If something in this list doesn’t raise your blood pressure, you might be a zombie: This. Is. War. There is so much in the Salon piece by Mary Elizabeth Williams — from Reddit troll Michael Brutsch to slut-shaming HPV vaccine use — that I could write a long, angry post just on this alone. But…
Got a message from occasional SCS contributor Jane Heenan regarding the Queer Anti-violence Project of the Gender Justice Nevada organization. The anti-violence project is seeking volunteers and offering a training session on Nov. 5. (Training application details here.) Details on the Queer Anti-Violence Project: The Queer Anti-Violence Project provides Southern Nevada with specific victim/survivor services…
This day in feminist history: June 19 is the anniversary of the day in 1873 a court fined Susan B. Anthony $100 for attempting to vote, at which point she goes totally badass and speaks some truth to power, saying (in part), “The only chance women have for justice in this country is to violate…
Passing this along from Jane Heenan: Transgender Day of Empowerment Saturday 19 November 2011 10am to 3pm College of Southern Nevada, West Charleston Campus 6375 West Charleston Boulevard B-Building, Rooms 105 and 106 * Keynote: Marci Bowers, MD from 2p to 3p * Trans101: Exploring the basics of transgender experience from 11a to 12noon *…
The Sin City Siren 