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• World AIDS Day: go RED, tie a ribbon, help someone out … just do something!

  December 1 is World AIDS Day. Established in 1988 by the World Health Organization, the day is an opportunity for people, organizations, government agencies and faith groups to come together to work on the global epidemic. It’s also a day when people remember those who’ve died of this terrible disease. According [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:07pm EST
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• The Sin City Siren’s ‘Mindful Giving’ List (2009 Edition)

  Welcome to the annual charitable giving list for 2009! These are just some of the ways you can give back while indulging in the mass-consumer, gift orgy of the December holidays. And as always, I don’t get anything for posting this but a smile. There’s a lot on the list that hasn’t [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:04pm EST
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• Support AFAN for World AIDS Day: Dec. 1

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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:53pm EST
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• Mindful Giving: A Sin City Siren holiday tradition

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  Hey there, Siren fans! I can hardly believe that Thanksgiving is coming up in just a few days! Ever since the beginning of November Christmas lights have been popping up all over my neighborhood but it still seems like it’s all gotten here so quickly. What’s not too early is The [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:38pm EST
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• It’s on!

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  Whew! I think I need to sit down. It’s been quite a whirlwind  since Thursday when I officially became the lead plaintiff in the ACLU and Planned Parenthood lawsuit against Richard Ziser’s Personhood Initiative! First, let me say to all my feminist, progressive and generally wonderful family, friends and fans: Thank [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:49pm EST
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• Emmily Bristol v Personhood

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  I’ve been chomping at the bit for a few days now because I’ve wanted to share some big news with you. I am the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging Richard Ziser’s Personhood Initiative! I am being represented by the ACLU and Planned Parenthood of America. (Here’s the two-part docs.) I [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:45pm EST
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• Pro-choice and pregnant!

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  My dear Sin City Siren readers, I have been keeping a secret from you for some weeks, and yes, it is partly why I have been a bit too busy and distracted for blogging. I am pregnant! I’m just moving out of the first trimester this week. This is a planned [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 11:17am EST
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• Tell NV Legislators to support ENDA

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  Senate Hearing on ENDA this week, Contact Senators Reid and Ensign Friend, This Thursday, November 5, a Senate Committee will hold a hearing on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (S. 1584). Key witnesses will testify about how vital this legislation is for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers and their families. But we [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:20am EST
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• To be, or not to be … a person

  I am honored to have a wonderful guest post today from Maggie McLetchie, staff attorney and Interim Southern Program Director of the ACLU of Nevada. Here, she breaks down the latest Richard Ziser garbage and helps demystify the legalese behind it all. What’s the big deal about “personhood”? On its surface, the [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:19pm EST
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