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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,...

Salvatore Wraps Himself In Rainbows and Nostalgia To Oust Out Senator

Alex Morash

Jun 16, 20224 min read

Salvatore Wraps Himself In Rainbows and Nostalgia To Oust Out Senator

This piece is part of the Options’ opinion column Chattering Classes. State Senator Sam Bell’s challenger is mired in accusations of...

Options Board of Directors

Jun 14, 20222 min read

From The Options Board of Directors

Greetings Faithful Reader, When an organization reaches a significant milestone, it is appropriate to look back and remember the people...

Seeing ALL the Colors of Pride: The Black Queer Perspective

Kwana Adams

Jun 10, 20225 min read

Seeing ALL the Colors of Pride: The Black Queer Perspective

Every year, Pride is the perfect celebration from city to city. It’s a party where everyone can come out, be themselves, eat, mingle, and...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

From the Editor: Here’s To A Loving Future

Alex Morash

May 31, 20222 min read

From the Editor: Here’s To A Loving Future

Dear Reader, Cheers to Options Magazine for 40 years of telling the stories of Rhode Island’s Queer and Trans communities. What started...

Felicia Nimue Ackerman

May 27, 20221 min read

Felicitations: Ode To Options

Ode To Options Your pronouns simply used to be The sort of thing you couldn’t change, And if you struggled to get free, You got dismissed...

Chattering Classes: Unaccountable Elites Will Never Hand Us Our Rights

Alex Morash

May 15, 20223 min read

Chattering Classes: Unaccountable Elites Will Never Hand Us Our Rights

The leaked draft Supreme Court opinion overturning abortion rights is a sad reminder that unelected, unaccountable elites don’t have our...

Options

May 13, 20221 min read

June 1: Celebrate 40 Years of Options

Purchase Tickets Here Options Magazine will celebrate its 40th Anniversary with the release of a special print edition, kicking off the...

Felicitations: Memo to Anti-Trans Legislators

Felicia Nimue Ackerman

May 1, 20221 min read

Felicitations: Memo to Anti-Trans Legislators

Memo to Anti-Trans Legislators You want to choose my gender. You think I must surrender. It's time for you to see You're not the boss of...

How North Kingston School Committee Member Lima Stands Up To Hate

Bradford Greer

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...

‘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...

As Options Turns 40, Help Us Continue To Share Our Community's Story

Bradford Greer

Apr 18, 20222 min read

As Options Turns 40, Help Us Continue To Share Our Community's Story

What a rich tapestry we make when we come together for a common cause. In May, Options will turn 40. Forty years of newsletters,...

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,...

When We Talk About Trans Sports We Are Not Talking About Trans Murders

Alex Morash

Mar 21, 20224 min read

When We Talk About Trans Sports We Are Not Talking About Trans Murders

Rhode Island’s legislature has its very own Three Stooges, except they don’t do slapstick comedy, this bipartisan trio peddles trash...

Felicia Nimue Ackerman

Mar 20, 20221 min read

Felicitations: Stability

Stability Half of all marriages end in divorce; Transition stability's better. So when a kid sets her sights on that course, The sensible...

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...