Originally posted on Desert Beacon:
There’s probably a reason for the GOP “Women’s Problem.” When Google gives a seeker at least ten+ pages containing lists of quotations* from prominent Republican and conservative sources, which grate like a rasp on bare skin, then perhaps some people have been providing a fairly accurate assessment of the mentality…
This is the transcript of the speech I gave at the Henderson Democratic Club on Wednesday: While watching Django Unchained, I couldn’t help but laugh at an exchange between the title character and German bounty hunter Dr. Schultz in which the doctor asks, “Are you positive?” And Django replies, “I don’t know. What does positive…
The opponents of Planned Parenthood are at it again. Or, I would say they’re at it again but they’ve really never stopped. But these days it seems the attacks on reproductive health care and women’s autonomy of their own bodies is on a constant feedback loop. It’s no wonder it inspired the hyperbolic War on…
As many rejoiced throughout the land at the dawn of Aug. 1 — a landmark day when new requirements of the Affordable Health Care Act went into effect, granting some 47 million women (about 400,000 here in Nevada) access to birth control without co-pays, preventative care, and more — some of us were also gathering…
In honor of the Fourth of July*, and because these days the 19th Amendment and the promise of the ERA are not enough, I present to you The Sin City Siren’s version of a Feminist Bill of Rights (loosely based on the actual Bill of Rights): If the First Amendment guarantees us the freedoms of…
Turning black eyes blue? Not sure what to make of this PSA illustrating ways to cover bruises from domestic violence with makeup. Is this one of those times that we take the less-than-perfect because the end result is light bulbs going off? Or is this bullshit? Got blood? We’re having a blood shortage. But gay…
June is a lot of things… Gay Pride month; a time for Juneteenth celebrations; and it is the peak of the wedding season. But what I didn’t know was that, apparently, June is also throw-feminism-under-the-bus month. At least, that’s my take after a slew of stories have captured national headlines proclaiming that feminism (in all…
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…
I didn’t mean for it to take so long, but here are some photos, videos and observations from the Unite Against the War on Women rally in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 28: The march was fairly well-organized with an estimated 50+ participants that seemed to span many age ranges, genders, sexualities, and more. A…
Are you going to be at the Unite Against the War on Women march tomorrow in downtown Las Vegas? (I am.) The grassroots event is part of a nationwide day of action. Starting at 2pm at the Plaza, participants will march throughout downtown and there will be speakers, including Congresswoman Dina Titus and Annette Magnus…
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