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Dec 16, 20203 min read

Intersex Activist Emily Quinn: Making Healthcare Workers Think Outside the Box

As part of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of RI’s dedication to exploring the complexities of diversity and inclusion for intersex people

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Be a Community Health Hero at This Weekend’s AIDS Run/Walk for Life

AIDS Project Rhode Island

Sep 30, 20201 min read

Be a Community Health Hero at This Weekend’s AIDS Run/Walk for Life

AIDS Project Rhode Island is gearing up for a virtual AIDS Run/Walk for Life in honor of its 35th anniversary.

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Interview: Pride "76er" Billy Mencer Ackerly

Jen Stevens

Jun 20, 20205 min read

Interview: Pride "76er" Billy Mencer Ackerly

Pride "76er" Billy Mencer Ackerly responds to his personal experience in the LGBTQ+ movement

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Options Denounces Racism & Police Brutality

Jen Stevens

Jun 17, 20202 min read

Options Denounces Racism & Police Brutality

In solidarity with the BLM movement, Options condemns incidences of brutality and murder perpetrated by police against the Black community.

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RI Pride Establishes Emergency Food and Supply Drive

Bradley Vanderstad

May 24, 20202 min read

RI Pride Establishes Emergency Food and Supply Drive

Rhode Island Pride is pushing forward in our efforts to meet community needs caused by the COVID-19 crisis.

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Jonathan Lucero McKinney

May 24, 20202 min read

COVID-19 & The LGBTQ Community

COVID-19 risks for HIV positive individuals.

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A Virtual Rainbow in the Time of Quarantine

Derek Sherlock

May 24, 20203 min read

A Virtual Rainbow in the Time of Quarantine

Many resourceful artists have turned to online streaming, mostly on Facebook, to brighten everyone’s days and try to earn an income.

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Cathy Gorman

May 24, 20202 min read

SAGE - RI 2002 Report

In keeping with its mission, SAGE/RI has planned a wide range of activities for 2020

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Eve Condon

May 19, 20205 min read

Providence Human Relations Commission

One of the PHRC’s core initiatives is improving the city’s accessibility – both physically and virtually.

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Tyler Hargis

May 16, 20202 min read

Passages: Dexter “YoYo” K. Colston Jr.

Dexter “YoYo” K. Colston Jr. was a prominent drag queen and AIDS activist

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The Transformative power of joining an LGBT Sports League

Ricky Mejia

May 16, 20204 min read

The Transformative power of joining an LGBT Sports League

An LGBT sports league!? It never occurred to me that a league like that would exist.

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Cathy Gorman

Apr 24, 20202 min read

Remembering John Gaffney

Many LGBT community members will remember the key role John played in the LGBT Civil Rights movement in RI in the late 1970s.

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Jonathan Lucero McKinney

Apr 20, 20203 min read

LGBTQ Concerns in the 2020 Election

We at Options wanted to hear your perspectives on the November 2020 election to see what issues matter most to you.

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Ethan Huckel

Apr 17, 20202 min read

News from TGI Network of RI

March 31 was the International Trans Day of Visibility. TGI Network has marked this annual holiday with an Empowerment Breakfast.

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Cathy Gorman

Apr 17, 20203 min read

Report from SAGE/RI

At its annual meeting, SAGE-RI reviewed its successful 2018 reorganization and reported on 2019’s accomplishments.

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Lessons from HIV for COVID-19: LGBTQ People Know How to Take Care of Each Other

Jen Stevens

Apr 17, 20202 min read

Lessons from HIV for COVID-19: LGBTQ People Know How to Take Care of Each Other

By Mikel Wadewitz, Director of AIDS Project RI I am writing this in mid-March, as we collectively grapple with the threat of COVID-19 and...

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Mina Asayesh-Brown

Apr 16, 20202 min read

Census 2020: You Count!

It’s a census year, meaning that amidst these trying times, we have the opportunity to make sure every Rhode Islander is counted.

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Jen Stevens

Apr 6, 20202 min read

From the Editor

Coronavirus dominates this issue of Options, because there isn’t a soul in our local community unaffected by the pandemic.

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RI Pride

Mar 23, 20202 min read

Rhode Island Pride Press Release

Rhode Island Pride establishes Emergency Food/Toiletries/Sanitation Supply Drive

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Ricky Mejia

Mar 18, 20204 min read

The Transformative Power of Joining an LGBT Sports League

Joining an LGBT sports league has made me feel part of something that is bigger than me.

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