*trigger warning* I have a friend who, upon writing about the demise of his marriage, posted to facebook, “Writing is easy, you just have to open a vein…” Yes. Yes, take it all. It’s never enough. You greedy fucking bastards. But it’s my fault, too. I have a compulsion to write. I can’t help myself.…
I could write a post about the stupid, misogyny that The Onion pretends is satire. I’ve been so over The Onion for so long, but they’ve had a real resurgence of straight-up misogyny in 2013. Remember this? But Fiending for Hope already did (thank you Rosie for pointing it out), so just read this: I’m…
For my readers who love it when I get truly pissed off, we’ve got a wild one tonight. Some of you have been waiting, rather impatiently, for me to weigh in on all the gun control back-and-forth. We can’t really call it a debate, because in all honesty nobody is listening to what anyone else…
Dear Anti Sex Ed Crowd: Greetings and salutations! I bet you’re surprised to hear from me. After all, you’ve spent some time lately calling me a terrible mother (on television no less) because I advocate for a much-needed update to Nevada’s sex education standards — originally passed at the height of the AIDS-panic-1980s — that…
Is honesty the new currency in politics? As the Nevada Legislature rounds the corner on the final third of the session, I’m beginning to wonder if we’re seeing a new breed of politics — or at least politicians — coming out of Carson City. In a time when politicians are guarded against barbs and personal…
If I were the Grinch, I have no doubt that my heart would have grown three sizes tonight. What I experienced at the NOH8 in Las Vegas hate crimes event tonight was nothing short of the heartbeat of Las Vegas. And it is alive and well! We did what we do so well! We came…
Are you ready for the NOH8 in Las Vegas hate crimes event TOMORROW? I can’t believe it’s almost here! You can still RSVP here. And all this planning has me thinking about the first time I organized an event for Erin Davies and her “fag bug.” I spent most of the summer of 2007 organizing…
Did you know you can watch Erin Davies’ documentary “fag bug” for FREE before the NOH8 in Las Vegas hate crimes event on Friday? It’s available online for free on Hulu. You can also rent it on Netflix. We’ll be showing a clip of the movie at the hate crimes event on Friday (have you…
We are just days away from NOH8 in Las Vegas on Friday, April 19! Come join us at Northwest Community Church, 101 S. Rancho Drive, and see what is possible when we come together to talk about hate crimes. It will be healing. It will be a radical, safe space to declare our intention for…
I will not be unleashing my usual brand of feminist outrage today. Rather than promote any events or agenda, I want to take a moment for the victims of the bombing at the Boston Marathon today. Right now, reports are that two are dead, nearly two dozen are injured — some in critical condition —…
The Sin City Siren 