
Here are some stories that I couldn’t let go by without comment: The “forcible rape” component of HR3 was removed, but the bill is still alive and looks to codify dangerous anti-choice legislation. The #DearJohn fight is not over. Conflicted about The Superbowl featuring star quarterback who has two allegations of sexual assault within the…
Please join The Nevada Women’s Lobby and other progressive organizations for the following watch parties on Monday. And please show your support for NWL by wearing teal or green. There’s a badge you can download, too. (Full disclosure: I’m on the NWL Advisory and Legislative committees.) Here’s the info: Alert Several organization are gathering to watch the…
Wanted to pass along this info. It’s for a good cause, rebuilding the Community Counseling Center of Southern Nevada after it was heavily damaged by a fire. The organization is holding a bowling fundraiser (full details here Great Balls of Fire Bowl-a-Thon) and info below: CCC Bowl-a-Thon: Great Balls of Fire! When: Sunday, January 23…
So, we’re about three weeks away from the next Sin City Siren Book Club: Jan. 22! I thought I’d open up the discussion for where we should meet. I am open to locations as long as they are baby-friendly, non-smoking venues. (Wifi would be nice but is not required.) Let me know your ideas and…
Ready to chuck your tree? You can recycle it for free! Here’s some info from the Springs Preserve: Join the Springs Preserve and the Christmas Tree Recycling Committee in giving our community a gift: Recycle your tree. Each year from Dec. 26 to Jan. 15, you can take your cut Christmas trees to one of…
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