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RI Democratic LGBTQ Caucus statement on 2024 election
Statement from the chair and vice chair of the Rhode Island Democratic Party LGBTQ Caucus regarding the results of Tuesday's presidential el
Zane Wolfang
Nov 8, 20243 min read
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RI Authors Against Book Bans candidate scorecards
The Rhode Island chapter of Authors Against Book Bans (RI AABB) released scorecards for school committee candidates around the state.
Zane Wolfang
Nov 4, 20244 min read
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Election Day Letter from the Editor
Defeating Donald Trump and rejecting his far right authoritarian vision is our most important civic duty.
Zane Wolfang
Nov 4, 20243 min read
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Right-wing zealots are lying to you about trans rights in RI
Moms For Liberty court injunctions have no impact on the rights and protections afforded to Rhode Island's LGBTQ+ students.
Steve Ahlquist
Nov 1, 20249 min read
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Former delegates say: reject Question 1
Four people who were elected as delegates at the last RI Constitutional Convention held in 1986 advise voters to reject Question 1.
Steve Ahlquist
Oct 31, 20243 min read
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LGBTQ+ Rhode Islanders write thousands of letters to voters
The RI Chapter of Old Lesbians Organizing for Change also sponsored a voter registration and information table at The Providence Flea.
Martha Young
Oct 31, 20243 min read
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Trump must be stopped; Harris must be resisted.
A Harris voter’s warning for LGBTQ voters.
Alex Morash
Oct 29, 20246 min read
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Opinion: RI ballot Question 1 could open door that should stay closed
A constitutional convention could invite powerful special interests into the state, Mary-Murphy Walsh writes for the Rhode Island Current.
Rhode Island Current
Oct 23, 20243 min read
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The Bodily Freedom Forever Index for RI voters
The Index is the first effort in RI to ascertain where candidates for office stand on rights to bodily autonomy, including LGBTQ+ rights.
Zane Wolfang
Oct 21, 20242 min read
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Westerly School Committee election matters for LGBTQ+ youth
When asked if they endorsed Moms for Liberty's policies, two Republican candidates declined to answer, and one gave a partial "yes."
Steve Ahlquist
Oct 21, 202429 min read
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2024 Voter Guide
There will be five state-level ballot questions: four bonds and a referendum on whether or not to hold a state constitutional convention.
Zane Wolfang
Oct 16, 20245 min read
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Feliciatations: Just a Few Weeks to Go
"Just a Few Weeks to Go" is part of the poem series Feliciatations by Felicia Nimue Ackerman.
Felicia Nimue Ackerman
Oct 4, 20241 min read
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RI Rally for Palestine Saturday, Oct. 5
A rally, march, and vigil will be held on October 5th at the RI Statehouse, alongside worldwide demonstrations.
Zane Wolfang
Oct 4, 20242 min read
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Why queer and trans Jews fight for Palestinian liberation
I am proud to have moral clarity about why it is that I stand with other queer and trans Jews as a member of Jewish Voice for Peace.
Jackie Goldman
Sep 17, 20245 min read
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2024 Activism Edition: LGTBQ+ Leaders' Crucial Role in Democracy
In 2022, a record-breaking 1,065 out LGBTQ+ individuals ran for office across the United States, with more than 430 achieving victory.
Matt McDermott
Aug 3, 20245 min read
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Shey Rivera Ríos and the importance of Providence's artists, healers, and culture bearers
Shey Rivera Ríos is an artist who creates digital and physical altars that interrupt colonial memory and liberate queer Boricua futurity.
Steve Ahlquist
Jun 28, 20246 min read
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PHOTO GALLERY: Providence DTPOC Pride March
The original organizers started it basically to really uplift space for women of color, trans folks of color, nonbinary folks of color...
Zane Wolfang
Jun 19, 20241 min read
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One Fair Wage: the LGBTQ+ worker crisis
Surveys of LGBTQ restaurant workers reveal that the subminimum wage plays a central role in exposing them to rampant workplace homophobia.
Zane Wolfang
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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LGBTQ+ advocates praise RI passage of “Health Care Provider Shield Act”
Health Care Provider Shield Act will protect Rhode Island health care providers from restrictive laws in other states.
Zane Wolfang
Jun 14, 20243 min read
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New Title IX regulations slow Foster School Committee's quest to alter transgender student policy
The importance of the next presidential election as it relates to trans rights was made clear at a recent Foster School Committee meeting.
Steve Ahlquist
May 9, 20249 min read
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