Author: Stephan

An Open Letter to Senator William Larkin By Norman Miller Wallkill, New York Dear Senator Larkin: I am writing an open letter to you and also submitting this as a Letter to the Editor to newspapers within and around your district. I am glad to have had the opportunity to meet you briefly [...]

Each year, GLSEN Hudson Valley celebrates Ally Week, October 19 - 23, 2009 by encouraging Gay-Straight Alliances to identify and support members of their school community who help end anti-LGBT bias and harassment. The chapter recognizes allies in the larger community through the presentation of Ally Awards. What is an Ally? Often referred to as [...]

A while back I had heard that one of my old bosses from my days at Whole Foods Market had moved up here to the Hudson Valley. When BGHV met up with Otto, the man that taught me everything I know about organic produce, we were thrilled to find that he was planning to open [...]

A few months ago Patrick and I had the pleasure of being introduced to Shana Lee - a local jeweler based in Red Hook, NY, with a studio store on Warren Street in Hudson. We spent a Saturday afternoon browsing around her store, and just fell in love with her work. When it came time [...]

Happy Weekend Hudson Valley Friends! So, Are you Prided-Out yet? We sure hope not! There is a lot going on this weekend; Greene County is celebrating its first River Pride festival in Catskill on Saturday, and Central NY Pride is also celebrating Pride in Syracuse this weekend. While we realize Syracuse is far for most, [...]

Since launching Big Gay Hudson Valley.com back in February, Patrick and I have heard from many of you - our readers - as to items that you would be interested in purchasing with the BGHV logo upon them. After considering T-Shirts, Hats, and Fanny-Packs (just kidding - no fanny packs), we decided to first start [...]

SOLD OUT! Now, if you are anything like myself, you too must be captivated by the ruins of Bannerman's Castle in the middle of the Hudson River. Taking Metro North down to the city from Poughkeepsie, I always marvel at the huge stone turrets and architectural wonders that make the appearance of this "Ghost of [...]

Hello Friends - Welcome to another edition of BGHV Weekend! As you all know, Friday, May 29th is the Big Gay Hudson Valley Pride Preview Party at Locust Grove, and we could not be more excited to see all of you there! With a huge variety of Pride Events coming up for the [...]