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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Alex Morash
Oct 6, 20233 min read
From The Editor: Providence, Thanks For The Memories
After two wonderful years, the editor-in-chief of Options Magazine sadly must say goodbye as life takes him outside of New England. Dear...
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Kwana Adams
Jul 10, 20236 min read
Queering History: Creating Archives, Community, and Openness
When we go through the timeline of Queer history in Rhode Island, we can’t help but notice the lack of evidence for many events. Queer...
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Alex Morash
Jul 3, 20233 min read
Nominations Are Open For The 2023 Options Awards!
Nominate People And Places Today! Options Magazine presents the second annual Options Awards –– honoring Rhode Island’s LGBTQ...
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Ryan Vigneau
Jul 3, 20236 min read
Cicilline Reflects On Progress Made And Importance Of LGBTQ Representation
Congressman David Cicilline announced he was stepping down from the United States House of Representatives to lead the Rhode Island...
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Steve Ahlquist
Jun 21, 20239 min read
Smithfield's Decision On Anti-Trans Student Policy May Trigger Lawsuits
This article is reprinted with permission from Steve Ahlquist's substack. You can (and should) sign up for Ahlquist's substack that...
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Grant Pike
Jun 15, 20237 min read
Queers Going Wild: Expressing Queerness Through Nature
Correction: A previous version of this article misspelled Tam Willey's last name as Willie. As we enter Pride season here in New England,...
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Alex Morash
Jun 10, 20233 min read
Coffee Company Spam Texts “Pride Month Is For Predators”
An ever-increasing number of businesses are showing their true colors this Pride month. Rhode Islanders sent Options screenshots of text...
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Alex Morash
Jun 4, 20232 min read
From the Editor: Queer Providence Is Building The World Of The 21st Century
Link to the digital version of the full magazine is below. Dear Reader, Welcome to this year’s edition of Options Magazine. You may have...
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Alex Morash
Apr 19, 20233 min read
Options Starts The Spring With New Board Chair, Ryan Vigneau
Options Magazine board member and RI Queer PAC leader, Ryan Vigneau, takes the reigns of Options’ board of directors. Mike Marrapodi...
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Alex Morash
Mar 31, 20235 min read
Chattering Classes: Dear Young People, For The Love Of God Run For Office!
From a Rhode Island lawmaker asking one of his out colleagues if she is a pedophile, to the cringe-inducing behavior of Congress’s TikTok...
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Steve Ahlquist
Mar 27, 20234 min read
UpRise: Rep. Quattrocchi Asks Out Legislator If She’s a Pedophile
After State Representative Rebecca Kislak (Democrat, District 4, Providence) introduced the Equity Impact Statement Act on Friday in the...
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Alex Morash
Mar 6, 20235 min read
Bricks With Homophobic Anti-Leftist Messages Shatter Red Ink’s Windows
A year after neo-Nazis stormed Red Ink trying to stop an annual celebration of The Communist Manifesto, bricks were thrown through and...
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Providence VIbes
Jan 14, 20231 min read
Providence Vibes: The New Year's Edition
Providence Vibes, an Options podcast is out with episode five, The New Year's Edition. In the fifth episode of Providence Vibes: The New...
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Alex Morash
Dec 31, 20221 min read
Options Welcomes Two Nonbinary Board Members Before The New Year
The Options Magazine board of directors welcomed two new board members in December. These two new members will help Options work to...
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Bradford Greer
Nov 30, 20221 min read
Check Out The Options Pride Galleries Of 2022
Visit The Options Pride Galleries Rodney Davis and the Rhode Island Pride Committee pulled more than a rabbit out of their hats with the...
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