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May 1, 20223 min read

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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‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bills Aren’t New They’ve Just Been Revived

Kate Sosin, The19th

Apr 22, 20225 min read

‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bills Aren’t New They’ve Just Been Revived

At least 20 states have introduced “Don’t Say Gay” laws this year. But in a handful of states, versions of the legislation have existed...

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Pat Morgan’s Racist Anti-Trans Legislation Met Overwhelming Outcry At Public Hearing

Alex Morash

Apr 18, 20222 min read

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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Watch “Super Gay” Queerties Awards Show Wednesday, March 16

Alex Morash

Mar 15, 20223 min read

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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Rhode Island Pride’s Illuminated Night Parade Returns June 18

Alex Morash

Mar 13, 20222 min read

Rhode Island Pride’s Illuminated Night Parade Returns June 18

Rhode Island Pride has formally announced the return of both the Illuminated Night Parade and all traditional pride programming. On March...

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Getting Our Queer Back: How YPI Puts The Pride In Providence

Kwana Adams

Feb 22, 20226 min read

Getting Our Queer Back: How YPI Puts The Pride In Providence

Note from the editor: This is part of Options Magazine's profiles and events series Surviving A Pandemic: How Providence Is Getting Its...

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Surviving A Pandemic: How Providence Is Getting Its Queer Back

Alex Morash

Feb 1, 20223 min read

Surviving A Pandemic: How Providence Is Getting Its Queer Back

Options Magazine is launching a profile and events series over 2022, Surviving A Pandemic: How Providence Is Getting Its Queer Back...

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How Faith, Adversity, And Acceptance Shaped New Head Of Southern New England’s United Church

Kwana Adams

Jan 23, 20226 min read

How Faith, Adversity, And Acceptance Shaped New Head Of Southern New England’s United Church

Options Magazine chatted with Rev. Darrell Goodwin, the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ’s recently named...

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Options Top Ten Most Read Stories Of 2021

Alex Morash

Jan 1, 20227 min read

Options Top Ten Most Read Stories Of 2021

Options Magazine has had a busy year online. While the magazine printed just one edition this year, it now does a twice a month...

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These Are The Songs Every Queer Needs On Their Holiday Playlist

Alex Morash

Dec 20, 20217 min read

These Are The Songs Every Queer Needs On Their Holiday Playlist

It's that time of year again, Christmas is just days away and the holiday season is in full swing. So Options Magazine’s music experts*...

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RI Queer Voices Come To Life At Showing Of “The Time Is Already”

Kwana Adams

Nov 30, 20214 min read

RI Queer Voices Come To Life At Showing Of “The Time Is Already”

Options Magazine visited Red Ink Library, a new non-profit leftist space, for a screening of “The Time Is Already” that tells the tale of...

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The Queer Things We Found At Red Ink Library

Kwana Adams

Nov 30, 20213 min read

The Queer Things We Found At Red Ink Library

Options Magazine visited Red Ink Library for a film screening and discovered among the anti-capitalist books and socialist leaflets, not...

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On Giving Tuesday Options Launches Its Own Patreon Page

Alex Morash

Nov 30, 20212 min read

On Giving Tuesday Options Launches Its Own Patreon Page

Options Magazine has launched a Patreon page to help fund the news outlet’s work reporting on Rhode Island’s LGBTQ community. The funds...

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Options Taps Former Elected Official, Gil Pontes, To Lead Advertising And Development

Alex Morash

Nov 17, 20212 min read

Options Taps Former Elected Official, Gil Pontes, To Lead Advertising And Development

The Board of Directors of Options Magazine tapped Gil Pontes to serve as the organization's advertising and development manager to ensure...

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Bradford Greer

Nov 16, 20211 min read

SHOUT!

Sharing our truth opened and closed quietly with one performance on Veteran’s Day Weekend as part of the URI Providence Campus Arts and...

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Drag Race’s Kelly Mantle Breaks Gender Barriers, Steals The Show In The Browns

Alex Morash

Nov 15, 20215 min read

Drag Race’s Kelly Mantle Breaks Gender Barriers, Steals The Show In The Browns

Kelly Mantle talks with Options Magazine about Rupaul’s Drag Race, making Oscars history, and their work costarring with Tammie Brown on...

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RI ComicCon Showcases The Expanding Inclusivity In Fiction

Alicia Wilder

Nov 14, 20213 min read

RI ComicCon Showcases The Expanding Inclusivity In Fiction

Options Magazine traveled to Rhode Island ComicCon, held from November 5 to 7 at the Dunkin Doughnuts Center, and discovered fairy...

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RI Pride’s Infusing Providence With Some New Orleans Joie De Vivre

Alex Morash

Oct 27, 20213 min read

RI Pride’s Infusing Providence With Some New Orleans Joie De Vivre

Rhode Island Pride is back, gearing up for June 2022, and they want you to join them Saturday, October 30 in celebrating our history and...

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Services for LGBTQ+ Survivors of Domestic Abuse Enhanced During Covid

Kassie Hawkins

Jul 31, 20212 min read

Services for LGBTQ+ Survivors of Domestic Abuse Enhanced During Covid

by Kassie Hawkins, Manager of LGBTQ+ Programs, Sojourner House COVID has been difficult for everyone, but especially LGBTQ+ victims of...

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Celebrate Equality, Pride + Freedom with PVD UNITED

Press Release

Jun 15, 20214 min read

Celebrate Equality, Pride + Freedom with PVD UNITED

Providence communities reunite with festivities beginning June 18. PVD United is a collection of events in Providence this June offering...

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