Rhode Island’s Governor Gina Raimondo has signed a bill into law banning harmful gay conversion therapy for minors, making the state the 10th in the U.S. to do so. Washington D.C. also bans the practice. Writes HRC: Rhode Island is now the elev…
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Rhode Island House Votes to Ban Harmful Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’
Rhode Island House lawmakers have voted to ban “conversion therapy” for LGBT youth. Prior to yesterday’s vote on H-5277, more than 100 people spoke out against the harmful practice. Democrat Joseph McNamara (right), chairman of the Health, Education…
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Swastika Made with Human Feces Found in Gender Neutral Bathroom at RISD: WATCH
A swastika made with human feces found over the weekend in a gender-neutral bathroom at Rhode Island School of Design is being investigated as a hate crime and act of vandalism. WJAR reports: “It’s kind of disgusting, actually, and really sad t…
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Man Dressed in Old Lady Drag Planted at Photo Op for Rhode Island Mayor: WATCH
In Mrs. Doubtfire news… The executive director of a senior center in Cranston, Rhode Island has resigned after a local news station exposed the fact that she had planted a man, dressed in old lady drag, at a photo op for the city’s mayor.…
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Lincoln Chafee Drops Out of Presidential Race
Former RI Governor Lincoln Chafee is dropping out of the presidential race on Friday after failing to grab the momentum or numbers that would get him the Democratic nomination. Chafee will make the official announcement at the DNC’s annual Wome…
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Chris Burns is First Division 1 Basketball Coach to Come Out As Gay: WATCH
Chris Burns, the assistant men’s basketball coach at Bryant University, has come out as gay, and is the nation’s first Division 1 coach to do so. USA Today Sports describes how he told his players: “There are parts of this business that l…
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Rhode Island Supreme Court Shoots Down Firefighters’ Religious Liberty Lawsuit
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has ruled that Theodore Fabrizio Jr. and Stephen Deninno, two Rhode Island firefighters, were not actually under social duress as claimed in their lawsuit against the state after being mandated to drive a firetruck in P…
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Out Gay Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) Wins Re-Election
Out gay congressman David Cicilline, Democrat of Rhode Island, has won his bid for re-election to the U.S. House of Representative. WLNE-TV reports: Democrat David Cicilline has retained his seat in Congress after defeating Republican Cormick Lynch T…
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GLAD Sues Social Security Administration For Lesbian Widow Social Security Benefits – VIDEO
On Monday, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a lesbian widow seeking parity of Social Security benefits for married same-sex couples…
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Rhode Island Firefighters Allege Rights Were Violated Following Order To Drive In Gay Pride Parade – VIDEO
A lawyer for Providence, Rhode Island has argued that former city mayor Buddy Cianci did not violate the rights of firefighters ordered to drive a fire truck in a 2001 Gay Pride parade…
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