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Thundermist Health Center lays off 124 employees

Zane Wolfang

Sep 172 min read

Thundermist Health Center lays off 124 employees

The community health center, which serves over 60,000 Rhode Islanders, is facing a financial crisis.

2024 Activism Edition: LGTBQ+ Leaders' Crucial Role in Democracy

Matt McDermott

Aug 35 min read

2024 Activism Edition: LGTBQ+ Leaders' Crucial Role in Democracy

In 2022, a record-breaking 1,065 out LGBTQ+ individuals ran for office across the United States, with more than 430 achieving victory.

Read Options Magazine's 2024 Activism Edition online!

Zane Wolfang

Aug 31 min read

Read Options Magazine's 2024 Activism Edition online!

Options 2024 Activism Edition features exclusive content by local writers, available online for the first time!

Follow Team LGBTQ at the Paris 2024 Olympics

Zane Wolfang

Jul 264 min read

Follow Team LGBTQ at the Paris 2024 Olympics

This year’s games will feature at least 175 LGBTQ athletes, marking the second consecutive summer games with triple-digit representation.

Shey Rivera Ríos and the importance of Providence's artists, healers, and culture bearers

Steve Ahlquist

Jun 286 min read

Shey Rivera Ríos and the importance of Providence's artists, healers, and culture bearers

Shey Rivera Ríos is an artist who creates digital and physical altars that interrupt colonial memory and liberate queer Boricua futurity.

Newport Pride Bike Parade + Trolley! 🏳️‍🌈

Zane Wolfang

Jun 231 min read

Newport Pride Bike Parade + Trolley! 🏳️‍🌈

This year the annual Newport Pride Bike Parade has a special guest: the Newport Trolley!

PHOTO GALLERY: Providence DTPOC Pride March

Zane Wolfang

Jun 191 min read

PHOTO GALLERY: Providence DTPOC Pride March

The original organizers started it basically to really uplift space for women of color, trans folks of color, nonbinary folks of color...

South County Pride: Saturday, June 22 in Wakefield, RI

Zane Wolfang

Jun 171 min read

South County Pride: Saturday, June 22 in Wakefield, RI

South County Pride's fourth annual Pride parade is on Saturday, June 22 in Wakefield, RI.

Zane Wolfang

Jun 172 min read

One Fair Wage: the LGBTQ+ worker crisis

Surveys of LGBTQ restaurant workers reveal that the subminimum wage plays a central role in exposing them to rampant workplace homophobia.

Providence's fifth annual Dyke Trans People of Color (DTPOC) March

Steve Ahlquist

Jun 173 min read

Providence's fifth annual Dyke Trans People of Color (DTPOC) March

The three original organizers of the first Providence DTPOC marches were on hand to pass the mantle on to SISTA fire.

In year four, Woonsocket Pride comes into its own

Steve Ahlquist

Jun 146 min read

In year four, Woonsocket Pride comes into its own

Until this year, the annual Pride celebration in Woonsocket has been a battle. But now everything has changed for the better.

Providence's 5th annual Dyke & Trans People of Color March on Friday, June 14

Zane Wolfang

Jun 141 min read

Providence's 5th annual Dyke & Trans People of Color March on Friday, June 14

Providence’s fifth annual Dyke & Trans People of Color (DTPOC) March is tonight, Friday, June 14, starting at 5:30 p.m. at Dexter Park.

LGBTQ+ advocates praise RI passage of “Health Care Provider Shield Act”

Zane Wolfang

Jun 143 min read

LGBTQ+ advocates praise RI passage of “Health Care Provider Shield Act”

Health Care Provider Shield Act will protect Rhode Island health care providers from restrictive laws in other states.

LAST CHANCE to walk with AIDS Care Ocean State at RI Pride Parade!

Zane Wolfang

Jun 141 min read

LAST CHANCE to walk with AIDS Care Ocean State at RI Pride Parade!

Calling all volunteers, supporters and friends of AIDS Care Ocean State: march in New England's only illuminated night Pride parade.

Drag Trivia tonight at The Black Sheep with Ladda Nurve and LaDiva Jonz!

Zane Wolfang

Jun 121 min read

Drag Trivia tonight at The Black Sheep with Ladda Nurve and LaDiva Jonz!

June's Trivia Theme is Wicked Gay Trivia, and this 21+ event is the most fun you'll have on a Thursday night for $10!

Chattering Classes: Activism Is The Best Remedy To Authoritarianism

Alex Morash

Jun 126 min read

Chattering Classes: Activism Is The Best Remedy To Authoritarianism

For the Options Magazine Activism edition, former editor-in-chief Alex Morash penned a special Chattering Classes column sharing his...

Woonsocket Pride Festival Announces 2024 Entertainment Line-Up

Zane Wolfang

Jun 71 min read

Woonsocket Pride Festival Announces 2024 Entertainment Line-Up

Woonsocket Pride Festival Announces 2024 Entertainment Line-Up for Sunday, June 9, 2024.

Celebrate Pride Month at Providence City Hall!

Zane Wolfang

Jun 71 min read

Celebrate Pride Month at Providence City Hall!

Make your way over to Providence City Hall this Friday, June 7 for two exciting events celebrating Pride Month 2024!

Youth Pride, Inc. invites class of 2024 to Lavender Graduation

Zane Wolfang

May 271 min read

Youth Pride, Inc. invites class of 2024 to Lavender Graduation

Youth Pride, Inc. invites class of 2024 to Lavender Graduation.

Circle of Pride Recognizes LGBTQ Elders Day

Hugh Minor

May 222 min read

Circle of Pride Recognizes LGBTQ Elders Day

Circle of Pride Recognizes LGBTQ Elders Day every year on May 16.