SAGE RIMay 10, 20211 minSAGE-RI: May Zoom CafesEach Thursday at noon, SAGE-RI hosts Zoom Cafes online to socialize and learn about important community resources.
YPI StaffMay 10, 20211 minYPI Accepting Lipsky/Whittaker Scholarship ApplicationsYouth Pride Inc. (YPI) is accepting applications for the 2021 Lipsky/Whittaker Scholarship Fund through May 28, 2021.
AIDS Care Ocean StateMay 6, 20211 minArtbeat: Last Day to Bid to Support ACOSACOS has brought back one of its previous signature events, making it entirely online with a twist: Artbeat & More: Giving Tree Auction 2021
Myra ShaysFeb 1, 20211 minMedia WatchFor the first time in five years, LGBTQ representation on TV decreased last year, according to GLAAD.
Myra ShaysFeb 1, 20211 minPowwow Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Feb. 2-6"Two-Spirit” is the Native American term for people with both female and male energies.
Victoria McGurnFeb 1, 20211 min“Gays for Trump” Riot As Trump’s Policies Harm LGBTQ CommunityAmong MAGA signs, anti-semitic slogans, and alt-right emblems and memorabilia, were rainbow flags and signs that read “Gays for for Trump."
Victoria McGurnFeb 1, 20211 minBiden Administration Bolsters LGBTQ CommunityBiden plans to enact the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
Myra ShaysFeb 1, 20211 minProvidence Only City in RI to Receive Perfect Score on LGBTQIA+ Equality SurveyProvidence has earned this grade every year since 2014 and remains the only eligible city in Rhode Island to receive such high marks.
Kate WellsFeb 1, 20211 minCommunity Archives Coming to Providence Public Library This project aims to provide a dynamic space to learn about, reflect on, and engage in the histories of RI's LGBTQ+ communities.
Jen StevensFeb 1, 20211 minPride UpdateSince Options reported on the turmoil within RI Pride more Pride Board members resigned.
Jen StevensFeb 1, 20211 minCouncilman Resigns Leadership Position After Disparaging Trans ActivistMichael Correia resigned after had made dehumanizing and transphobic remarks about Justice Gaines.
Myra ShaysFeb 1, 20211 minPassages: Donald BossA creative and energetic activist in the LGBT community died on December 22.
Jen StevensDec 17, 20201 minRI Parentage Act Explained in GLAD VideoAccording to GLAD,“The Rhode Island Uniform Parentage Act updates state law to clarify who can be a parent and how to establish parentage.
Steve AhlquistJul 22, 20202 minUniform Parentage Act Signed Into LawGovernor Gina Raimondo signed the Rhode Island Uniform Parentage Act which fills critical gaps in the state’s parentage law, esp. for LGBTQ+
Myra ShaysMar 1, 20201 minCoalition Formed to Reform RI Parentage LawsThe state currently has no statutes clarifying parentage for children born through assisted reproduction or through surrogacy.
Myra ShaysMar 1, 20201 minLargest LGBTQ-Friendly Housing Site OpensThe nation's largest LGBTQ-friendly senior housing complex opened in December on publicly owned land in Brooklyn.
Myra ShaysMar 1, 20201 minReporter Fired for Pushing HIV FearsHis story implied that an HIV-positive man who allegedly spit on a Port Authority police officer was somehow putting the officer at risk.
Myra ShaysMar 1, 20201 minHome Needle Delivery Offered by ACOSTo help prevent the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C among injection drug users, confidential home needle delivery is now offered by the RI...
Myra ShaysMar 1, 20201 minButtigieg Campaign Moved Fundraiser Due to "Dancer Pole"Manager Buck Asprinio refused, saying, "It's been here since we opened and it's not going anywhere…. It's part of who we are."
Myra ShaysJan 1, 20201 minMental Health Support Groups Meet in PVDThe National Alliance on Mental Illness has formed "Connections," a support group open to LGBTQ people with any kind of mental health issue