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It’s back to school time and Youth Pride, Inc. staff, board and youth are working in high gear on many exciting ventures including the two below—our annual event/fundraiser and an intergenerational potluck/open mic night. We hope you can join us! Annual Event Youth Pride’s annual event/fundraiser will be held on Thursday, November 10th at [Continue]

The Providence Gay Men’s Chorus presents “Glimmer and Glow” a Cabaret showcase which is being performed at Aspire in the Hotel Providence on Sunday, October 23, at 4pm. Now celebrating their 16th season, members and friends of the PGMC will serenade you with songs that make you smile, songs that make you cry, some that [Continue]

Providence, RI (August 15, 2011) –  The International Special Events Society’s (ISES) Rhode Island Chapter was honored with the Spirit of Excellence Award for Chapter of the Year on Friday, August 5, 2011 at the ISES Annual Meeting at the Eventworld Conference held in St. Louis, MO.  The Spirit of Excellence Award for Chapter of [Continue]

Growing up, Sundays in Rhode Island usually included a trip to the outdoor sensation known as Rocky Hill Flea Market. We’d always stop on our way to the beach and my family would scour the rows of tables searching for hidden treasure. There was a notable loss when Rocky Hill closed. When the buzz started [Continue]

According to the Associated Press, starting in July, Cambridge, MA became what is believed to be the first municipality in the country to pay its public employees a stipend in an attempt to offset the cost of the federal tax on health benefits for their same-sex spouses. City employees affected by the extra tax pay [Continue]

Main Street Stroll nights in East Greenwich Photography: Jaye McElroy, The Photography Studio The 3rd Annual Dogs on Main Dog Parade is on Thursday night, July 14th, part of Main Street Stroll nights in East Greenwich. A festive night of doggie fun and contests will be from 5—8pm. Artists, musicians and dog lovers will fill [Continue]

Rhode Island’s House has passed a civil union bill by a vote of 62-11, the AP reports: Lawmakers voted 62-11 Thursday to endorse the bill, which now moves to the Senate. The proposal would allow gay couples to enter into civil unions granting all of the state rights given to married couples under Rhode Island [Continue]

In 1976, seven years after the Stone Wall riots, volunteers from the Metropolitan Community Church began the GLBT Helpline, then known as the Gay Helpline. For many who were coming out or questioning their sexual identity, this GLBT phone line was their first contact with the gay community. Over time, the Helpline grew from being [Continue]

Sources are telling GoLocalProv that more than three months into the legislative session, there still are not enough votes in the Rhode Island House to ensure that a gay marriage bill would pass. In interviews with GoLocalProv, the number of 32 to 34 votes consistently was referenced as the number of state reps in favor [Continue]

The events that unfolded on February 9th at the Rhode Island State House are no doubt familiar to most of you by now: On a cold February afternoon, hundreds of our state’s citizens converged on this house of government, some of us for the first time ever, to speak out for rights that have been [Continue]