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RI Pride Establishes Emergency Food and Supply Drive

Bradley Vanderstad

May 24, 2020
2 min

RI Pride Establishes Emergency Food and Supply Drive

Rhode Island Pride is pushing forward in our efforts to meet community needs caused by the COVID-19 crisis.

Jonathan Lucero McKinney

May 24, 2020
2 min

COVID-19 & The LGBTQ Community

COVID-19 risks for HIV positive individuals.

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A Virtual Rainbow in the Time of Quarantine

Derek Sherlock

May 24, 2020
3 min

A Virtual Rainbow in the Time of Quarantine

Many resourceful artists have turned to online streaming, mostly on Facebook, to brighten everyone’s days and try to earn an income.

Cathy Gorman

May 24, 2020
2 min

SAGE - RI 2002 Report

In keeping with its mission, SAGE/RI has planned a wide range of activities for 2020

Matt Collins and Guillaume Bagal

May 19, 2020
3 min

Health Guide: Sexual Minority Men

Studies show that members of the LGBTQ+ community don’t always receive the same level of healthcare as their heterosexual counterparts.

Eve Condon

May 19, 2020
5 min

Providence Human Relations Commission

One of the PHRC’s core initiatives is improving the city’s accessibility – both physically and virtually.

Tyler Hargis

May 16, 2020
2 min

Passages: Dexter “YoYo” K. Colston Jr.

Dexter “YoYo” K. Colston Jr. was a prominent drag queen and AIDS activist

The Transformative power of joining an LGBT Sports League

Ricky Mejia

May 16, 2020
4 min

The Transformative power of joining an LGBT Sports League

An LGBT sports league!? It never occurred to me that a league like that would exist.

Cathy Gorman

Apr 24, 2020
2 min

Remembering John Gaffney

Many LGBT community members will remember the key role John played in the LGBT Civil Rights movement in RI in the late 1970s.

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Jonathan Lucero McKinney

Apr 20, 2020
3 min

LGBTQ Concerns in the 2020 Election

We at Options wanted to hear your perspectives on the November 2020 election to see what issues matter most to you.

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Ethan Huckel

Apr 17, 2020
2 min

News from TGI Network of RI

March 31 was the International Trans Day of Visibility. TGI Network has marked this annual holiday with an Empowerment Breakfast.

Cathy Gorman

Apr 17, 2020
3 min

Report from SAGE/RI

At its annual meeting, SAGE-RI reviewed its successful 2018 reorganization and reported on 2019’s accomplishments.

Lessons from HIV for COVID-19: LGBTQ People Know How to Take Care of Each Other

Jen Stevens

Apr 17, 2020
2 min

Lessons from HIV for COVID-19: LGBTQ People Know How to Take Care of Each Other

By Mikel Wadewitz, Director of AIDS Project RI I am writing this in mid-March, as we collectively grapple with the threat of COVID-19 and...

Mina Asayesh-Brown

Apr 16, 2020
2 min

Census 2020: You Count!

It’s a census year, meaning that amidst these trying times, we have the opportunity to make sure every Rhode Islander is counted.

Jen Stevens

Apr 6, 2020
2 min

From the Editor

Coronavirus dominates this issue of Options, because there isn’t a soul in our local community unaffected by the pandemic.

RIC Students Unite for Approval of Queer Studies Minor

Abigail Nilsson

Mar 24, 2020
3 min

RIC Students Unite for Approval of Queer Studies Minor

For years, students at Rhode Island College have considered queer studies a topic they would they would like to learn more about in college.

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RI Pride

Mar 23, 2020
2 min

Rhode Island Pride Press Release

Rhode Island Pride establishes Emergency Food/Toiletries/Sanitation Supply Drive

AIDS Project RI Marks 35 Years with Bruce Richman of U=U

Mikel Wadewitz

Mar 23, 2020
4 min

AIDS Project RI Marks 35 Years with Bruce Richman of U=U

The Rhode Island Department of Health announced that it is supporting the international HIV prevention campaign U=U.

Ricky Mejia

Mar 18, 2020
4 min

The Transformative Power of Joining an LGBT Sports League

Joining an LGBT sports league has made me feel part of something that is bigger than me.

Family Planning: Options for LGBTQ Couples

Jonathan Lucero McKinney

Mar 17, 2020
7 min

Family Planning: Options for LGBTQ Couples

With over 114,000 samesex couples raising children around the U.S., our desire to become parents and build a family around love and equality

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