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Steve Ahlquist
Nov 1, 20249 min read
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.
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Matt McDermott
Aug 3, 20245 min read
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.
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Zane Wolfang
Aug 3, 20241 min read
Read Options Magazine's 2024 Activism Edition online!
Options 2024 Activism Edition features exclusive content by local writers, available online for the first time!
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Zane Wolfang
Jul 26, 20244 min read
Follow Team LGBTQ at the Paris 2024 Olympics
This year’s games will feature at least 175 LGBTQ athletes, marking the second consecutive summer games with triple-digit representation.
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Zane Wolfang
Jun 19, 20241 min read
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...
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Zane Wolfang
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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
Jun 17, 20243 min read
Providence's fifth annual Dyke Trans People of Color (DTPOC) March
The three original organizers of the first Providence DTPOC marches were on hand to pass the mantle on to SISTA fire.
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Zane Wolfang
Jun 14, 20241 min read
Providence's 5th annual Dyke & Trans People of Color March on Friday, June 14
Providence’s fifth annual Dyke & Trans People of Color (DTPOC) March is tonight, Friday, June 14, starting at 5:30 p.m. at Dexter Park.
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Steve Ahlquist
May 22, 20243 min read
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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Zane Wolfang
Mar 22, 202412 min read
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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Zane Wolfang
Mar 17, 20243 min read
Providence City Council's new chief of staff is the highest ranking transgender official in Rhode Island history
Nearly 70 people gathered at Providence City Hall to meet and celebrate June Rose, the newly appointed chief of staff of the Providence...
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Felicia Nimue Ackerman
Dec 13, 20221 min read
Felicitations: A Man and a Woman
A Man and a Woman "Today I am a man," Alexander proclaimed at thirteen, "And here's my sister Anne. I affirm she's no longer Eugene." A...
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Press Release
Jun 14, 20212 min read
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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