‘GLBT News’ Articles

AIDS Care Ocean State Honors 2011 PARTNERS IN PHILANTHROPY: PharmaHealth Pharmacy’s Richard Brisson and Phillip Falzarano The most outrageous party of 2012 is fast approaching! AIDS Care Ocean State is pleased to announce this year’s Mardi Gras Masquerade will take place on Sat., February 25 at the Providence Biltmore Hotel’s Grand Ballroom. [Continue]

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]

A new signature RI Pride event celebrates the contributions of members of LGBT and allied communities. The evening will honor Russ & Beth Milham, Patricia Baker & Deborah Tevyaw and Rodney P. Davis. RI Pride is pleased to announce the creation of a new event which celebrates the contributions of the members of the LGBT [Continue]

Youth Pride Inc.’s Food Pantry has reopened at our new location (743 Westminster St., Providence), and we are searching for a few volunteers! Over 1,200 local families, including many of the youth that we serve, utilize the food pantry each year. Support for the pantry is generously provided by funding sources including the Rhode Island [Continue]

On December 31, President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012. These things don’t muster much attention because the Congress is always passing defense authorization acts and presidents are always signing them. It’s just a pro forma allocation of money to the military. What caught some people’s attention this [Continue]

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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]

AFRICAN-AMERICAN: IDENTITY Living on Both Sides of the Hyphen Exhibit Mon., January 23 at 9am | Fri., February 24 at 9pm URI Feinstein Providence Campus and the International Gallery For Heritage and Culture present the Annual Black History Month Exhibit and Events The exhibit features artworks in all media from: Gregorio Aleman, Sharon Armour, [Continue]

New Programming Youth Pride, Inc., is rolling out a new monthly programming schedule for the New Year. Programming will continue to focus on educating our youth around issues of health and wellness, improving life and social skills, HIV and safer sex education, and of course the LGBT community and its history. Youth participants help guide [Continue]

Yes, Even Eating is a Political Act A lot of people look at the New Year as a new beginning in their lives. And though most of us end up breaking our resolutions, it’s still an important process— reflect, rethink and resolve to do better. Evolution isn’t just something that happens to species over thousands [Continue]