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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Zane Wolfang
Jun 143 min
LGBTQ+ advocates praise RI passage of “Health Care Provider Shield Act”
Health Care Provider Shield Act will protect Rhode Island health care providers from restrictive laws in other states.
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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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Zane Wolfang
May 73 min
Advocates, Providers Praise Senate Passage of Bill to Safeguard LGBTQ+ Rhode Islanders' access to essential care
Rhode Island's Health Care Provider Shield Act would limit risk of hostile out-of-state laws related to abortion, transgender health care
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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
Apr 102 min
Counter-protest against anti-trans hate group at RI Statehouse on Saturday
Counter-protest against an anti-trans rally at the RI statehouse non Saturday April 13.
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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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Felicia Nimue Ackerman
Mar 19, 20231 min
Felicitations: Bernice Berates a Bigot
Bernice Berates a Bigot You say that I'm a man. You seem to think you can Determine who I am. Here's my reaction: Scram! Bernice Berates...
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Felicia Nimue Ackerman
Dec 13, 20221 min
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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Grant Pike
Nov 1, 20222 min
Five Ways To Support Your Transgender Youth
Advice and takeaways from a therapist who works with Transgender and Nonbinary children for parents, teachers, and anyone else working...
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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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Martha Young
Aug 21, 20225 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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Felicia Nimue Ackerman
May 1, 20221 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, 20223 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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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 21, 20224 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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Alex Morash
Mar 15, 20223 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
Nov 19, 20214 min
From The Editor: McKee’s Too Busy With Business Handouts To Help Our Homeless
As homeless encampments grow, Rhode Island’s government is focused on selling off state-owned homes and giving profitable businesses a...
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