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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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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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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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Abigail Nilsson
Mar 24, 20203 min read
RIC Students Unite for Approval of Queer Studies Minor
For years, students at Rhode Island College have considered queer studies a topic they would they would like to learn more about in college.
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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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Mikel Wadewitz
Mar 23, 20204 min read
AIDS Project RI Marks 35 Years with Bruce Richman of U=U
The Rhode Island Department of Health announced that it is supporting the international HIV prevention campaign U=U.
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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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Jonathan Lucero McKinney
Mar 17, 20207 min read
Family Planning: Options for LGBTQ Couples
With over 114,000 samesex couples raising children around the U.S., our desire to become parents and build a family around love and equality
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Ashley Delgado
Mar 17, 20202 min read
Options Donor Hall of Fame
The goal of this issue is to continue sharing various forms of love, presented throughout these pages and delivered warmly to your hearts.
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Myra Shays
Mar 1, 20201 min read
Coalition Formed to Reform RI Parentage Laws
The state currently has no statutes clarifying parentage for children born through assisted reproduction or through surrogacy.
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Myra Shays
Mar 1, 20201 min read
Largest LGBTQ-Friendly Housing Site Opens
The nation's largest LGBTQ-friendly senior housing complex opened in December on publicly owned land in Brooklyn.
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Dr. Amy Nunn and Dr. Philip Chan
Mar 1, 20202 min read
Open Door Health: Opening March 2
The disparity in access to care and healthcare utilization for the RI LGBTQ population.
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Myra Shays
Mar 1, 20201 min read
Reporter Fired for Pushing HIV Fears
His story implied that an HIV-positive man who allegedly spit on a Port Authority police officer was somehow putting the officer at risk.
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Myra Shays
Mar 1, 20201 min read
Home Needle Delivery Offered by ACOS
To help prevent the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C among injection drug users, confidential home needle delivery is now offered by the RI...
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