Even as Thanksgiving is nearly upon us, I keep looking at the calendar and wondering where 2013 has gone. It’s been a banner year for The Sin City Siren and I hope it’s been one for you as well. Indeed, it is because of you that The Siren has any success at all, and so…
Is trouble brewing within the Las Vegas progressive community? According to media reports and sources I’m close to, things aren’t looking so rosy between The Gay and Lesbian Center and folks at the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN). But the question is, why? This kerfuffle stems from news that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)…
September is Hunger Action Month and awareness campaigns have been launched nationwide to raise the profile on the serious issue of not just hunger in America, but childhood hunger. Today, our local food bank Three Square is calling on folks to Go Orange to raise awareness about this pressing issue. They are encouraging folks to…
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series with the question, “What does it mean to be a girl?” In the series we have explored the way society defines and confines girlhood, as well as gender in general. (Click here for part 1, part 2, and part 3.) This being SCS intern De’Liza Galimidi’s…
Today is Pay It Forward Day and all I can think about is how we’re going to make the world a better place. Actually, we are making it a better place. You show me that all the time. Whether it’s the success of the hate crimes event last week, your generous spirit in turning the…
Are you ready for the NOH8 in Las Vegas hate crimes event, featuring Erin Davies and her “fag bug.” (Read more about Erin and the event here!) We have ONE WEEK to go! And now is the time that I need your help more than ever. If you would like to volunteer to help out…
Today is Thanksgiving and I hope it is a lovely one for you, filled with laughter and love as well as something yummy in your tummy. Eat some turkey and pie for me — the reluctant, accidental vegan with so many food allergies I can hardly keep track. But at least I have me some…
Dear readers, you have spoken! And the winner of The Sin City Siren’s 5th Anniversary Charity Poll is God’s Groceries! It was a hot match between The ACLU of Nevada and God’s Groceries. And up until an hour left in voting today The ACLU had it all but sewn up. But God’s Groceries, which is…
Holy food pantry voters, Batman! God’s Groceries has jumped way out ahead in The Sin City Siren anniversary poll! But if that’s not your top pick for who should get a week’s worth of free advertising and fundraising from your truly — I like to pay it forward for my anniversary — there is still…
It’s hot out there, and I don’t just mean the weather: Have you been watching the week-long series on sexual violence airing on My News 3’s Healthline segment? It features Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence Executive Director Andrea Sundberg speaking on a variety of issues related to sexual violence. (Full disclosure: I am on the…
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