Here’s something completely non-caucus-related. Got an e-mail from Judy Corbisiero, current chair of the Stonewall Democrats. She wanted me to share it with everyone, so enjoy. — Emmily Calling all Lesbians in their 60th year & over: Please help us reach as many Old Lesbians as possible by posting this on personal lists, listserves and…
It’s an assortment of goodies today (in no particular order, as usual) … Debate Fever: The Nevada Conservation League is urging folks to show up for the MSNBC presidential debates tomorrow (Jan. 15) at the Cashman Center, 850 LV Blvd. The NCL’s push, called Heat is On, is to make global warming an important aspect…
My friend Bjoern left a comment on the Siren blog from a while back called “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun…” He was interested in knowing how those Rutgers researchers defined feminism. He said: “They probably use it as a synomyn for people who approve of gender equality. Though that’s what I do as well, I…
Stuff’s happenin’ folks. Before we completely lose our minds to the holidays, check this shit out. Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder but the free Defining Beauty conference is scheduled for Dec. 1 at UNLV. There are lots of sweet things planned for the one-day event, including a keynote address by Naomi…
Sounds very interesting and it’s organized by some awesome women, many of whom helped out with behind-the-scenes planning for the Fag Bug event in town. Kudos! (And they’re so awesome they even thought of providing childcare!) — Emmily
Here’s some stuff coming up that you and/or the kiddies could get involved in: It’s always a good time to talk about Banned Book awareness and Halloween really seems to bring it out in people. After J.K. Rowling outed one of her characters, Christians and conservatives have rallied to ban Harry Potter books. Likewise, one…
Please check out my dear friend Monika’s new internet radio show: Sexploration with Monika. The show is on a new internet radio station called Erotic Radio Live. She is an awesome, sex-positive, queer-positive, feminist! (And I should know. We’ve been friends since high school!) You can listen to a 10-minute condensed sample of her hour-long…
Hey, it’s Emmily. Got this from Erin (of Fag Bug fame) and wanted to pass it along: Fagbug Date: 15 Oct 2007 9:30 AM Subject: looking for your personal stories Body: Looking For Your Personal Stories:A TELEVISION PRODUCER has created a TV show about my story and is looking for other victims of gay hate…
Wanted to make sure everyone knows that the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (also known at the Matthew Sheppard Act) passed the Senate (60-39). This is excellent news as it expands the federal hate crimes law to include a person’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. (Currently the law…
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