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A.J. Delsignor
- 7 days ago
- 2 min
Lights
Lights When Oasis was born she found light Beauty in the most inconspicuous materials String lights, television, mirror reflections So I...
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Kwana Adams
- 7 days ago
- 7 min
Alt-Right Haters Meltdown Can’t Stop The Unapologetic Tiara Mack
Respectability has never saved us from abuse or police brutality. It’s never kept us from being disrespected or ridiculed, and it never...
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Felicia Nimue Ackerman
- Jul 15
- 1 min
Felicitations: Fulfillment
Fulfillment My parents had hoped for a girl and a boy, And their hope stayed fulfilled, they could see, When I stopped being Nora and...
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Jason Furlan
- Jul 15
- 2 min
Actions and Language Support Safe, Inclusive Care
This article is sponsored by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. As both a local employer and a healthcare company, we at Blue...
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Kim Stowell
- Jun 23
- 5 min
Options: A Mainly Accurate And Very Loving History
Options was first printed in 1982 by the Rhode Island Lesbian and Gay Alliance, which was run, in part, by Kate Monteiro and Tina Wood....
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Steve Ahlquist
- Jun 17
- 5 min
UpriseRI: Reversing Course, Little Compton Council Votes Against Flying Pride Flag
This piece originally appeared in UpriseRI and is republished with permission at Options. Little Compton’s LGBTQ+ Coordinating Committee,...
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Alex Morash
- Jun 16
- 4 min
Salvatore Wraps Himself In Rainbows and Nostalgia To Oust Out Senator
This piece is part of the Options’ opinion column Chattering Classes. State Senator Sam Bell’s challenger is mired in accusations of...
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Options Board of Directors
- Jun 14
- 2 min
From The Options Board of Directors
Greetings Faithful Reader, When an organization reaches a significant milestone, it is appropriate to look back and remember the people...
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Kwana Adams
- Jun 10
- 5 min
Seeing ALL the Colors of Pride: The Black Queer Perspective
Every year, Pride is the perfect celebration from city to city. It’s a party where everyone can come out, be themselves, eat, mingle, and...
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Alex Morash
- Jun 5
- 5 min
The Rise Of Neo-Homophobia
Anti-LGBTQ hate groups have been planning a comeback for years –– they succeeded. From their new “groomer” language, COVID conspiracies,...
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Bradford Greer
- Jun 2
- 3 min
The Long Queer History Of Rhode Island’s Nightlife
This piece was by both Bradford Greer and Greg Wright. As Options celebrates its 40th anniversary as a mainstay in the RI LGBTQ...
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Alex Morash
- May 31
- 6 min
A Very Disorienting Conversation With Graham Stokes
Options Magazine sits down with Rhode Island’s local Queer movie sensation Graham Stokes to talk about his many films, including his...
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Jen Stevens
- May 31
- 6 min
On the Shoulders of Giants: An Interview with Myra Shays
Myra Shays is best known in our local LGBTQ+ community as the woman who brought PFLAG to Rhode Island. PFLAG (formerly Parents & Friends...
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Alex Morash
- May 31
- 2 min
From the Editor: Here’s To A Loving Future
Dear Reader, Cheers to Options Magazine for 40 years of telling the stories of Rhode Island’s Queer and Trans communities. What started...
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Felicia Nimue Ackerman
- May 27
- 1 min
Felicitations: Ode To Options
Ode To Options Your pronouns simply used to be The sort of thing you couldn’t change, And if you struggled to get free, You got dismissed...
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Alex Morash
- May 15
- 3 min
Chattering Classes: Unaccountable Elites Will Never Hand Us Our Rights
The leaked draft Supreme Court opinion overturning abortion rights is a sad reminder that unelected, unaccountable elites don’t have our...
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Options
- May 13
- 1 min
June 1: Celebrate 40 Years of Options
Purchase Tickets Here Options Magazine will celebrate its 40th Anniversary with the release of a special print edition, kicking off the...
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Felicia Nimue Ackerman
- May 1
- 1 min
Felicitations: Memo to Anti-Trans Legislators
Memo to Anti-Trans Legislators You want to choose my gender. You think I must surrender. It's time for you to see You're not the boss of...
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Bradford Greer
- May 1
- 3 min
How North Kingston School Committee Member Lima Stands Up To Hate
"It’s The Very Least I Can Do!" When Jennifer O’Connor Lima ran for the school committee in North Kingstown she knew it would be tough...
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