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From The Editor: Maybe It’s Time To Make January A Month-Long Holiday
The Omicron variant is creating a surge of new cases across the United States and Rhode Island – bringing with it new restrictions and...
Alex Morash
Dec 22, 20214 min read


These Are The Songs Every Queer Needs On Their Holiday Playlist
It's that time of year again, Christmas is just days away and the holiday season is in full swing. So Options Magazine’s music experts*...
Alex Morash
Dec 20, 20217 min read


RI Queer Voices Come To Life At Showing Of “The Time Is Already”
Options Magazine visited Red Ink Library, a new non-profit leftist space, for a screening of “The Time Is Already” that tells the tale of...
Kwana Adams
Nov 30, 20214 min read


The Queer Things We Found At Red Ink Library
Options Magazine visited Red Ink Library for a film screening and discovered among the anti-capitalist books and socialist leaflets, not...
Kwana Adams
Nov 30, 20213 min read


On Giving Tuesday Options Launches Its Own Patreon Page
Options Magazine has launched a Patreon page to help fund the news outlet’s work reporting on Rhode Island’s LGBTQ community. The funds...
Alex Morash
Nov 30, 20212 min read


From The Editor: McKee’s Too Busy With Business Handouts To Help Our Homeless
As homeless encampments grow, Rhode Island’s government is focused on selling off state-owned homes and giving profitable businesses a...
Alex Morash
Nov 19, 20214 min read


Options Taps Former Elected Official, Gil Pontes, To Lead Advertising And Development
The Board of Directors of Options Magazine tapped Gil Pontes to serve as the organization's advertising and development manager to ensure...
Alex Morash
Nov 17, 20212 min read


SHOUT!
Sharing our truth opened and closed quietly with one performance on Veteran’s Day Weekend as part of the URI Providence Campus Arts and...
Bradford Greer
Nov 16, 20211 min read


Drag Race’s Kelly Mantle Breaks Gender Barriers, Steals The Show In The Browns
Kelly Mantle talks with Options Magazine about Rupaul’s Drag Race, making Oscars history, and their work costarring with Tammie Brown on...
Alex Morash
Nov 15, 20215 min read


RI ComicCon Showcases The Expanding Inclusivity In Fiction
Options Magazine traveled to Rhode Island ComicCon, held from November 5 to 7 at the Dunkin Doughnuts Center, and discovered fairy...
Alicia Wilder
Nov 14, 20213 min read


From the Editor: Meet Alex Morash, Options Magazine’s New Editor-In-Chief
Options Taps Alex Morash For Next Editor-in-Chief: Options Magazine’s board of directors tapped Alex Morash to serve as the magazine’s...
Alex Morash
Oct 29, 20214 min read


RI Pride’s Infusing Providence With Some New Orleans Joie De Vivre
Rhode Island Pride is back, gearing up for June 2022, and they want you to join them Saturday, October 30 in celebrating our history and...
Alex Morash
Oct 27, 20213 min read


RI Pride Hosts Halloween Street Jubilee 10/30
From RI Pride website: Bring your family young and old, your friends LGBTQIA+ and straight, to join in a fun, fabulous, street...
RI Pride
Oct 14, 20211 min read


From the Editor: Signing Off
Dear Reader, As the sun sets on my time with you, I’m happy to report some excellent candidates have stepped forward to be considered for...
Jen Stevens
Sep 30, 20212 min read


Haus of Codec Centers LGBTQ & BIPOC Businesses, Performers and Campaigns at Monthly Marketplace
Walking into the monthly Haus of Codec marketplace at Dexter Park in Providence for the first time, I was greeted with upbeat, catchy...
Kwana Adams
Sep 29, 20215 min read


Audition: LGBTQ+ Actors Sought for SHOUT!
On October 13, from 5:30-8:30pm, the URI Providence Campus Arts and Culture Program is holding auditions in URI’s Paff Auditorium (80...
Press Release
Sep 29, 20211 min read


From the Editor, Aug. 2021
Dear Reader, Options has undergone many changes since I wrote to you in our last regular print edition this past February. We've brought...
Jen Stevens
Aug 31, 20212 min read


Options Seeks Managing Editor
Options Magazine is an education and resource publication for the LGBTQIA+ community of Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts. Options is...
Jen Stevens
Aug 31, 20211 min read


Emerging from COVID-19 with Supported Wellness
by Page Wooller and Melissa DaSilva When we first meet people, there is a period of introduction. Some people open up slowly, awaiting...
Page Wooller
Aug 30, 20215 min read


Providence Mural Honors Local LGBTQ+ Community
Story and photo by Kwana Adams Providence, the Renaissance City, is a city of art and expression. Everywhere you go, you’ll find...
Kwana Adams
Aug 28, 20213 min read
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