Here’s the info: Hundreds of Nevadans to Celebrate Domestic Partner Law Tonight Hundreds of Nevada’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT) community, their families, friends and supporters will celebrate the passage of SB 283—Nevada’s Domestic Partner Law on June 25, 2009—Tonight. Who: Nevada GLBT community, Friends, Families, Supporters. What: A celebration of the passage of Nevada’s…
Well, well, well. What news do we have here? Why it’s that GOP Sen. John Ensign has admitted to having an affair on his wife. (What’s that sound? Oh, his 2012 presidential hopes going down the drain.) You know what gets The Siren really steaming mad? Fucktard politicians who campaign on “family values” and “keeping…
It’s been a wild, bumpy ride, but somehow we’ve made it to the other side of another session of the Nevada Legislature! A LOT went down this session — from the failed Equal Rights Amendment (boo) to the tax budget fuckery to overriding the Govtard’s veto of the Domestic Partnership bill (hurray!) — and amazingly…
I know I’m a bit late on getting this up, but didn’t want to let it pass without a peep. (Still really jet-lagged and digging my way through the hundreds of e-mails and what-not that piled up while I was in Hawaii. If you’re waiting for a response from me, please be patient.) THE WHITE…
Nevada Women’s Lobby Celebrates Domestic Partnerships in Nevada CARSON CITY, Nev. – Yesterday was a historic day for Nevada. In a closely watched vote, the Nevada Senate and Assembly voted to override the Governor’s veto of SB 283. The vote was 14-9 in the Senate and 28-14 in the Assembly, with Republicans and Democrats casting…
Late yesterday, the day before the last day of the Nevada Legislature’s regular session, both houses successfully voted to override Gov. Gibtard’s veto of SB283, the domestic partnership bill. This means that the bill will become law! This makes Nevada the 17th state to legally acknowledge same-sex couples’ rights. (The law will set up a…
Recovering from a sunburn in Waikiki is twice as nice as it usually is. It’s beautiful even in the shade! Meanwhile, check this out from MoveOn.org: Ten Things To Know About Judge Sonia Sotomayor 1. Judge Sotomayor would bring more federal judicial experience to the bench than any Supreme Court justice in 100 years. Over…
SB283 passed out of the Assembly today and will go back to the Senate for final ratification before being sent to govtard, who has promised to veto it. (Maybe an adulterer who texts his mistress 850 times on a state-owned cell phone can’t understand why a committed relationship would be important to Nevadans and their…
I’m recovering from a bit of a sinus/chest infection and the medicine-head has got me thinking about mass transit. You see, I got this nifty prescription cough medicine. It works wonders, but it’s so powerful I’m not allowed to drive while taking it (something about a mild narcotic in it). So this has got me…
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