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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...
Bradford Greer
Nov 30, 20221 min read
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The Winners Of The Options Awards!
Options Magazine hosted the Options Awards Party at Mirabar on October 18. Nearly 200 people came out to Mirabar that night to see who...
Alex Morash
Nov 29, 20223 min read
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Providence Vibes: The Options Awards Edition
Providence Vibes, an Options podcast is out with an Options Awards recap episode. In the fourth episode of Providence Vibes: The Options...
Alex Morash
Nov 6, 20221 min read
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Five Ways To Support Your Transgender Youth
Advice and takeaways from a therapist who works with Transgender and Nonbinary children for parents, teachers, and anyone else working...
Grant Pike
Nov 1, 20222 min read
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Trans Community Comes Together To Say No To Hate In Cranston
A far-right Charles Koch-funded front group tried to bring anti-Trans hate to Cranston and found an army of activists waiting to call...
Ryan Vigneau
Oct 5, 20224 min read
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Voting Is Open For The Options Awards!
Update: Voting has closed. Vote On Rhode Island’s Best Queer And Trans People And Places Today! Winners will be announced at the Options...
Alex Morash
Sep 23, 20222 min read
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RI’s Latest Campaign Trend: Don’t Vote For My Opponent – They’re Queer!
Rhode Island voters are accusing candidates in Providence and Woonsocket of bashing their opponents for being LGBTQ while out on the...
Kwana Adams
Sep 11, 20223 min read
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Nothing To Smile About When Providence Politicians Dismiss Out Of Control Rent
In the latest Chattering Classes column, Options’ editor-in-chief asks Brett Smiley does he really want to be the mayor that presides...
Alex Morash
Sep 2, 20225 min read
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Providence Vibes: Queer The Vote, And The Options Awards
Providence Vibes, an Options podcast is out with its second episode and its much more coherent than before. In the second episode of...
Alex Morash
Sep 1, 20221 min read
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Nominations Are Open For The Options Awards!
Update: Nominations for the 2022 Options Awards are now closed Nominate People And Places Today! Options Magazine presents the first...
Alex Morash
Aug 21, 20223 min read
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RI Queer PAC Is Queering the Vote This Election Season
The 2022 election season is upon us. And if you have not yet noticed, there are a record number of LGBTQ+ candidates running for various...
Martha Young
Aug 21, 20225 min read
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Options Launches Its First Podcast Series: Providence Vibes
Options Magazine has launched its first podcast series, Providence Vibes, with co-hosts Ephraim Melmer and Alex Morash. The series is a...
Alex Morash
Aug 21, 20221 min read
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Options: A Loving And More Accurate Telling
Letter to the Editor of Options and Article Writer Kim Stowell, Thank you for the effort to write and publish a history of 40 years of...
M’Lyn Hines and Mev Miller
Aug 11, 20222 min read
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Options: A Mainly Accurate And Very Loving History
Options was first printed in 1982 by the Rhode Island Lesbian and Gay Alliance, which was run, in part, by Kate Monteiro and Tina Wood....
Kim Stowell
Jun 23, 20225 min read
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Salvatore Wraps Himself In Rainbows and Nostalgia To Oust Out Senator
This piece is part of the Options’ opinion column Chattering Classes. State Senator Sam Bell’s challenger is mired in accusations of...
Alex Morash
Jun 16, 20224 min read
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From The Options Board of Directors
Greetings Faithful Reader, When an organization reaches a significant milestone, it is appropriate to look back and remember the people...
Options Board of Directors
Jun 14, 20222 min read
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Seeing ALL the Colors of Pride: The Black Queer Perspective
Every year, Pride is the perfect celebration from city to city. It’s a party where everyone can come out, be themselves, eat, mingle, and...
Kwana Adams
Jun 10, 20225 min read
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The Long Queer History Of Rhode Island’s Nightlife
This piece was by both Bradford Greer and Greg Wright. As Options celebrates its 40th anniversary as a mainstay in the RI LGBTQ...
Bradford Greer
Jun 2, 20223 min read
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A Very Disorienting Conversation With Graham Stokes
Options Magazine sits down with Rhode Island’s local Queer movie sensation Graham Stokes to talk about his many films, including his...
Alex Morash
May 31, 20226 min read
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On the Shoulders of Giants: An Interview with Myra Shays
Myra Shays is best known in our local LGBTQ+ community as the woman who brought PFLAG to Rhode Island. PFLAG (formerly Parents & Friends...
Jen Stevens
May 31, 20226 min read
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