Here’s the info from Equality Now: SB 283 will be heard in the Assembly Judiciary Committee this Friday, May 8. The Assembly needs to hear from their constituents in order to support SB 283. SB 283, The Nevada Domestic Partnership Registry Act, will create a domestic partnership registry for any two people sharing a common…
I apologize I’m a little behind the ball on posting on Pride Week. And there’s already been big news! The Review Journal has endorsed SB283, the Domestic Partnership Bill. I don’t know if this means Hell is freezing over or that the small contingent of gays at the RJ staged a coup. Either way, it’s…
With a 12-9 vote the State Senate passed the Domestic Partnership bill (SB283)! This is a major victory in the fight for equality and civil rights in Nevada! And this is a victory for couples and families of all stripes living in our state! Congratulations Sen. David Parks and all those who worked so tirelessly…
Unfortunately, here in Nevada we have a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as that between a man and woman, so we’ll be stuck in the dark ages as other states (since when is Iowa considered progressive?) pass us by. But the one thing we CAN and MUST do is urge our Legislature to support SB283,…
I couldn’t find an actual video for Lily Allen’s new song “Fuck you” but this will do: My sentiments exactly.
There’s just so much to get to, let’s dive right in: Support SB397! This bill, brought forward by Sen. Maggie Carlton, would create a fund for environmental clean-up and ban the use of non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags within four years. As many long-time Siren readers know, this is an issue very close to my heart.…
Experiencing a total computer melt-down here at Siren HDQ. I am trying to post this from my cell phone. Dedication! 1. If you can get your butt to Grant Sawyer tomorrow do it to come out for SB369, otherwise known as “the brothel tax.” Actually an excise tax on services and could net state $3-4…
It’s an Easter miracle (early)! In an unanimous ruling Iowa’s highest court upheld a lower-court’s ruling that marriage should not be defined as only between a man and a woman. This makes Iowa the third state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage and the first in the nation’s Midwestern “Heartland” states. Iowa’s same-sex couples…
Sorry for lack of personalization of posts. Still under the weather but don’t want to let this go unmentioned: PLANNED PARENTHOOD & MTV PRESENT the WORLD PREMIERE of PEDRO on APRIL 1 WHAT: Pedro: The Movie – MTV’s World Premiere In 1994, Pedro Zamora captured the hearts of millions as the first-ever openly gay,…
We only need three more states for the necessary majority (38 states) to ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment. Nevada has the opportunity to be one of those three as legislation has been introduced. At the hearing last week the opposition came out hard and in numbers. But the history of the ERA in Nevada…
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