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Services for LGBTQ+ Survivors of Domestic Abuse Enhanced During Covid
by Kassie Hawkins, Manager of LGBTQ+ Programs, Sojourner House COVID has been difficult for everyone, but especially LGBTQ+ victims of...
Kassie Hawkins
Jul 31, 20212 min read


Celebrate Equality, Pride + Freedom with PVD UNITED
Providence communities reunite with festivities beginning June 18. PVD United is a collection of events in Providence this June offering...
Press Release
Jun 15, 20214 min read


RI Senate Advances Bills Protecting LGBTQ Rights
RI General Assembly Press Release, June 8, 2021: The RI Senate passed several bills aimed at preventing discrimination against the...
Press Release
Jun 14, 20213 min read


Thundermist Health Center Launches TransVoteRI.com
Thundermist Health Center Press Release: A new website reduces barriers to voting for trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse Rhode...
Press Release
Jun 14, 20212 min read


Call to Action: Gender Inclusive Restroom Act
LGBTQ Action RI is calling for bill supporters to urge Senate Judiciary Chair Cindy Coyne to schedule a hearing for Senate bill 0755.
Jen Stevens
May 19, 20211 min read


Survey Released for Wanderground Lesbian Research Project
Merv Miller is researching Rhode Island lesbians’ relationships with and contributions to the late-20th-century Women In Print Movement.
Mev Miller
May 10, 20212 min read


RI’s Gender-Inclusive Restroom Act
Gender-inclusive restroom signage on single-stall restrooms may be coming soon to Rhode Island. It's currently being held for further study.
LGBTQ Action RI
Mar 19, 20212 min read


Interview with Senator Tiara Mack
Tiara Mack has become Rhode Island’s first openly queer Black state senator. We interview Mack about her agenda for making an impact.
Jen Stevens
Feb 3, 20214 min read


“Gays for Trump” Riot As Trump’s Policies Harm LGBTQ Community
Among MAGA signs, anti-semitic slogans, and alt-right emblems and memorabilia, were rainbow flags and signs that read “Gays for for Trump."
Victoria McGurn
Feb 1, 20211 min read


Biden Administration Bolsters LGBTQ Community
Biden plans to enact the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
Victoria McGurn
Feb 1, 20211 min read


Options Denounces Racism & Police Brutality
In solidarity with the BLM movement, Options condemns incidences of brutality and murder perpetrated by police against the Black community.
Jen Stevens
Jun 17, 20202 min read


COVID-19 & The LGBTQ Community
COVID-19 risks for HIV positive individuals.
Jonathan Lucero McKinney
May 24, 20202 min read


LGBTQ Concerns in the 2020 Election
We at Options wanted to hear your perspectives on the November 2020 election to see what issues matter most to you.
Jonathan Lucero McKinney
Apr 19, 20203 min read


Census 2020: You Count!
It’s a census year, meaning that amidst these trying times, we have the opportunity to make sure every Rhode Islander is counted.
Mina Asayesh-Brown
Apr 16, 20202 min read


RIC Students Unite for Approval of Queer Studies Minor
For years, students at Rhode Island College have considered queer studies a topic they would they would like to learn more about in college.
Abigail Nilsson
Mar 23, 20203 min read


Family Planning: Options for LGBTQ Couples
With over 114,000 samesex couples raising children around the U.S., our desire to become parents and build a family around love and equality
Jonathan Lucero McKinney
Mar 17, 20207 min read


Open Door Health: Opening March 2
The disparity in access to care and healthcare utilization for the RI LGBTQ population.
Dr. Amy Nunn and Dr. Philip Chan
Mar 1, 20202 min read


Workers Leave National Transgender Organization
In early November, the National Center for Transgender Equality lost about two-thirds of its staff in just a few weeks.
Myra Shays
Jan 1, 20201 min read


Youth Pride, Inc.’s 25th Anniversary Gala Raises $25,000
Youth Pride, Inc.'s (YPI) 25th Anniversary Gala was one of the organization's most successful and entertaining events to date.
Tiffani Carcieri
Dec 24, 20192 min read


Rhode Islanders for Parentage Equality Calls for Fixing State’s Outdated Parentage Law
RIPE’s goal is to ensure every child and family in Rhode Island has equal access to establishing the critical protections of parentage.
Jen Stevens
Dec 23, 20193 min read
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