Category Archives: poverty
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
Pay It Forward Day: Nevada Big Give and more
Today is Pay It Forward Day and all I can think about is how we’re going to make the world a better place. Actually, we are making it a better … Continue reading
Equal Pay Day: Because we’re not worth-less!
For more on Equal Pay Day check this out.
Why abstinence-only is winning: We are undone by our apathy
Talk about AB230, the comprehensive sex education bill, was all over the TV yesterday! Even your humble Siren got in the mix as a guest, with my pal Annette Magnus, of … Continue reading
Lower Ed: The absurdist theater at the NV Leg sex ed hearing
Although it was April 1, the hearing on the comprehensive sex education bill (AB230), was no joke. Except when it was hilarious — in a decidedly macabre, nihilistic, dark-comedy sort … Continue reading
The race politics of International Women’s Day
March 8 is International Women’s Day. A lot of times the discussion for International Women’s Day, with its focus to look globally at the status and issues of women, causes … 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: If you aren’t outraged, you aren’t paying attention
Make it rain: Today is the fourth anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. But we still don’t have a Paycheck Fairness Act, which would give Ledbetter the teeth … Continue reading
Feminist Files: We are all Steubenville
Blame it on the red tape: City officials for Steubenville, Ohio have started a blog to “disseminate the most accurate information” regarding the (alleged) gang rape of a 16-year-old girl … 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
