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Sleigh-bells ringing. Choirs singing. Wonder what’ old Santa’s bringing? It’s the Rhode Island Gay Men’s Chorus’ (RIGMC) 30th Anniversary Holiday concert. Their theme, Warm and Fuzzy, invokes visions of sipping hot apple cider with a good book or cuddling with someone special by a crackling fire. The winter performance features international prayers of peace, songs of reminiscence, joy, and inclusion. And they didn’t forget the groovy days of Christmas. Their story began 30 y

Providence’s Head Trick Theater returns with a revival of Noël Coward’s 1933 play Design for Living . The play is a comedy written about the love triangle between a woman and two men in the 1930s. The ensemble consisted of Clare Boyd as Gilda, Daniel Holmes as Leo, Neal Leaheey as Otto, Jerry Larkin as Ernest, Jessica Gates as Miss Hodge/Grace, Michael Alper as Mr. Birbeck/Matthew, Mark Roberts as Henry Carver/photographer, and Luyuan Nathan as Helen Carver. The plays’ creati

Written by: Rae Loomis Fall River, MA— While thousands gathered in Boston and Providence for a second wave of protests against what many Americans see as the country’s shift toward authoritarianism, residents of smaller communities like Fall River, Massachusetts, organized to make their voices heard.   Fall River saw at least a hundred people gather along William Canning Boulevard, some dressed in inflatable costumes, with others wielding drums, whistles, cowbells, trumpets,

By: Bradford Greer   Through all indignities that arise that cut so sharply deep inside We manage still to hold together Our hearts are...

Cover photo: Molly Torres on the picket line For over a month, more than 800 Butler Hospital employees have been without a contract since...

A recap of this past Tuesday's Options Pride Party Fundraiser from Kwana.

we present Drag King Ricky Mortis, known to attendees of RKO Army’s performance of The Rocky Horror Picture Show or last year’s Dark Lady block party.

What is Haus of Codec and How Did It All Begin? In 2021, five of us came together (myself, Julio Berroa, Haley Johnson, Charlotte...

The future is in the hands of the students! Their ideas, hard work, and creativity have been the backbone of the LGBTQ+ Office and Lavender Lounge

This article was written by Kwana this past October. However, it was never published, so this is an archived article. Please be aware...

A Very Special Thank You! From all of us at Options, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to all of those who donated last month when...

Statement from the chair and vice chair of the Rhode Island Democratic Party LGBTQ Caucus regarding the results of Tuesday's presidential el

Local veterans will share stories and performances at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum Metcalf Auditorium.

The Rhode Island chapter of Authors Against Book Bans (RI AABB) released scorecards for school committee candidates around the state.

Defeating Donald Trump and rejecting his far right authoritarian vision is our most important civic duty.

Moms For Liberty court injunctions have no impact on the rights and protections afforded to Rhode Island's LGBTQ+ students.

Four people who were elected as delegates at the last RI Constitutional Convention held in 1986 advise voters to reject Question 1.

The RI Chapter of Old Lesbians Organizing for Change also sponsored a voter registration and information table at The Providence Flea.

A Harris voter’s warning for LGBTQ voters.

A constitutional convention could invite powerful special interests into the state, Mary-Murphy Walsh writes for the Rhode Island Current.