As promised, all this week I will be campaigning for the winner of the SCS anniversary fundraising contest. And that winner, by a landslide, is Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada! Congratulations to PPSN! Indeed, PPSN jumped to an early lead on Friday and stayed there over the course of the voting period. Within hours of…
In honor of National STD Awareness month, Planned Parenthood is offering $10 STD testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia as well as $10 rapid HIV testing. The special $10 testing day is Friday, April 29. Here’s more info from Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada: As many as one in two sexually active young people will contract…
From our friends at Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada Works to Keep Young People Healthy During STD Awareness Month PPSN joins MTV, the CDC and the Kaiser Family Foundation to Urge Young People to GYT: Get Yourself Tested LAS VEGAS— To help reduce the alarming rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)…
Oh, Sin City Siren readers and supporters, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways! Well, so far, I love you 130 ways… or rather, I love that you have donated $130 to the National Abortion Funds Bowlathon fundraiser! You’ve helped me blow out my goal of $100 and in record time —…
Don’t forget about the hearing on AB314, the statewide Comprehensive Sex Education bill! When: Friday, April 8 Time: 12:30 pm Where: In Las Vegas: Grant Sawyer State Office Building Room 4406 555 E. Washington Ave. In Carson City: State Legislative Building 401 S. Carson Street
A couple of good bills are making their way through the Legislature. Both align with progressive values and we should all do what we can — contact legislators, attend hearings, etc. — to show our support. SB331 would revise the public accommodations law to include gender expression. Like AB211, which would amend Employment Non-Discrimination Act…
Here’s a chance to see for yourself what an education class from PP is like: EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX!! (Ok, maybe not EVERYTHING, but a lot!) Come join us for a night of fun, wine, cheese and snacks and see what our educators are up to in the community and learn…
If you haven’t been reading my other blog, The Tired Feminist, you might have missed the 6-part Exploring Feminist Motherhood series. Trust me, it has a lot less to do with Diaper Genies and a lot more to do with feminist discussions that came up during The Sin City Siren Book Club, where we discussed…
For the third and final chapter of the Family Practice series (Part 1, Part 2) I want to talk about the long view on contraception and family planning. How does parenthood (or the desire to never have kids) change our goals regarding contraception? And what about that ubiquitous question: When are you having another baby?…
In researching this Family Practice series (Part 1), on contraception and family planning, one of the things I’ve been most surprised by is how much we women are willing to put up with when it comes to birth control. Let’s set aside for a moment the very real (and huge) issue of access to affordable…
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