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Oct 92 min read

Grant Funding for Domestic Violence Prevention in RI

Priority given to proposals engaging and affirming youth of color, LGBTQ+, Two-Spirit, gender-nonconforming youth, and disabled youth.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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From The Editor: Providence, Thanks For The Memories

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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Queering History: Creating Archives, Community, and Openness

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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Nominations Are Open For The 2023 Options Awards!

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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Cicilline Reflects On Progress Made And Importance Of LGBTQ Representation

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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Smithfield's Decision On Anti-Trans Student Policy May Trigger Lawsuits

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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Queers Going Wild: Expressing Queerness Through Nature

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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Coffee Company Spam Texts “Pride Month Is For Predators”

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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From the Editor: Queer Providence Is Building The World Of The 21st Century

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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Options Starts The Spring With New Board Chair, Ryan Vigneau

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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Chattering Classes: Dear Young People, For The Love Of God Run For Office!

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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UpRise: Rep. Quattrocchi Asks Out Legislator If She’s a Pedophile

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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Bricks With Homophobic Anti-Leftist Messages Shatter Red Ink’s Windows

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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Options Welcomes Two Nonbinary Board Members Before The New Year

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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Check Out The Options Pride Galleries Of 2022

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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