Plans are rolling forward to create what I think will be a truly amazing hate crimes event, featuring the world-famous Fag Bug! The big news this week is the announcement of the first organization to sponsor the event: Northwest Community Church. Part of the United Church of Christ, Northwest is an inclusive church with pro-women…
Things are humming along for the Fag Bug event here in Las Vegas. A couple of people have stepped up to help out (I can always use more volunteers and sponsors!). Someone has donated a hotel room for Erin and we are pretty close to confirming a location for the event. Woot! We have finalized…
After stalling out more than once, we’ve got some new momentum going to finally, finally, FINALLY reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. You can thank House Republicans for putting the kibosh on VAWA and leaving it to expire for the first time in its history. Now there are 60 Senators signed on to a renewed…
Guess what, Sirens? Erin Davies, owner of the famed Fag Bug, is returning to Las Vegas! For those of you who don’t know, the Fag Bug is a now-iconic Volkswagen Bug that was vandalized with anti-gay hate speech graffiti six years ago. Rather than cover up the hate speech spray painted on her car, Erin…
Today marks the start of 77th (regular) session of the Nevada Legislature! Can you feel the excitement? For the next 120 days of the (regular) session, people across the state will be watching (and hopefully participating in great events like Grass Roots Lobby Days) as our representatives tackle the business of the Silver State. And…
With the news that The Boy Scouts of America is toying with ending its discriminatory policy against GBT (and presumably L) people, I can’t help but compare them to The Girl Scouts. In fairness, I must admit up front that I am an alum of the organization. But that’s not enough to completely cloud what…
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the landmark Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision handed down on Jan. 22, 2013. The case validated a woman’s right to privacy, a right guaranteed by the due process clause within the 14th Amendment. Perhaps it is no accident that it is the 14th Amendment — the very…
Thank God I do not have to be beautiful for a living. (I will not wear spanx. You can’t make me.) Thank God I do not have to worry that every little nuance of my life is up for public scrutiny. Thank God that I get the honor and (mostly) joy of making a living…
There’s so much news, I had to squeeze in another Feminist Files this week! Legislative Pre-game: The always-on-it Desert Beacon has a quick and dirty preview of some of the bills already proposed for the next session of the Nevada Legislature, which starts Feb. 4. (Look for another shot at comprehensive sex education this session,…
Blame it on the red tape: City officials for Steubenville, Ohio have started a blog to “disseminate the most accurate information” regarding the (alleged) gang rape of a 16-year-old girl by the city’s high school football team. I suppose this is one of those the-best-defense-is-a-good-offense approaches after they’ve been publicly shamed by the hacker collective…
The Sin City Siren 