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PVD Gay Flag Football League Photo Gallery
Providence Gay Flag Football League, a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization, serves the Rhode Island LGBTQ community. Founded in...
Paul Martin
Jul 31, 20211 min read


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


Report from SAGE-RI
by Tai Bacani and Cathy Gorman Through the pandemic, SAGE-RI has been able to grow, adapt, and reflect on who we are as an organization...
SAGE RI
Jul 31, 20213 min read


Youth-led Remembrance Vigil Honors LGBTQ+ Lives Lost
by Steve Ahlquist of Uprise RI An LGBTQ+ Remembrance Vigil was held in Prospect Park in Providence on Tuesday evening [July 13] in honor...
Steve Ahlquist
Jul 20, 20213 min read


Woonsocket's First Pride Celebration, Undaunted by Mayor's Obstruction
The first Woonsocket Pride celebration begins at 7pm tonight, June 28, at World War II Memorial Park (near 300 Social Street). Sponsored...
Bradford Greer
Jun 28, 20212 min read


General Assembly Bill to End Discriminatory Process of Solemnizing Marriages is a Moment for Pride
Six years ago I was writing at RIFuture.org, and I stumbled across an interesting piece of legislative discrimination. Despite Marriage...
Steve Ahlquist
Jun 28, 20216 min read


General Assembly Expands Housing Discrimination Protections for LGBTQ+ Rhode Islanders
STATE HOUSE – The General Assembly today approved making the state’s law prohibiting housing discrimination more inclusive. The bill now...
Press Release
Jun 27, 20212 min read


Explore Local LGBTQ+ History at Providence Public Library
As we finally emerge from Covid into Pride Month, there has never been a better time to remember the past and the lessons it has to teach...
Page Wooller
Jun 25, 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


Queer Vespers: Online Ecumenical Worship, Pride Service June 18
In 2018, Brian Kovacs and I were discussing the idea that the religious and spiritual needs of members of the LGBTQIA community were...
Rev. Gwen Howard
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


PPL Announces RI LGBTQ+ Community Archive
Press Release from Providence Public Library: The archive is home for the histories of Rhode Island’s LGBTQ+ communities where all can...
Press Release
Jun 3, 20213 min read


The Equality Act: How Will It Help & Can It Pass?
In a Zoom forum held on June 1, GLAD Executive Director Janson Wu and Rhode Island’s own Congressman David Cicilline discussed the...
Jen Stevens
Jun 3, 20212 min read


Rodney Davis to Again Lead RI Pride
Official Statement from RI Pride: PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — Rhode Island Pride is in the process of reorganizing and forming a new Board...
RI Pride
Jun 3, 20212 min read


Does Spirituality Need a Vaccine?
No matter how you pray or where you worship, religious practice took a hit during the pandemic. From the CDC recommending people skip...
Bradford Greer
Jun 1, 20213 min read


Fostered Youth Finds Support for Nonbinary Identity
According to the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families, hundreds of children are without families because of a...
Victoria McGurn
Jun 1, 20215 min read


The Year of Covid Photo Project: Sprung Spring, Somber Summer, Autumn Spike, and Winter Peak
Sprung Spring Somber Summer Autumn Spike Winter Peak Project details: Inspired by Wendy Red Star’s photos of the four seasons, I wished...
Page Wooller
Jun 1, 20212 min read


A Community Scrambles to Make June 2021 Sparkle
After more than a year of isolation, we are all more than ready to come out into the streets and be our fabulous selves. This time of...
Kim Stowell
May 31, 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
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