Things have been so busy I haven’t even given you an update on plans 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 ARE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM THIS AWESOME EVENT! And now is the time that…
What would you do with your lost $11,000 in wages? That is the question on deck this Equal Pay Day, the annual day that marks how far into the following year a woman has to work to earn the same wages as a man does in one calendar year. To put it another way a…
Although it was April 1, the hearing on the comprehensive sex education bill (AB230), was no joke. Except when it was hilarious — in a decidedly macabre, nihilistic, dark-comedy sort of way. I sat through four-and-a-half hours of discussion and testimony on AB230 — which seeks to amend and update existing sex ed curriculum, passed…
This video is circulating about a group of “undocumented” LGBTQ immigrants who say their message was silenced at the HRC rally at the US Supreme Court this week. To me, this speaks to the fact that no matter how enlightened and inclusive we think we are, we all still have invisible badges of privilege that…
Just in case I have missed any curious media folks, I’m posting the press release for the NOH8 in Las Vegas hate crimes event here too: NY activist’s “fag bug” featured at local hate crimes event LAS VEGAS – Community leaders are coming together to talk about hate crimes in Las Vegas for an event…
Check out this awesome event flier — designed by Imagine Communications — for the NOH8 in Las Vegas hate crimes event on April 19!
Have you RSVP‘d for the hate crimes event on April 19? You really should! It is shaping up to be a dynamic and inspirational event! For those of you who have missed the first half-dozen times I’ve talked about it, Erin Davies and her world-famous “Fag Bug” are returning to Las Vegas on Friday, April…
March 8 is International Women’s Day. A lot of times the discussion for International Women’s Day, with its focus to look globally at the status and issues of women, causes American women to turn our gaze outside our borders. The dominant thinking is that life for women in other parts of the world is so…
Hallelujah! News broke yesterday that a Mississippi baby born HIV-positive was cured following aggressive treatment. It is only the second time in the world that this has been documented. Promising for children infected, although there may be no correlation to treatment for adults. Still. That’s pretty awesome! Throwing like a girl: Check out this Desert…
As mainstream America slowly forgets that the Oscars even happened on Sunday, that space on the internet where feminism and race intersect is broiling. In case you missed it, nine-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis was called a cunt in a joke tweeted by The Onion (since deleted and apologized for) during the Oscars. As a feminist, as…
The Sin City Siren 