CCSD punts on sex ed update, but for how long?

The Clark County School District may be updating their sex education curriculum. Maybe. If they ever get around to voting on it. At a meeting last week, the school district — which serves the Las Vegas metropolitan area and is the fifth largest school district in the country — voted to do nothing regarding a…

Feminist Files: R-E-S-P-E-C-T

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…

Quick hits

Things are getting really busy with all the holiday hullabaloo (perhaps the Mindful Giving List can offer some good ideas?), so let’s ease into Monday with some quick hits: Have you been following the 16 Days of Activism against domestic violence? Starting on Nov. 25, the campaign has been raising awareness about violence against women…