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New York State Senate's Vote Denying Marriage Equality From Marriage Equality New York On the afternoon of Wednesday, December 2nd, The New York State Senate voted 24 to 38 against marriage equality for all families in New York State. “Today equality was denied to New York State families. The State Senate voted against equal civil [...]
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Since starting Big Gay Hudson Valley in February of 2009, we have met a tremendous amount of gay-owned, and gay-friendly businesses throughout our area. Recognizing that it is critical for our community to support one-another to make our presence stronger, we created The 12 Gays of Christmas to keep all of us informed about our [...]
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Welcome to another edition of BGHV Weekend! As the holidays approach, it seems gay life in the Valley seems to quiet down a bit. As you might notice, the listings are a little lighter than normal this week. That said, if you have something to share with the community, please let us know and we'll [...]
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Welcome to another edition of BGHV Weekend! Thank you to everyone that showed up for our candlelight vigil and rally in New Paltz last Sunday night – with more than 150 of you and our allies there for the event – we put on quite a show of support for Marriage Equality! With stories running [...]
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The Monday following our candlelight vigil for Marriage Equality in New Paltz, I received a call from Susan Barnett of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. She wanted to know more about the importance of the vote that we had hoped would come last Tuesday, but alas did not. Hopefully it will come soon. Check out the [...]
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In support of the upcoming gay marriage bill vote in the New York senate, BGHV and the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center are joining Marriage Equality New York in hosting a series of candlelight rallies to show our support of gay marriage in the Empire State and "light the way to equality". The heart of [...]
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Dionne Warwick has established herself as an international musical legend over an illustrious four-decade career. Her reputation as a hit maker has been firmly etched into public consciousness, thanks to nearly sixty charted hits since "Don't Make Me Over" began its climb up the charts in December 1962. With an amazing string of hits including Do [...]
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Hello Everyone! Welcome to another Big Gay week here in the Hudson Valley of New York. Thank you to all of the 130 of you that joined us at the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center for the Poughkeepsie premier of Tom Judson's "Canned Ham". The reviews are in, and with so many of you enjoying the show, [...]

