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Dec 31, 20221 min read

Options Welcomes Two Nonbinary Board Members Before The New Year

The Options Magazine board of directors welcomed two new board members in December. These two new members will help Options work to...

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Singer Tom Goss Tells Options About His Big Gay Christmas

Ryan Vigneau

Dec 19, 20225 min read

Singer Tom Goss Tells Options About His Big Gay Christmas

Holiday music was always pretty queer, but Tom Goss’ EP Big Fat Gay Ass Christmas takes it to a whole new level. Options spoke to Goss...

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Alex Morash

Nov 29, 20223 min read

The Winners Of The Options Awards!

Options Magazine hosted the Options Awards Party at Mirabar on October 18. Nearly 200 people came out to Mirabar that night to see who...

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Out Filmmaker Omar Salas Zamora Discusses New Show Adam in Fragments

Brian Hug

Nov 17, 20224 min read

Out Filmmaker Omar Salas Zamora Discusses New Show Adam in Fragments

In the provocative, gritty drama, Adam in Fragments, a young man returns to his former life as a sex worker where he quickly re-engages...

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RI Dept. Of Public Health Announces New Monkeypox Vaccine Clinics

Alex Morash

Nov 13, 20223 min read

RI Dept. Of Public Health Announces New Monkeypox Vaccine Clinics

The State of Rhode Island is holding new weekday monkeypox vaccine clinics for eligible Rhode Islanders, with the next one being held...

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Providence Vibes: The Options Awards Edition

Alex Morash

Nov 6, 20221 min read

Providence Vibes: The Options Awards Edition

Providence Vibes, an Options podcast is out with an Options Awards recap episode. In the fourth episode of Providence Vibes: The Options...

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Providence Vibes: Election Results And The Options Awards Are In Full Swing

Alex Morash

Oct 9, 20221 min read

Providence Vibes: Election Results And The Options Awards Are In Full Swing

Providence Vibes, an Options podcast is out with its latest episode. In the third episode of Providence Vibes: Election Results And...

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Trans Community Comes Together To Say No To Hate In Cranston

Ryan Vigneau

Oct 5, 20224 min read

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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Alex Morash

Sep 23, 20222 min read

Voting Is Open For The Options Awards!

Update: Voting has closed. Vote On Rhode Island’s Best Queer And Trans People And Places Today! Winners will be announced at the Options...

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RI’s Latest Campaign Trend: Don’t Vote For My Opponent – They’re Queer!

Kwana Adams

Sep 11, 20223 min read

RI’s Latest Campaign Trend: Don’t Vote For My Opponent – They’re Queer!

Rhode Island voters are accusing candidates in Providence and Woonsocket of bashing their opponents for being LGBTQ while out on the...

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Providence Vibes: Queer The Vote, And The Options Awards

Alex Morash

Sep 1, 20221 min read

Providence Vibes: Queer The Vote, And The Options Awards

Providence Vibes, an Options podcast is out with its second episode and its much more coherent than before. In the second episode of...

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Nominations Are Open For The Options Awards!

Alex Morash

Aug 21, 20223 min read

Nominations Are Open For The Options Awards!

Update: Nominations for the 2022 Options Awards are now closed Nominate People And Places Today! Options Magazine presents the first...

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RI Queer PAC Is Queering the Vote This Election Season

Martha Young

Aug 21, 20225 min read

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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Options Launches Its First Podcast Series: Providence Vibes

Alex Morash

Aug 21, 20221 min read

Options Launches Its First Podcast Series: Providence Vibes

Options Magazine has launched its first podcast series, Providence Vibes, with co-hosts Ephraim Melmer and Alex Morash. The series is a...

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Alt-Right Haters Meltdown Can’t Stop The Unapologetic Tiara Mack

Kwana Adams

Aug 3, 20227 min read

Alt-Right Haters Meltdown Can’t Stop The Unapologetic Tiara Mack

Respectability has never saved us from abuse or police brutality. It’s never kept us from being disrespected or ridiculed, and it never...

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UpriseRI: Reversing Course, Little Compton Council Votes Against Flying Pride Flag

Steve Ahlquist

Jun 17, 20225 min read

UpriseRI: Reversing Course, Little Compton Council Votes Against Flying Pride Flag

This piece originally appeared in UpriseRI and is republished with permission at Options. Little Compton’s LGBTQ+ Coordinating Committee,...

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Alex Morash

Jun 5, 20225 min read

The Rise Of Neo-Homophobia

Anti-LGBTQ hate groups have been planning a comeback for years –– they succeeded. From their new “groomer” language, COVID conspiracies,...

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The Long Queer History Of Rhode Island’s Nightlife

Bradford Greer

Jun 2, 20223 min read

The Long Queer History Of Rhode Island’s Nightlife

This piece was by both Bradford Greer and Greg Wright. As Options celebrates its 40th anniversary as a mainstay in the RI LGBTQ...

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A Very Disorienting Conversation With Graham Stokes

Alex Morash

May 31, 20226 min read

A Very Disorienting Conversation With Graham Stokes

Options Magazine sits down with Rhode Island’s local Queer movie sensation Graham Stokes to talk about his many films, including his...

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On the Shoulders of Giants: An Interview with Myra Shays

Jen Stevens

May 31, 20226 min read

On the Shoulders of Giants: An Interview with Myra Shays

Myra Shays is best known in our local LGBTQ+ community as the woman who brought PFLAG to Rhode Island. PFLAG (formerly Parents & Friends...

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