Tag: LGBTQ
Holistic physical therapist takes root in Providence
For Amy E. Smith, physical therapy is about much more than getting over a physical injury. It’s about fostering a relationship with the client,...
Five Questions With: Stephen D. Zubiago
Stephen D. Zubiago | CEO and managing partner, Nixon Peabody LLP
1. In your new role as CEO and managing partner of Nixon Peabody,...
Lotus Noire provides ‘culturally competent’ medical services
Temperance Taylor’s mission stems from problems she has seen and experienced in medical treatment as a Black single mom and family nurse practitioner.
Taylor recalled...
Citizens receives perfect score for LGBTQ policies
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc., the parent company for Rhode-Island-based Citizens Bank, received a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s 2021 Corporate...
Blue Cross earns perfect score for LGBTQ equality on national index
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has earned a perfect score on the 2021 Corporate Equality Index, a national survey...
Five Questions With: Tiara Mack
Tiara Mack | R.I. senator, D-Providence
1. In the primary, you beat longtime Democratic Sen. Harold Metts to become the first Black LGBTQ state...
URI professor honored for LGBTQ research
DOUG CREED, a professor of management in the College of Business at the University of Rhode Island, received the Joanne Martin Trailblazer Award from...
Rhode Island Spirits
THE STORY: Rhode Island Spirits LLC co-owners Kara Larson and Cathy Plourde are doing more than just bringing their love of alcohol to the...
Youth Pride Inc. aims to ensure there’s no need to hide
Don’t hide your pride. This simple yet powerful sentence is the theme of Rhode Island Pride this year. This request, prayer even, sums up...
3 health clinics achieve Blue Cross LGBTQ Safe Zone designation
PROVIDENCE – Three city health care providers were recently named as LGBTQ Safe Zones by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island.
The clinics...