Calendar
Posted on | November 1, 2011 |
Calendar NOVEMBER 2 Trans Partners support group, 7-9 p.m. This group provides life/romantic partners of TGI people with a confidential, safe space to explore the impact of a partner’s identity on their relationships and to connect with other partners. Meeting held in Providence on first Wednesday of each month. For more information and [...]
News Briefs
Posted on | November 1, 2011 |
News Briefs Gay Minister Installed at Bell St. On October 23, the Reverend CJ McGregor will be installed as Minister of the Bell Street Chapel. This historic church has served the Providence community since 1875 and remains a strong advocate for social justice issues. It was the first church in Rhode island to support [...]
Opinion
Posted on | November 1, 2011 |
To the editor, As you may have heard, bullying played a factor in the loss of yet another young teen. Jamie Hubley, a 15-year-old from Ottawa, Canada committed suicide on October 14. In his blog, called “You Can’t Break… When you’re already broken,” he talks about the struggles of being openly gay in high school [...]
A Simple Message for Hope: It Gets Better at URI: Coming Out for Change
Posted on | October 29, 2011 |
Sara MacSorley It all started with an idea. Christina, a member of the University of Rhode Island LBTQ Women’s Group, learned about the It Gets Better Project (www.itgetsbetter.org), a worldwide movement to show LGBT youth that life does in fact get better. The project collects stories of LGBT people who are living openly and [...]
A Short-Story Writer’s Dark Humor
Posted on | October 29, 2011 |
Peter Cassels Michael Graves, a gay fiction writer, has written his first book, a collection of short stories published in September. Written mostly from a gay child’s perspective, Dirty One has already received some rave reviews. “I didn’t set out to make a collection,” Graves, a resident of Leominster, Massachusetts, told Options in an [...]
13th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance
Posted on | October 29, 2011 |
Kim Stowell “We Do This Every Year” Will there ever come a year when the transgender community does not have to hold a Day of Remembrance? Despite numerous attempts to change it, Rhode Island law still does not recognize assault based on gender identity or expression as a hate crime. Too Many Lives Lost Marcel [...]
In Zig’s Own Words
Posted on | October 29, 2011 |
Emma Garrett Nelson *Author’s Note: Some members of the LGBTQ community use gender-neutral pronouns. Common examples include “ze/zie,” “hir,” and “x.” Noel uses “zig” and “ziger.” There’s been a lot of talk about LGBTQ youth in the Options office lately. How do we reach them? What do they need from the older generation? [...]
NEWS BRIEFS
Posted on | October 1, 2011 |
APRI Seeks Referrals for Gay-Friendly Doctors AIDS Project Rhode Island is collecting contact information for “gay-friendly” doctors in Rhode Island. This effort was launched in response to inquiries from APRI clients, and will include primary care practices and physicians who “provide a welcoming and non-judgmental environment,” and “protect the privacy/confidentiality of gay/bisexual clients.” In meeting [...]
An Interview with Dr. Josiah “Jody” Rich about HIV
Posted on | October 1, 2011 |
Joe Siegel On October 2, hundreds of people will participate in the Walk for Life, one of the biggest annual fundraisers for HIV/AIDS. The purpose of the Walk for Life is to raise awareness as well as money, which allows AIDS Project Rhode Island to continue to provide our community with the vital services and [...]
From the Editor
Posted on | October 1, 2011 |
Queer Headquarters I am proud to say I’ve been part of an effort over the last six months or so to create a center for the Rhode Island LGBT community. (I’ve been calling it QHQ – get it?) A personal vision of mine led me to talk it up with other LGBT folks I [...]
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