Read Options Magazine's 2024 Activism Edition online!
Options 2024 Activism Edition features exclusive content by local writers, available online for the first time!
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Zane Wolfang
- May 1
- 5 min
Essays on queerness, Islam, and Arab identity
Read one essay about a trans Palestinian-American chef, and another about queer Muslim Americans as they navigate anti-LGBTQ+ culture wars.
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Zane Wolfang
- Apr 17
- 1 min
Stonewall archive highlights first national lesbian magazine in the U.S.
Stonewall National Museum and Archive highlights The Ladder, the oldest nationally distributed lesbian magazine in the US.
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Zane Wolfang
- Apr 17
- 2 min
Meet Options Magazine's new board chair and treasurer
Taylor Neptune joins Options Magazine as board chair, and Alexia Nunez joins as the board's new treasurer.
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Zane Wolfang
- Mar 28
- 3 min
Meet Zane Wolfang, Options Magazine's new editor-in-chief
Meet Options Magazine's new editor-in-chief Zane Wolfang.
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Alex Morash
- Nov 21, 2023
- 7 min
Chattering Classes: From Don’t Say Gay To Don’t Say Palestine
The harder one tries to silence people motivated by love or saving lives, the louder they will become. The recent firing of a Providence...
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Alex Morash
- Oct 6, 2023
- 3 min
From The Editor: Providence, Thanks For The Memories
After two wonderful years, the editor-in-chief of Options Magazine sadly must say goodbye as life takes him outside of New England. Dear...
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Alex Morash
- Jun 4, 2023
- 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
- Mar 31, 2023
- 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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Alex Morash
- Sep 2, 2022
- 5 min
Nothing To Smile About When Providence Politicians Dismiss Out Of Control Rent
In the latest Chattering Classes column, Options’ editor-in-chief asks Brett Smiley does he really want to be the mayor that presides...
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Alex Morash
- Jun 16, 2022
- 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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Alex Morash
- May 31, 2022
- 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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Alex Morash
- May 15, 2022
- 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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Alex Morash
- Mar 21, 2022
- 4 min
When We Talk About Trans Sports We Are Not Talking About Trans Murders
Rhode Island’s legislature has its very own Three Stooges, except they don’t do slapstick comedy, this bipartisan trio peddles trash...
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Alex Morash
- Jan 18, 2022
- 4 min
Chattering Classes: In The Name Of Public Safety, Providence Council Wants Police To Get COVID
Last week, the Providence City Council embarrassed themselves, our police, and our city when they claimed public safety would be at risk...
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Alex Morash
- Dec 22, 2021
- 4 min
From The Editor: Maybe It’s Time To Make January A Month-Long Holiday
The Omicron variant is creating a surge of new cases across the United States and Rhode Island – bringing with it new restrictions and...
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Alex Morash
- Nov 19, 2021
- 4 min
From The Editor: McKee’s Too Busy With Business Handouts To Help Our Homeless
As homeless encampments grow, Rhode Island’s government is focused on selling off state-owned homes and giving profitable businesses a...
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Alex Morash
- Oct 29, 2021
- 4 min
From the Editor: Meet Alex Morash, Options Magazine’s New Editor-In-Chief
Options Taps Alex Morash For Next Editor-in-Chief: Options Magazine’s board of directors tapped Alex Morash to serve as the magazine’s...
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Jen Stevens
- Aug 31, 2021
- 2 min
From the Editor, Aug. 2021
Dear Reader, Options has undergone many changes since I wrote to you in our last regular print edition this past February. We've brought...
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Jen Stevens
- Feb 25, 2021
- 1 min
Where to Find the Feb./March Issue
The current issue of Options Magazine can be found online here and at any of the following locations.
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