Kudos to the Las Vegas Gleaner for reminding me of just how blindly afraid of women the heartland really is. (And that’s saying something, because I’m pretty much always on red alert for these kinds of things.) In one of his posts today the Gleaner hits the mark about our fear of female political candidates…
Still recuperating but luckily I have another guest writer to tap for you. The lovely and brilliant Julianna Ormsby of the Nevada Women’s Lobby has graciously offered to give some insight into the circus called the Nevada Legislature currently in its last throes up in Carson City. (Unless they call a special session after the…
A little pressed for time today so I hope these feminist snacks can tide you over: “Fag Bug” update: Yes! Erin Davies is interested in coming to Las Vegas. We’ve exchanged some lovely e-mails and through the generosity of the local feminist community we already have a place for her to stay. Looks like she’ll…
On Thursday judge in Mass. ruled that the only valid definition of rape under that state’s law is if sex is forced. Or as this (rather inflamatory and sexist) ABC News story put it, “by force and against [the] will” of a victim. In the controversial case a woman who lived with her boyfriend says…
Enough hating on moms about working/not working. And “opting out” is a myth anyway …
I’m just asking? What would the Guerilla Girls do on the Strip, or even at First Friday? If you don’t know who the Guerrilla Girls are check out this website and the video below.
Check out this image from today’s Washington Post. (Thanks to Feministing for the cropped image.) The larger version of this illustration and accompanying story are about the health consequences of wearing high heels. I admit to owning my share of mules and I already know they do damage. (Duh!) What irritates me about this image…
Enough with the alarmist stories about Myspace! Just the other night I saw a teaser for a local news broadcast (can’t remember which one) which implied that Myspace was the devil because bad people might use it for bad purposes. (I’m assuming pedophilia, but I didn’t watch the show.) First, let me be clear: Any…
Thanks so much to all the people who have sent me e-mails and words of encouragement today! It is thrilling to have my little blog be well-received on its first day at school. (On a technical note, I apologize to anyone who tried to post a comment today and was denied. Minor technical glitch/user error…
The Sin City Siren 