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Bradford Greer
May 1, 20223 min read
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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Kate Sosin, The19th
Apr 22, 20225 min read
‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bills Aren’t New They’ve Just Been Revived
At least 20 states have introduced “Don’t Say Gay” laws this year. But in a handful of states, versions of the legislation have existed...
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Alex Morash
Apr 18, 20222 min read
Pat Morgan’s Racist Anti-Trans Legislation Met Overwhelming Outcry At Public Hearing
Rep. Patricia Morgan, who achieved nationwide infamy for claiming on Twitter she lost her Black friend but “didn't do anything to her,...
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Alex Morash
Mar 15, 20223 min read
Watch “Super Gay” Queerties Awards Show Wednesday, March 16
Update: The Queerties aired on March 16. Watch the full awards show. The 10th annual Queerties Award show celebrating LGBTQ entertainment...
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Alex Morash
Mar 13, 20222 min read
Rhode Island Pride’s Illuminated Night Parade Returns June 18
Rhode Island Pride has formally announced the return of both the Illuminated Night Parade and all traditional pride programming. On March...
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Kwana Adams
Feb 22, 20226 min read
Getting Our Queer Back: How YPI Puts The Pride In Providence
Note from the editor: This is part of Options Magazine's profiles and events series Surviving A Pandemic: How Providence Is Getting Its...
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Alex Morash
Feb 1, 20223 min read
Surviving A Pandemic: How Providence Is Getting Its Queer Back
Options Magazine is launching a profile and events series over 2022, Surviving A Pandemic: How Providence Is Getting Its Queer Back...
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Kwana Adams
Jan 23, 20226 min read
How Faith, Adversity, And Acceptance Shaped New Head Of Southern New England’s United Church
Options Magazine chatted with Rev. Darrell Goodwin, the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ’s recently named...
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Alex Morash
Jan 1, 20227 min read
Options Top Ten Most Read Stories Of 2021
Options Magazine has had a busy year online. While the magazine printed just one edition this year, it now does a twice a month...
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Alex Morash
Dec 20, 20217 min read
These Are The Songs Every Queer Needs On Their Holiday Playlist
It's that time of year again, Christmas is just days away and the holiday season is in full swing. So Options Magazine’s music experts*...
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Kwana Adams
Nov 30, 20214 min read
RI Queer Voices Come To Life At Showing Of “The Time Is Already”
Options Magazine visited Red Ink Library, a new non-profit leftist space, for a screening of “The Time Is Already” that tells the tale of...
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Kwana Adams
Nov 30, 20213 min read
The Queer Things We Found At Red Ink Library
Options Magazine visited Red Ink Library for a film screening and discovered among the anti-capitalist books and socialist leaflets, not...
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Alex Morash
Nov 30, 20212 min read
On Giving Tuesday Options Launches Its Own Patreon Page
Options Magazine has launched a Patreon page to help fund the news outlet’s work reporting on Rhode Island’s LGBTQ community. The funds...
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Alex Morash
Nov 17, 20212 min read
Options Taps Former Elected Official, Gil Pontes, To Lead Advertising And Development
The Board of Directors of Options Magazine tapped Gil Pontes to serve as the organization's advertising and development manager to ensure...
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Bradford Greer
Nov 16, 20211 min read
SHOUT!
Sharing our truth opened and closed quietly with one performance on Veteran’s Day Weekend as part of the URI Providence Campus Arts and...
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Alex Morash
Nov 15, 20215 min read
Drag Race’s Kelly Mantle Breaks Gender Barriers, Steals The Show In The Browns
Kelly Mantle talks with Options Magazine about Rupaul’s Drag Race, making Oscars history, and their work costarring with Tammie Brown on...
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Alicia Wilder
Nov 14, 20213 min read
RI ComicCon Showcases The Expanding Inclusivity In Fiction
Options Magazine traveled to Rhode Island ComicCon, held from November 5 to 7 at the Dunkin Doughnuts Center, and discovered fairy...
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Alex Morash
Oct 27, 20213 min read
RI Pride’s Infusing Providence With Some New Orleans Joie De Vivre
Rhode Island Pride is back, gearing up for June 2022, and they want you to join them Saturday, October 30 in celebrating our history and...
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Kassie Hawkins
Jul 31, 20212 min read
Services for LGBTQ+ Survivors of Domestic Abuse Enhanced During Covid
by Kassie Hawkins, Manager of LGBTQ+ Programs, Sojourner House COVID has been difficult for everyone, but especially LGBTQ+ victims of...
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Press Release
Jun 15, 20214 min read
Celebrate Equality, Pride + Freedom with PVD UNITED
Providence communities reunite with festivities beginning June 18. PVD United is a collection of events in Providence this June offering...
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