Welcome to The Sin City Siren SLUT RIOT — aka Sluts Week! Because, why should sharks get all the fun? For those of you who follow me on Facebook and twitter, you’ve been seeing the hints we were dropping all last week. Like this: So, what’s this all about anyway? It started with a conversation…
Oh my chickadees, I have been so deliriously busy that I’m afraid I’ve been neglecting you — but only a little! Because actually, if you’ve been following me on twitter and Facebook, you know that I’m cooking up a big campaign that launches on Sunday. Complete with a video, a tweet-chat, and somebody here at…
Our friends at Teazled announced a new program to provide greeting cards to LGBT Centers throughout the country: Teazled Greeting Cards Offers National Support & Fundraising Assistance to LGBT Centers Teazled, LLC, based in Las Vegas, NV, is a manufacturer and publisher of high-quality, traditional greeting cards for the LGBT community, their families and straight…
By De’Liza Galimidi Do you know what’s awesome? Young feminism. No longer are the days where feminism is just held on the shoulders of the likes of Gloria Steinem, but on the shoulders of teenage girls — teens that are more than just the plastic cutouts found in Cosmopolitan magazines and the pink frilly section.…
Last week I sent SCS intern De’Liza Galimidi to the Sex Worker Rights Conference, held here in Las Vegas in a covert location. It was an ambitious assignment for even an experienced journalist. I’m proud to say that De’Liza handled it with maturity (and some help from her mom). Here are her thoughts after getting…
(SPOILER ALERT) Tonight’s episode of TNT’s crime procedural Major Crimes was a very compassionate look into gender identity, transgender individuals, and a burgeoning plot-line for a major character’s potential coming-out arc. Even as a fan of the show, I admit I was surprised that the show would tackle such heady topics — often done so…
Last week I had the pleasure of spending Independence Day with my family back home. It’s a different kind of place, Alaska. The Land of the Midnight Sun. And one thing going home is good for is to get some perspective. We all get mired in the daily grind — work, errands, bills, dishes —…
When news broke yesterday about Exodus International, I was immediately dubious. The pray-the-gay-away franchise disbanded its board and leaders publicly apologized: The president of Exodus, Alan Chambers, issued an apology, stating that “from a Judeo-Christian perspective, gay, straight or otherwise, we’re all prodigal sons and daughters” and that “Exodus International is the prodigal’s older brother,…
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