Category Archives: civil rights
LGBT Hate Watch: Dispatch from Republic of Georgia
As we here in America are experiencing a kind of groundswell for LGBT rights, it is interesting to note that an event on Friday that was designed to be a … Continue reading
Bills on the SCS radar
If you’ve been reading the Siren lately, no doubt you’ve noticed my full support of a few bills — comprehensive sex ed and marriage equality, in particular — working through … Continue reading
The Progressive Agenda: A Legislative Wish List
Today marks the start of 77th (regular) session of the Nevada Legislature! Can you feel the excitement? For the next 120 days of the (regular) session, people across the state … Continue reading
Feminist Files: The new normal
Free to be you and me: Starting Dec. 1 the DSM-5 — the official guide-book in the psychiatry community — has stopped listing transgender as a mental illness! This, coupled … Continue reading
Obama comes out of the closet on same-sex marriage
As if we weren’t already looking down the barrel of a barn-burner of a presidential campaign season, President Barrack Obama just raised the stakes today by becoming the first sitting … Continue reading
All Nevadans deserve equal access
Wanted to share this from my friends at the ACLU of Nevada: ACLU Calls on Nevada Equal Rights Commission to Protect Public School Students FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15, 2012 … Continue reading
Awesome news!
What’s that old Ice Cube song, “It Was a Good Day”? I think we progressives need an anthem for today because it was a good day! A federal appeals court … Continue reading
Year in Review: LGBTQ Rights in 2011
What a year it’s been for the civil rights for the LGBTQ community! From marriage to access to fighting discrimination to the end of DADT, 2011 has been a big … Continue reading
The ugly truth
As the dust settles following the end of the legislative session, there are going to be a lot of takes on winners and losers. But the truth is that the … Continue reading
These are just bills…
A couple of good bills are making their way through the Legislature. Both align with progressive values and we should all do what we can — contact legislators, attend hearings, … Continue reading
