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Nevada GOP Reps Support Assault On 40 Hour Work Week

The Desert Beacon has a great take on the GOP plan to fleece America’s workers (see link below). Don’t be fooled by the GOP’s so-called Working Families Flexibility Act, which … Continue reading

May 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Keep your flowers, I want change for Mother’s Day

This year for Mother’s Day you can keep your flowers, candy, and spa gift certificates. What I want is some change — some real progressive change for women and their … Continue reading

May 11, 2013 · 1 Comment

AB230 testimony: I speak for the unwanted and abused

For those of you who did not attend and/or watch the marathon Nevada State Senate committee hearing on the comprehensive sex education bill (AB230) yesterday… I don’t even know where … Continue reading

May 7, 2013 · 8 Comments

An open letter to the Anti Sex Ed crowd

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 … Continue reading

April 28, 2013 · 5 Comments

What the fag bug has meant to me, or, why this is my line in the sand

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 … Continue reading

April 18, 2013 · 4 Comments

Watch the ‘fag bug’ documentary FREE before NOH8LV

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 … Continue reading

April 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Have you RSVPd for NOH8 in Las Vegas yet?

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 … Continue reading

April 16, 2013 · 3 Comments

Thoughts and prayers for Boston

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 … Continue reading

April 15, 2013 · 4 Comments

Myth busting: Exposing the lies behind arguments against sex ed

When I wasn’t being blind-sided by the total lack of empathy on display at the comprehensive sex education hearing on April 1, I was dumbstruck by the purported “arguments” against … Continue reading

April 12, 2013 · 4 Comments

May your yuletide be merry and bright

In the movie Grosse Pointe Blank, there’s a conversation about the Buddhist concept of shakubuku, a philosophical argument designed to get you to challenge everything you have ever “known” to … Continue reading

December 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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