On the Cover
Kiki Shu
Kiki Shu created Always & Forever, the warm, mustard-backed cover art for this issue. According to Shu, the artwork is “a digital illustration made with a limited, layered color palette; […]
Events:
Anthony Geraci
4-piece blues band. What else is there to say?
May 16 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmSara Evans
Multi-platinum pop -star.
May 16 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmStudio Two
A Boston-based tribute band that has been bringing the iconic music of The Beatles to life since 2012.
May 16 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe Wolff Sisters
Award-winning folk band fronted by three sisters.
May 16 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Peacheaters
Playing a 40- year catalog of Allman Brothers Band music. We all need this kind of enthusiasm.
May 17 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmBilly Gilman
The locally grown legend is joined by The Ragged Impresarios for a night of country rock covers
May 17 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmJake Ash Band
Country music.
May 17 @ 9:30 pm - May 18 @ 12:00 amKyle Rathbun
Indie rock show filled with twinkling electric guitars.
May 18 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe John Allmark Orchestra
Local jazz music of the legendary and long-standing variety.
May 19 @ 8:00 pm - May 20 @ 12:30 amA Night of Punk
The frenzy of tongs, big hair sluts, scotty saints. Sounds like a normal night.
May 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
On the Cover
Guest Editor’s Note
When the Motif editors invited me to help put together an issue for Pride month, I was initially doubtful. Don’t get me wrong – I was flattered that they liked […]
The Apparition of My Unwashed Younger Self
I was 19 years old, a year on hormones, when Max Spit advised me to change my name on my ID if I wanted, but never my gender. “If I […]
Where to Find Your New Queer Friend(s)
June may be a great time for smooching (etc. etc.), but a lot of us gays are out here desperately seeking friends! Luckily, Rhode Island has many opportunities for would-be […]
The Progress Flag & the Danger of Empty Gestures
The following article is derived from an interview with Lyric Sullivan, a PVD resident currently majoring in art history at MassArt who has a deep interest in what symbols and […]
Queer Jews for a Free Palestine
As the Israeli military continues to carry out its violent assault on Rafah — where over one million displaced Palestinians are sheltering — queer and trans Jews organising for a […]
Consumerism, Pride, and How We Fight Back
The history of the Gay Shame movement and its relevance today
“Are you choking on the vomit of consumerist ‘gay pride?’— Darling spit that shit out — Gay shame is the answer.” So reads a hand-written flyer produced by the Gay […]
In the Archive
Queer ephemera past, present, and future
Wanderground Lesbian Archive & Library A note from Wanderground Lesbian Archive & Library: “Wanderground collects and provides access to a broad selection of New England-based publications, artifacts, and personal memorabilia […]
Queer and Homeless in PVD
I first met Samantha (not her real name) in late 2019, mere months before the pandemic would cause perpetual change and adaptation. At the time, a career promotion left me […]
A Gay Pride Dialogue
We’re John Kotula and Anthony DiPietro. A mutual friend put us together. We’re both writers who celebrate Pride. For several weeks we have been in dialogue by text, email, phone, […]