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Felicia Nimue Ackerman

May 221 min read

Felicitations: The LGBTQ+s Sing

"The LGBTQs Sing" is part of the poem series Felicitations by Felicia Nimue Ackerman.

Middletown commended by RIDE and Amnesty International for excellent transgender student policy

Steve Ahlquist

May 223 min read

Middletown commended by RIDE and Amnesty International for excellent transgender student policy

Middletown commended by RIDE and Amnesty International for excellent Gender Non-Conforming Student Policy.

New Title IX regulations slow Foster School Committee's quest to alter transgender student policy

Steve Ahlquist

May 99 min read

New Title IX regulations slow Foster School Committee's quest to alter transgender student policy

The importance of the next presidential election as it relates to trans rights was made clear at a recent Foster School Committee meeting.

Advocates, Providers Praise Senate Passage of Bill to Safeguard LGBTQ+ Rhode Islanders' access to essential care

Zane Wolfang

May 73 min read

Advocates, Providers Praise Senate Passage of Bill to Safeguard LGBTQ+ Rhode Islanders' access to essential care

Rhode Island's Health Care Provider Shield Act would limit risk of hostile out-of-state laws related to abortion, transgender health care

Is Connecticut a ‘safe haven’ for transgender youth? For some, not safe enough

Rhode Island Current

May 710 min read

Is Connecticut a ‘safe haven’ for transgender youth? For some, not safe enough

Connecticut lawmakers and advocates are pushing for legislation offering protections for trans and LGBTQ+ students.

Westerly plan to rewrite Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Transitioning Student Policy crashing into reality

Steve Ahlquist

May 321 min read

Westerly plan to rewrite Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Transitioning Student Policy crashing into reality

Steve Ahlquist reports on the Westerly School Committee's attempts to replace the RIDE-recommended transgender student policy.

Providence College DEI Director files discrimination charges after resigning

Steve Ahlquist

May 19 min read

Providence College DEI Director files discrimination charges after resigning

Editor's note: This article was originally published on Steve Alquist's reader-supported Substack on April 25, 2024. It is reprinted here...

Essays on queerness, Islam, and Arab identity

Zane Wolfang

May 15 min read

Essays on queerness, Islam, and Arab identity

Read one essay about a trans Palestinian-American chef, and another about queer Muslim Americans as they navigate anti-LGBTQ+ culture wars.

Get paid to volunteer at West Warwick Pride

Zane Wolfang

May 11 min read

Get paid to volunteer at West Warwick Pride

West Warwick Pride is offering paid volunteer opportunities in 2024.

Avant-Drag! director Fil Ieropoulos talks drag, politics and queer performance art in Athens

Zane Wolfang

Apr 187 min read

Avant-Drag! director Fil Ieropoulos talks drag, politics and queer performance art in Athens

Avant-Drag! director Fil Ieropolous speaks to Options Magazine about drag, politics, and queer performance art.

Join KVNG Neptune for Plant City's new Dine & Drag dinner show

Zane Wolfang

Apr 171 min read

Join KVNG Neptune for Plant City's new Dine & Drag dinner show

KVNG Neptune is hosting drag events at Plant City and Dancing Cats.

Stonewall archive highlights first national lesbian magazine in the U.S.

Zane Wolfang

Apr 171 min read

Stonewall archive highlights first national lesbian magazine in the U.S.

Stonewall National Museum and Archive highlights The Ladder, the oldest nationally distributed lesbian magazine in the US.

Meet Options Magazine's new board chair and treasurer

Zane Wolfang

Apr 172 min read

Meet Options Magazine's new board chair and treasurer

Taylor Neptune joins Options Magazine as board chair, and Alexia Nunez joins as the board's new treasurer.

Counter-protest against anti-trans hate group at RI Statehouse on Saturday

Zane Wolfang

Apr 102 min read

Counter-protest against anti-trans hate group at RI Statehouse on Saturday

Counter-protest against an anti-trans rally at the RI statehouse non Saturday April 13.

Zane Wolfang

Mar 283 min read

Meet Zane Wolfang, Options Magazine's new editor-in-chief

Meet Options Magazine's new editor-in-chief Zane Wolfang.

Steve Ahlquist's excellent coverage of transgender student policies in Barrington, Foster-Glocester, North Kingstown and Westerly

Zane Wolfang

Mar 2212 min read

Steve Ahlquist's excellent coverage of transgender student policies in Barrington, Foster-Glocester, North Kingstown and Westerly

Over the course of the past three months, independent journalist Steve Ahlquist has been one of the only people in Rhode Island to offer...

Providence City Council's new chief of staff is the highest ranking transgender official in Rhode Island history

Zane Wolfang

Mar 173 min read

Providence City Council's new chief of staff is the highest ranking transgender official in Rhode Island history

Nearly 70 people gathered at Providence City Hall to meet and celebrate June Rose, the newly appointed chief of staff of the Providence...

Vote now for 12th Annual Queerties Awards

Zane Wolfang

Feb 221 min read

Vote now for 12th Annual Queerties Awards

The Queerties recognize the LGBTQ+ community’s brightest stars and celebrate great moments in queer culture and entertainment.

Chattering Classes: From Don’t Say Gay To Don’t Say Palestine

Alex Morash

Nov 21, 20237 min read

Chattering Classes: From Don’t Say Gay To Don’t Say Palestine

The harder one tries to silence people motivated by love or saving lives, the louder they will become. The recent firing of a Providence...

John Duff Reveals Reason Behind Latest Song’s Delightful Lack Of Wardrobe

Kwana Adams

Nov 21, 20236 min read

John Duff Reveals Reason Behind Latest Song’s Delightful Lack Of Wardrobe

When wardrobe doesn’t show up, John Duff goes buff in his latest music video Somebody’s Daughter. Sometimes good things can come out of...