Thundermist Health Center lays off 124 employees
The community health center, which serves over 60,000 Rhode Islanders, is facing a financial crisis.
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Zane Wolfang
Jun 172 min
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.
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Steve Ahlquist
May 223 min
Middletown commended by RIDE and Amnesty International for excellent transgender student policy
Middletown commended by RIDE and Amnesty International for excellent Gender Non-Conforming Student Policy.
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Steve Ahlquist
May 99 min
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.
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Rhode Island Current
May 710 min
Is Connecticut a ‘safe haven’ for transgender youth? For some, not safe enough
Connecticut lawmakers and advocates are pushing for legislation offering protections for trans and LGBTQ+ students.
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Steve Ahlquist
May 321 min
Westerly plan to rewrite Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Transitioning Student Policy crashing into reality
Steve Ahlquist reports on the Westerly School Committee's attempts to replace the RIDE-recommended transgender student policy.
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Zane Wolfang
Mar 2212 min
Steve Ahlquist's excellent coverage of transgender student policies in Barrington, Foster-Glocester, North Kingstown and Westerly
Over the course of the past three months, independent journalist Steve Ahlquist has been one of the only people in Rhode Island to offer...
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Steve Ahlquist
Jun 21, 20239 min
Smithfield's Decision On Anti-Trans Student Policy May Trigger Lawsuits
This article is reprinted with permission from Steve Ahlquist's substack. You can (and should) sign up for Ahlquist's substack that...
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Steve Ahlquist
Mar 27, 20234 min
UpRise: Rep. Quattrocchi Asks Out Legislator If She’s a Pedophile
After State Representative Rebecca Kislak (Democrat, District 4, Providence) introduced the Equity Impact Statement Act on Friday in the...
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Alex Morash
Mar 6, 20235 min
Bricks With Homophobic Anti-Leftist Messages Shatter Red Ink’s Windows
A year after neo-Nazis stormed Red Ink trying to stop an annual celebration of The Communist Manifesto, bricks were thrown through and...
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Providence VIbes
Feb 20, 20231 min
Providence Vibes: From Drag Story Time To The Friends Of WeHo
Providence Vibes, an Options podcast is out with episode six, From Drag Story Time To The Friends Of WeHo. Providence Vibes hosts...
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Providence VIbes
Jan 14, 20231 min
Providence Vibes: The New Year's Edition
Providence Vibes, an Options podcast is out with episode five, The New Year's Edition. In the fifth episode of Providence Vibes: The New...
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Alex Morash
Dec 31, 20221 min
Options Welcomes Two Nonbinary Board Members Before The New Year
The Options Magazine board of directors welcomed two new board members in December. These two new members will help Options work to...
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Ryan Vigneau
Oct 5, 20224 min
Trans Community Comes Together To Say No To Hate In Cranston
A far-right Charles Koch-funded front group tried to bring anti-Trans hate to Cranston and found an army of activists waiting to call...
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Alex Morash
Jun 5, 20225 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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Alex Morash
Apr 18, 20222 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 13, 20222 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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Press Release
Jun 14, 20212 min
Thundermist Health Center Launches TransVoteRI.com
Thundermist Health Center Press Release: A new website reduces barriers to voting for trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse Rhode...
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