A Simple Message for Hope: It Gets Better at URI: Coming Out for Change
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 [...]
The Devine Miss V.J.M.
Jim Seavor Varla Jean Merman? A nun?! Yes! Kinda’. She’s starring in the Speakeasy Stage Company’s production of Charles Busch’s The Devine Sister. This time Busch takes on the entire nun movie genre. There was the nun who could fly, and there was a real “singing nun.” Sound of Music was about an almost nun. [...]
Leading a Conventional Suburban Life: Ron Margolin and Lynn McKinney
Kim Stowell I met with Lynn McKinney and Ron Margolin after reading a wonderful article about them in the South County Independent. I was so proud of them – and of the writer, Liz Boardman – for how well they had represented themselves and our community. It occurred to me that they might be willing [...]
AIDS Community Watch
Bid High, Bid Often, Art Beat is here! AIDS Care Ocean State’s Art Beat auction is here, and our online auction is open for bidding. Visit www.biddingforgood.com/artbeat today to bid on your favorite items and preview the live auction items. We update the site daily, so check back often so you aren’t outbid! Don’t forget [...]
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