From The Options Board of Directors
Greetings Faithful Reader, When an organization reaches a significant milestone, it is appropriate to look back and remember the people...
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Kwana Adams
- Jun 10, 2022
- 5 min
Seeing ALL the Colors of Pride: The Black Queer Perspective
Every year, Pride is the perfect celebration from city to city. It’s a party where everyone can come out, be themselves, eat, mingle, and...
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Alex Morash
- Jun 5, 2022
- 5 min
The Rise Of Neo-Homophobia
Anti-LGBTQ hate groups have been planning a comeback for years –– they succeeded. From their new “groomer” language, COVID conspiracies,...
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Bradford Greer
- Jun 2, 2022
- 3 min
The Long Queer History Of Rhode Island’s Nightlife
This piece was by both Bradford Greer and Greg Wright. As Options celebrates its 40th anniversary as a mainstay in the RI LGBTQ...
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Alex Morash
- May 31, 2022
- 6 min
A Very Disorienting Conversation With Graham Stokes
Options Magazine sits down with Rhode Island’s local Queer movie sensation Graham Stokes to talk about his many films, including his...
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Jen Stevens
- May 31, 2022
- 6 min
On the Shoulders of Giants: An Interview with Myra Shays
Myra Shays is best known in our local LGBTQ+ community as the woman who brought PFLAG to Rhode Island. PFLAG (formerly Parents & Friends...
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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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Felicia Nimue Ackerman
- May 27, 2022
- 1 min
Felicitations: Ode To Options
Ode To Options Your pronouns simply used to be The sort of thing you couldn’t change, And if you struggled to get free, You got dismissed...
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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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Options
- May 13, 2022
- 1 min
June 1: Celebrate 40 Years of Options
Purchase Tickets Here Options Magazine will celebrate its 40th Anniversary with the release of a special print edition, kicking off the...
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Felicia Nimue Ackerman
- May 1, 2022
- 1 min
Felicitations: Memo to Anti-Trans Legislators
Memo to Anti-Trans Legislators You want to choose my gender. You think I must surrender. It's time for you to see You're not the boss of...
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Bradford Greer
- May 1, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
‘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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Bradford Greer
- Apr 18, 2022
- 2 min
As Options Turns 40, Help Us Continue To Share Our Community's Story
What a rich tapestry we make when we come together for a common cause. In May, Options will turn 40. Forty years of newsletters,...
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Alex Morash
- Apr 18, 2022
- 2 min
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 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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Felicia Nimue Ackerman
- Mar 20, 2022
- 1 min
Felicitations: Stability
Stability Half of all marriages end in divorce; Transition stability's better. So when a kid sets her sights on that course, The sensible...
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Alex Morash
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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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Jackie Goldman
- Mar 3, 2022
- 4 min
Nazis Attacking Red Ink Is A Reminder That Violence Is The New Normal
Options Magazine profiled Red Ink last November. Jackie Goldman, a Queer Jewish member of Red Ink's board, and a candidate for Providence...
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