Author: Stephan

Big Gay Hudson Valley's Stephan & Patrick have been featured on WAMC's Late Edition Northeast Report. The subject? Marriage Equality in New York State. From WAMC.org; "The debate regarding marriage equality is one that is very personal to couples who'd like to get married, who may even have gotten married only to be told their [...]

The Big Gay Storm Threatens posted by Eric Steinman Apr 11, 2009 12:00 pm filed under: Blogs, Parenting at the Crossroads, Relationships & Sexuality, civil rights, gay marriage, homosexual rights, marriage, NOM, proposition 8 The Big Gay Storm Threatens * Add to Favorites * Tell a Friend * Share * Print * Facebook * Digg [...]

From The New York Times: Gov. David A. Paterson introduced a bill on Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage, vowing to personally involve himself in the legislative debate at a level that is rare for a chief executive in New York. Throwing the weight of his office behind legislation that still faces considerable obstacles in Albany, [...]

This just in; Our neighbor, Vermont, has become the fourth state to legalize gay marriage — and the first to do so with a legislature’s vote. The Legislature voted today to override Gov. Jim Douglas’ veto of a bill allowing gays and lesbians to marry. The vote was 23-5 to override in the state Senate [...]

Hello Big Gay Hudson Valley Residents! Big Gay Hudson Valley.com is now part of Twitter, and we encourage you to join us in the "Twittersphere" so that you can stay connected to our vibrant community here in the Hudson Valley. We'll be twittering about last minute event announcements and all sorts of others Big Gay [...]

As many of you know, when Sentator Gillibrand took the position as NY's Junior Senator, it opened up a NY State Senate seat in NY's 20th District. Seeing the huge gains that the NY State Democrats have seen in the Senate, and how close issues like Gay Marriage are to becoming a reality in the [...]

Well, there it is; Apparently NY's Sen. Charles Schumer has changed his mind and is now in full suppport of gay marriage rights here in New York State.  This is a big opportunity for our community, as the reversal marks a significant shift for the Senator, and gives further momentum to gay marriage in New York State -  where [...]

Word about Big Gay Hudson Valley is spreading! So much so that we actually participated in our first local media interview with WAMC Northeast Public Radio on Tuesday afternoon. The subject of the interview? How urbanites are continuing to move out of places like New York City for the Mid-Hudson Valley and whether or not [...]