As part of Pride week, the Community Counseling Center is taking part in Threads of the Community, a fashion show fundraiser at Krave nightclub on April 26. Staff members will be modeling tshirts in rainbow flag colors that were designed by community organizations. Other organizations involved in the event include AFAN, SNAPI and The Center.…
It has been a long-time goal of mine to have more regular guest writers representing the diversity of feminism and our society. So I am really excited to introduce Siren readers to the newest guest writer, Jane Heenan. Jane is a counselor, an adjunct instructor at the College of Southern Nevada and may be known…
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…
Where has the week gone? I’m so behind! But not too late to share this with you … Have You Experienced Health Care Discrimination? This week is National LGBT Health Awareness Week. We invite you to join Lambda Legal in observing this week by helping us collect the stories of LGBT people and those living with…
Passing this along: The Contemporary Arts Center is now accepting submissions of work for East Side Projects, rotating monthly two-week projects in the gallery’s front window space facing Charleston Boulevard. This is an ongoing call open to contemporary artists working in any media. Site-specific work for the space is also encouraged. Artists must be current…
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…
Sirens, I’m hoping the collective has some helpful advice for me. This past week, my friend learned that her teenage son is gay and she came to me for an ear to listen and some advice. Overall, I think this has taken my friend, who has a heart of gold, by surprise. She has very…
Did anyone else see the cover of Life & Style Weekly with the headline, “Why is Angelina turning Shiloh into a boy?” Now, magazines of this sort generally make me queasy anyway, but this seems over the top even on tabloid standards. On the cover are two photos of Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, each identifying with gender-specific…
The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada is hosting the 7th ARTrageous Vegas art show and silent auction to kick off Pride Week on April 24 at the Aruba Hotel. The deadline for entries is April 16. For more details and the official rules and entry form click here.
No one survives on caviar and champaign alone. Every now and again even the best feminist succumbs to silly pop-culture fare. For some it’s fashion mags, for others it’s rom-coms … My weakness is a little show on TLC called What Not to Wear. And I’m not the only one, apparently. (Remember local environmentalist Tara…
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