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Felicia Nimue Ackerman
- Aug 21, 2022
- 1 min
Felicitations: On "Don't Say Gay" Laws
On "Don't Say Gay" Laws The narrow fellows in the House Of sundry Southern states Have mandated that public schools Reflect some nasty...
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Martha Young
- Aug 21, 2022
- 5 min
RI Queer PAC Is Queering the Vote This Election Season
The 2022 election season is upon us. And if you have not yet noticed, there are a record number of LGBTQ+ candidates running for various...
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Alex Morash
- Aug 21, 2022
- 1 min
Options Launches Its First Podcast Series: Providence Vibes
Options Magazine has launched its first podcast series, Providence Vibes, with co-hosts Ephraim Melmer and Alex Morash. The series is a...
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M’Lyn Hines and Mev Miller
- Aug 11, 2022
- 2 min
Options: A Loving And More Accurate Telling
Letter to the Editor of Options and Article Writer Kim Stowell, Thank you for the effort to write and publish a history of 40 years of...
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A.J. Delsignor
- Aug 3, 2022
- 2 min
Lights
Lights When Oasis was born she found light Beauty in the most inconspicuous materials String lights, television, mirror reflections So I...
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Kwana Adams
- Aug 3, 2022
- 7 min
Alt-Right Haters Meltdown Can’t Stop The Unapologetic Tiara Mack
Respectability has never saved us from abuse or police brutality. It’s never kept us from being disrespected or ridiculed, and it never...
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Jason Furlan
- Jul 15, 2022
- 2 min
Actions and Language Support Safe, Inclusive Care
This article is sponsored by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. As both a local employer and a healthcare company, we at Blue...
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Kim Stowell
- Jun 23, 2022
- 5 min
Options: A Mainly Accurate And Very Loving History
Options was first printed in 1982 by the Rhode Island Lesbian and Gay Alliance, which was run, in part, by Kate Monteiro and Tina Wood....
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Steve Ahlquist
- Jun 17, 2022
- 5 min
UpriseRI: Reversing Course, Little Compton Council Votes Against Flying Pride Flag
This piece originally appeared in UpriseRI and is republished with permission at Options. Little Compton’s LGBTQ+ Coordinating Committee,...
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Alex Morash
- Jun 16, 2022
- 4 min
Salvatore Wraps Himself In Rainbows and Nostalgia To Oust Out Senator
This piece is part of the Options’ opinion column Chattering Classes. State Senator Sam Bell’s challenger is mired in accusations of...
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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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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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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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