‘GLBT News’ Articles

Annual Event Save the Date! Youth Pride’s annual event/fundraiser will be held on Thursday, November 10, at the Biltmore Hotel in Providence. This year’s theme is “Stepping Up, Stepping Out” and will include dinner, dancing, award presentations, and a silent auction. This is a fantastic opportunity to have a night out while supporting the [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]

In August London police performed a sting operation in which they were targeting a 29-year-old Mark Druggan for apparently being involved in gun-related criminal activity. The Metropolitan police pulled over a mini-cab Druggan was in, gunfire ensued, Druggan was dead moments later. The following day, reports leaked out that contradicted the [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]

This has been a good month. For what seems like a very long time, things have felt bleak, and by long time, I mean since the day George W. was elected. That son of a bitch and his circle of ne’er-do-wells let 9/11 happen because W. was too busy playing cowboy on his ranch in [Continue]

Los Angeles (CNN) — Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown said Thursday he had signed a bill that will require public schools in the state to teach students about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americas. The bill, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, will also require teachers to [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]

Chalk up another one for Goliath. WARNING: I’m really pissed and I’ll be swearing a lot in this piece, so if swearing offends you, don’t read on.   June 20, 2011 will go down as an important day in the history of infamy. The Supreme Court of the United States handed down a decision, by [Continue]

In President Obama’s speech this week before the State Department, he talked about the perennially thorny issue of Israel and the Palestinians, and he shocked the world by saying something relatively bold: that a Palestinian state was necessary for peace, and peace starts at the 1967 borders. Just a quick history lesson: when people refer [Continue]