There will be a hearing on Friday for AB211, which would amend the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to include gender identity and expression. In Nevada and across the country ENDA laws prohibits discrimination of workers based on their sexuality and gender identity. It is time these workplace protections extended to gender identity for Nevadans. Hearing:…
The following post comes from Erin Davies, owner of the fagbug. Long-time readers may recall that The Sin City Siren’s first community project was bringing Davies to Las Vegas as part of her 41-state, cross-country trip to talk about homophobia and hate crimes. Gay Filmmaker Gets Death Threat on SUNY Campus By Erin Davies In…
As part of Pride week, the Community Counseling Center is taking part in Threads of the Community, a fashion show fundraiser at Krave nightclub on April 26. Staff members will be modeling tshirts in rainbow flag colors that were designed by community organizations. Other organizations involved in the event include AFAN, SNAPI and The Center.…
It seems like there’s a giant pile of things that are about to fall off the desk if I don’t at least give ’em a mention … so here ya go, in no particular order: The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of So. Nevada is hosting a Democratic presidential candidate debate tomorrow (Thurs.) at the…
The fun thing about starting this blog has been the reaction from the Las Vegas feminist and activist community. I am so happy that people have embraced The Siren and the work we have already accomplished in five short months. (And I genuinely believe the best is yet to come!) So even though I am…
Erin Davies, Fag Bug owner and inspiration, put up a nice update/post and I thought it would be fitting to pass it along. I’m so proud of Las Vegas for being a part of this. I’m like the activist version of the Grinch: When we brought Erin to Las Vegas in July, my heart grew…
Anyone for some quick little goodies? The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada is hosting the first Youth Awards ceremony with special guest Judy Shepard, mother of Matthew Shepard who was killed because he was gay. The event is tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the Center, 953 E. Sahara, Suite B-31. NARAL Pro-Choice…
Erin Davies’ Fag Bug is going to be sponsored by Volkswagen of America! Awesome! Here’s what she wrote on her blog today: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 Day 106: Fagbug and VW of America So today I feel rested and am heading to the morman temple to talk to people there and see what the reaction…
On Friday I traveled to Portland with my hubby to attend the wedding of my best friend Josh. He and I have been best buds since we met as freshman in college and bonded over Tori Amos, being the only two poor kids on a rich-kid campus and just generally being interested in things outside…
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