I don’t want to sound like a broken record but when I saw this Las Vegas Sun story by J. Patrick Coolican, I just couldn’t sit on my hands. As many of us prepare to enjoy holiday fun with our loved ones, it can be easy to forget about the many families right here in…
Judging by the ribbons and official decrees, October has a lot of wardrobe changes for one month. It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s the end of Hispanic Heritage Month. What’s that? Who would know with all the pink-washing going on? You’d think Breast Cancer Awareness Month was it’s own national holiday, what with all the…
I’ve been thinking about the blog a lot lately — which may surprise you since I’ve been sort of MIA. It’s hard with a new little baby (she’s great, by the way) to find time to rant about the government, corporate greed, misogyny, the election and so on. What’s bothering me is that all that…
I really can’t say it any better than my friends at ProgressNow Nevada, so here’s the scoop: On Wednesday, developer Jim Rhodes will once again ask the Clark County Commission for permission to build a 1,000-home community on 2,400 acres just east of Red Rock Canyon. We all joined together several years ago to block…
Even though I can’t enter The Vagina Monologues photo contest, I still thought it would be fun to take some photos of what makes me happy and hopeful for a sexual-violence-free world. (PS: There’s one day left to enter the contest! See below for details and rules!)
The local production of The Vagina Monologues is coming up in a week and The Sin City Siren is supporting this event. Now you can, too, by entering for a chance to win two tickets to one of the shows on Friday (April 9) or Saturday (April 10) night! (Of course, you can go without…
Did you know that the Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have a youtube channel? Me either! But now we do and there are lots of cool videos to check out, including interviews with many of the sisters. Get to know our local order and what they are about! I think it’s sex-positive, queer-positive awareness…
News from the AFAN on this year’s AIDS Walk, April 25th: Join the Penn & Teller Challenge AIDS Walk Team and DOUBLE your Fundraising Efforts! Yes, Penn & Teller will MATCH what you raise… As the Grand Marshals of AIDS Walk Las Vegas, Penn & Teller invite you to join their team. By joining their team,…
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