Choose or Lose

It’s time to pick the next selection for The Sin City Siren Book Club! I’ve taken your feedback and I hope this next batch grabs your interest. While I didn’t receive very many book title suggestions, the main feedback seemed to be “more fiction, please!” As it turns out, I’m really into non-fiction. So, I’ve…

Help some kids out at Shade Tree

This just breaks my heart…let’s help these kids at Shade Tree have a better Christmas… The Shade Tree will host a Holiday shopping Event for the children so they may give back to their Moms for the holiday. Donations kindly requested of the following gift items: Bath/body products Jewelry Perfume Purses/Wallets Gloves, winter hats, sweaters…

Transgender Remembrance Vigil

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…

Spread some cheer

Every year around this time I start collecting ideas for my annual charitable giving guide. You see, I believe that the only balance to the excess of the holiday season is to give back. Indeed, I believe in giving back all year long, but the holidays provide a special opportunity to open your heart to…

Somewhere Under the Rainbow

By guest-writer Jane Heenan: The “LGBT Community” includes persons who queer the sex/gender stereotypes of our society’s heterosexist system in two ways:  violating norms of sexual orientation (gay/lesbian/bisexual persons), and violating norms of gender identity/expression (transgender persons).  Sexual orientation is about “who we love.”  Gender identity/expression is about “who we are.” My partner and I…

Reminder: NWL 20th Anniversary Celebration Tonight!

Nevada Women’s Lobby 20th Anniversary Celebration: Please join us in celebrating 20 years of legislative advocacy and recognizing 19 women legislators for their dedication to women and family issues Tuesday March 23, 2010 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM 6:15 -7:00 PM Program Blue Martini in Town Square 6593 Las Vegas Blvd So. $35 at the door Light refreshments/Cash bar To…