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…
Is there something in the water this week? Perhaps some sort of star and planet alignment that caused all the crazy people to come out of the woodwork in order to argue against women being able to control their own reproductive lives? I’m just asking because I can’t believe all the crap that went down…
Today I am featuring a guest column by Nevada NOW President Jessica Brown. Here she breaks down the supposed controversy surrounding the HPV vaccine and myths that have come out of the media who cover it. The truth about the HPV vaccine With little haste, local television, newspapers and radio broadcasts have jumped on the…
Those who read the comments may notice that Erin McCarty of the Nevada Conservation League has left some great ones on the more eco-oriented posts. Specifically, I noticed today that she put information about an upcoming public hearing where Las Vegans can voice their opinion about coal power plants, like the one proposed in White…
Is anyone interested in meeting on Saturday to talk about plans for the “fag bug” tour with Erin Davies? We’ve got some good ideas churning but I think it would help if we could all get together to talk about it. Let me know! Here’s the background: A 29-year-old woman named Erin Davies is traveling…
The abstinence-only campaigns of misinformation are not working and in fact are failing our kids. To that end, I wanted to pass along this call to action from NARAL Pro-Choice America: Now that control of Congress is back in pro-choice hands, we have the first chance in more than six years to turn the tide…
A little pressed for time today so I hope these feminist snacks can tide you over: “Fag Bug” update: Yes! Erin Davies is interested in coming to Las Vegas. We’ve exchanged some lovely e-mails and through the generosity of the local feminist community we already have a place for her to stay. Looks like she’ll…
I just wanted to put up a quick post for all the new people who might be finding the site today, nearly the end of my second week as a blogger! (I can’t believe The Sin City Siren is the first thing that comes up when you plug this blog’s name into Yahoo! Wow!) Super…
Yesterday I read about an amazing 29-year-old woman named Erin Davies. On the National Day of Silence last month the Sage Graduate School student went out to her VW bug on her way to work and saw the words “u r gay” and “fag” spray painted across it. According to her Myspace page, she believes…
Got an e-mail from the Nevada Conservation League about some legislation being heard in the Assembly on Thursday. Remember: We can’t effect change if we are silent. Here’s the details: On Thursday, the Assembly Committee on Elections, Procedures, Ethics and Constitutional Amendments will hold a hearing on ACR 24, which would create an interim study…
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