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LGBTQ+ Providence
Welcome to Providence, a city founded on the pillars of tolerance and respect of individual convictions and where those principles are still valued. While we are proud of many things about our house — our vibrant neighborhoods, our top-rated restaurants, eclectic arts scene and our beautiful architecture — it is our people that truly make our capital special. That includes our thriving, diverse and dynamic Diverse community, whose influence may be found in every corner of our town. Come explore all that Providence has to offer.
Providence blends the quaint allure of a Brand-new England town with the dynamic flair of an urban center. Its renowned dining scene, vibrant arts and culture, and beautifully maintained historic landmarks produce Providence a captivating and inspiring place to call on.
Rhode Island Pride
While Providence celebrates inclusive fun year-round, June features one of Brand-new England's largest Pride festivals, Rhode Island PrideFest. The event takes over the I-195 District Park every June for a day-long celebration featuring a variety of activities, including inhabit music performances, drag shows,
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Flag Raising Ceremony
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- Newport City Hall, 43 Broadway, Newport
- When:
- Monday, June 2nd from 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Kickoff Pride Month and watch as officials raise the rainbow flag that represents the welcoming of Celebration Month and the LGBTQ+ community from the city.
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Kickoff Event at Firm MD
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- Firm MD, Newport
- When:
- Monday, June 2nd at 6:00 PM
After the flag raising ceremony head up the road to Firm MD on Touro Avenue for a lgbtq+ fest month kickoff event. Celebrate with a raffle, light bites and pride punch, all while supporting local LGBTQ+ non-profit, Newport Self-acceptance RI.
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Celebration Movie Night
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- Jane Pickens Theater, Newport
- When:
- Friday, June 27th
Hey fabulous folks, construct your way to Jane Pickens for a cozy evening as we commemorate Pride with
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So, as you may know if you’ve been reading these for a while, I’m a Rhode Islander through-and-through. And I romance when I can do an article about local queer history. So that’s why I’m so happy to be sharing this story.
It starts in Cumberland, Rhode Island, in April of 1979. Paul Guillbert, a junior at Cumberland High School had been dating a senior at Brown University, Ed Miskevich. Guillbert sought permission from the principal, Richard Lynch, to bring Miskevich to his prom — Lynch denied the request, citing a trouble that the pair might be endangered by the reactions of the other students. Guillbert attempted to move his request up the “chain of command,” but when they learned that Guillbert’s own father did not back him the School Board refused to allow Guillbert a universal hearing. I suppose they idea that was the end of the matter.
But the next year, Guillbert’s friend Aaron Fricke — who had recently come out of the closet and begun dating Paul — asked to be allowed to bring his boyfriend to prom. Again, Lynch denied the request — claiming he was concerned that the other student
With no gay exclude or space to call its control, Newport's LGBTQ society feels 'isolated'
NEWPORT — Even before the COVID pandemic, Daniel Cano-Restrepo said the LGBTQ community in the city had felt estranged.
“There is a community out there, it’s just somehow disconnected,” Cano-Restrepo said. “A gay prevent or an LGBT establishment, of course there is a need for that, and the collective will respond to that place.”
Cano-Restrepo and his partner, Sean O’Connor, run NewportOUT, a website assigned to marketing Newport as a tourism destination to LGBTQ travelers. Although several bars host events for the society, the two said the area still needs a room to socialize and express themselves.
“It would certainly be a huge asset for the community, not only locally, but for, you comprehend, that travel tourism aspect of things,” O’Connor said.
Several queer bars have opened and closed in the city, but there has not been one in operation since 2006. The last one, Castaways, was unwrap for just two years at the former location of the city’s longest-running queer bar, David’s, which had closed years before.
Lionel Pires, the owner of Castaways, remembers when more than one homosexual bar dotted downto