Announcing The Finalists For The 2023 Options Awards
Options Magazine has announced the finalists for the second annual Options Awards, voting is now under way until September 16. The second...
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Alex Morash
- Aug 14
- 2 min
Voting Has Begun For The 2023 Options Awards!
Vote On Rhode Island’s Best Queer And Trans People And Places Today! Winners will be announced at the Options Awards Party, at 6 pm on...
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Felicia Nimue Ackerman
- Jul 10
- 1 min
Felicitations: Double Wedding
Double Wedding Nell and Cecily, loving each other, Said to Ferdinand, Nell's older brother, "Please be there when we're tying the knot."...
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Kwana Adams
- Jul 10
- 6 min
Queering History: Creating Archives, Community, and Openness
When we go through the timeline of Queer history in Rhode Island, we can’t help but notice the lack of evidence for many events. Queer...
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Alex Morash
- Jul 3
- 3 min
Nominations Are Open For The 2023 Options Awards!
Nominate People And Places Today! Options Magazine presents the second annual Options Awards –– honoring Rhode Island’s LGBTQ...
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Ryan Vigneau
- Jul 3
- 6 min
Cicilline Reflects On Progress Made And Importance Of LGBTQ Representation
Congressman David Cicilline announced he was stepping down from the United States House of Representatives to lead the Rhode Island...
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Steve Ahlquist
- Jun 21
- 9 min
Smithfield's Decision On Anti-Trans Student Policy May Trigger Lawsuits
This article is reprinted with permission from Steve Ahlquist's substack. You can (and should) sign up for Ahlquist's substack that...
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Ryan Vigneau
- Jun 15
- 2 min
From the Board: The Community Edition
Link to the digital version of the full magazine is below. From the Options Board of Directors Last year, Options reached an incredible...
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Grant Pike
- Jun 15
- 7 min
Queers Going Wild: Expressing Queerness Through Nature
Correction: A previous version of this article misspelled Tam Willey's last name as Willie. As we enter Pride season here in New England,...
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Alex Morash
- Jun 10
- 3 min
Coffee Company Spam Texts “Pride Month Is For Predators”
An ever-increasing number of businesses are showing their true colors this Pride month. Rhode Islanders sent Options screenshots of text...
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Alex Morash
- Jun 4
- 2 min
From the Editor: Queer Providence Is Building The World Of The 21st Century
Link to the digital version of the full magazine is below. Dear Reader, Welcome to this year’s edition of Options Magazine. You may have...
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Alex Morash
- Apr 19
- 3 min
Options Starts The Spring With New Board Chair, Ryan Vigneau
Options Magazine board member and RI Queer PAC leader, Ryan Vigneau, takes the reigns of Options’ board of directors. Mike Marrapodi...
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Alex Morash
- Mar 31
- 5 min
Chattering Classes: Dear Young People, For The Love Of God Run For Office!
From a Rhode Island lawmaker asking one of his out colleagues if she is a pedophile, to the cringe-inducing behavior of Congress’s TikTok...
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Steve Ahlquist
- Mar 27
- 4 min
UpRise: Rep. Quattrocchi Asks Out Legislator If She’s a Pedophile
After State Representative Rebecca Kislak (Democrat, District 4, Providence) introduced the Equity Impact Statement Act on Friday in the...
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Felicia Nimue Ackerman
- Mar 19
- 1 min
Felicitations: Bernice Berates a Bigot
Bernice Berates a Bigot You say that I'm a man. You seem to think you can Determine who I am. Here's my reaction: Scram! Bernice Berates...
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Kwana Adams
- Mar 13
- 4 min
Kyle Motsinger Sings For A Future Where We Leave The “Bad Years” Behind
Singer/songwriter Kyle Motsinger discussed with Options his latest single, Bad Years, and how he dreams of a future that leaves those...
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Alex Morash
- Mar 6
- 5 min
Bricks With Homophobic Anti-Leftist Messages Shatter Red Ink’s Windows
A year after neo-Nazis stormed Red Ink trying to stop an annual celebration of The Communist Manifesto, bricks were thrown through and...
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Providence VIbes
- Feb 20
- 1 min
Providence Vibes: From Drag Story Time To The Friends Of WeHo
Providence Vibes, an Options podcast is out with episode six, From Drag Story Time To The Friends Of WeHo. Providence Vibes hosts...
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Felicia Nimue Ackerman
- Feb 20
- 1 min
Felicitations: Parents for Today
Parents for Today Of course our new baby's a bundle of joy, But don't be so quick to say Robin's a boy. We're waiting to see, because...
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Jackie Goldman & Grant Pike
- Feb 2
- 4 min
Biden’s Respect for Marriage Act Huge Victory For The Rich And Already Married
President Joe Biden signed legislation to protect LGBTQ people if the Supreme Court overrules past precedent. Yet, in the all-too-typical...
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