Originally posted on Desert Beacon:
In the last session of the Assembled Wisdom several members of the Nevada Republican Party introduced SB 192 which “Enacts the Nevada Preservation of Religious Freedom Act to prohibit governmental entities from substantially burdening the exercise of religion. (BDR 3-477).” Those twho originally sponsored this bill included: Cegavske, Hutchison, Hammond,…
Originally posted on Desert Beacon:
As the controversy continues in some quarters over the decision by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto to haul down the now tattered “No Same Sex Marriage” banner, and let the Sevcik v. Sandoval case drop quietly, most of the arguments that can be made in…
While it would be hard to say that this year’s crop of Super Bowl ads ushered in a more diverse or inclusive media landscape, there were some stand-outs in a field of mostly white-guy and stereotype-heavy offerings during America’s most watched show (hard to call it a game really). Coca-cola has, perhaps, the most talked…
We’re not even a month into 2014 and it already feels like déjà vu all over again. Within a week’s time we’ve seen a veritable greatest hits of GOP base-stirring plays: the resurrection of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act in Congress (because that was so much fun in 2011); a bitter firestorm set…
Happy New Year, Sirens! Now that the confetti and champagne have been cleared away, it’s time to roll up our sleeves and get down to business. We’ve got work to do Sirens! It’s an election year, baby: Get ready for another year of political ad-overload. All of Nevada’s four House seats are on the docket…
As promised, here’s part two of the Top SCS Posts of 2013: 6. How to have a bikini body — put a bikini on your body: One of the posts I’m most proud of this year is Feminist in a fat-shaming world, in which I take on a lot of negative fat-hating that goes on…
It’s been quite a year on The Sin City Siren. Here’s the first post, of two, featuring the top 10 SCS posts of 2013. Enjoy, and catch numbers 5-10 tomorrow! 1. When anti-choice terrorists tried to silence an assemblywoman, #fierceflores was born: It’s not surprising that one of the biggest stories of a surprisingly controversy-packed…
A look back at, well, my looks since the start of The Sin City Siren in 2007, for your Throwback Thursday enjoyment. But more importantly, a thank you to everyone who supports The Sin City Siren. Whether you just found me or you’ve been reading SCS since day one, my work wouldn’t be successful without…
The Clark County School District may be updating their sex education curriculum. Maybe. If they ever get around to voting on it. At a meeting last week, the school district — which serves the Las Vegas metropolitan area and is the fifth largest school district in the country — voted to do nothing regarding a…
On Dec. 17 sex workers all over the world congregated to remember lives lost and assert their rights. International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, held each December for the past eleven years, is both a somber day and one of agitating for the basic human rights and respect that all people deserve. It’s…
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