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Bryant University might be known primarily as a business school, but that doesn’t mean it’s not progressive. In fact, Bryant is among about 5% of four-year universities in the United States that have enacted some sort of gender neutral housing on campus. In the same year, Bryant has set aside space for a GLBTQ Center [Continue]

Roses are nice, Violets are fine. I’ll be the six, If you be the nine! “No woman will ever be truly satisfied on Valentine’s Day because no man will ever have a chocolate penis that ejaculates money.” We’ve heard it all before – don’t look for love, let love find you. You are looking for [Continue]

In this alphabet soup of a community we live in, finding that perfect Valentine’s gift can be challenging, down-right confusing. Those traditional silky red panties might make a lesbian homemaker cringe, while the same pair could make that transbear hipster boyfriend of yours squeal! What is a queer to do! Never fear, dears; we have [Continue]

Astrological Forecast with Pam Padula The first thing that comes to mind when we think of February is St. Valentine’s Day, a holiday that honors love and lovers. Of course, the origins of this sacred time is pre-Christian and has very little to do with holy men, Hallmark cards, or saints. The celebration dates back [Continue]

 “No outfit is complete without some dog hair.” – Unknown Dog fashion is here to stay, like it or not. High-end designers, such as Gucci, Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Ralph Lauren, Kate Spade, Juicy Couture, just to name a few, are all designing dog-inspired collars, leashes and clothes. We have all seen the celebrities in the [Continue]

“And, in the end The love you take is equal to the love you make.” ~Paul McCartney [Continue]

It’s been almost a year-and-a-half since the suicide of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi rocketed the issues of bullying, discrimination and hate crime laws into America’s consciousness. Clementi took his life after his roommate, Dharun Ravi, secretly recorded Clementi’s sexual encounter with another man, eventually streaming it [Continue]

Rhode Islander Joins International Team Discovery After four years of searching for a lost temple of the Meroitic Empire (300 BC to 340 AD) in the eastern Butana desert of Sudan, an international mission of three archaeologists from Russia (Dr. Eleonora Kormysheva, Oriental Institute, Moscow), from Italy (Dr. Eugenio Fantusati, University of Rome, [Continue]

Progress  “Down in PVD” After three years in the making, DARK LADY finally opened her new doors. She hosts a variety of nights — Karaoke with Sabrina Blaze, Transgender Wednesdays, College Nights, and over-the-top DRAG on the weekends. The downtown HOT-SPOT is a must see any night of the week (closed Mondays). ALLEYCAT’s Toy and [Continue]

The year 2012 will be a hotbed for controversy. First of all, it is an unconventional and liberating “leap year”. Yes ladies, we can ask whomever we like to marry! Secondly, in Chinese Astrology we are entering into the year of the Dragon. More specifically, the Black Water Dragon. Chinese consider the dragon to be [Continue]