BGHV Weekend, August 13th: Gone Fishin’
Hey everyone - with the dog days of summer in full swing, things are rather quiet in the Valley this weekend, so we're hanging out the "Gone Fishin'" sign. National headlines are burning up, however, as gay marriages will resume in California per a ruling this week. 365Gay.com's John [...]
A Salute to Samuel Barber at 100, Gay Life: Barber, Schumann, and the New York Art-Song Tradition, This Saturday, August 14th
Maverick Concerts, America’s oldest continuous summer chamber music festival and winner of the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, thrives on the love of great music and the spirit of its unique site in the unspoiled woods. The rustic 1916 concert hall, with its perfect acoustics, is ideally suited [...]
Hudson Valley Positive Reaches A New Milestone of 100 Members
BGHV recently received a press release from Hudson Valley Positive - a relatively new organization here in our region that seeks to create a supportive community for men living with HIV/AIDS. The organization recently hit a new milestone by reaching the 100 member mark. The site seeks to connect men [...]
Meet Didi Barrett “Virtually” on YouTube, or In Person In Columbia County this Saturday, August 14th @ 5pm
Word on the street is that Didi Barrett's campaign is gaining steam - and that's got the GOP running scared. In light of the LGBTQ community's recent success repealing Prop 8 in California, Democrats in Columbia County are throwing a party for the pro-equality candidate for NY's 41st Senate Seat [...]
BGHV Weekend, August 6th: Prop 8 Overturned!
With the demise of California’s Prop 8, Big Gay Hudson Valley residents have lots to celebrate this week. While the ruling of Prop 8 as “unconstitutional” is a big first step, we’ve still got many more to go before Marriage Equality can be recognized in the Empire State – yet [...]
BGHV Weekend, July 29th: Targeting Target, Marriage Inequality & Didi Barrett for Senate
Well, it certainly has been a BIG GAY Week here in the Hudson Valley - with everyone from Babs to Elton coming into Rhinebeck for the Chelsea Clinton Wedding, our area is going to be full of gay royalty this week. According to the fabulously homosexual Sean Nutley at the [...]
The “Hudson Valley of the Balls” To Battle It Out August 7th in Fire Island’s Big Bang Dodgeball Tournament
Want some hot man-on-man action? There's nothing quite like this summer's Big Bang Dodgeball Tournament - yes, that's right, gay beach dodgeball! The fierce contest takes place on Saturday, August 7th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Hotel Ciel in the Pines on Fire Island! Come cheer on [...]
BGHV Weekend; July 22nd; Rocky Horror, Crackpot Crones Take Catskill, and Voices of Diversity Picnic
Hello BGHV Community! Now, you might be wondering where the heck we've been the last few weeks... well, just like many of you out there, we decided to stow away for a weeks of R&R. But, we're now back, and we've got a lot to talk about now that we're [...]
BGHV Weekend, July 1st: Thespian Invasion
Hey guys & gals - welcome to another B-E-A-utiful BGHV weekend! We had a great crowd for Big Gay Wednesdays at Babycakes last night and were lucky enough to meet Luke MacFarlane (of "Brothers & Sisters" fame)! Luke (aside from being super nice and rather easy on the eyes) [...]
BGHV Weekend, June 24th: “All Love” Party, NYC Pride & The Wicked Witch of the West
Hey there Big Gay Hudson Valley readers! A H-U-G-E ball of thanks coming your way to the nearly 1,000 people who came out to support our great friend, Trixie Starr, as she flawlessly hosted the first annual City of Hudson Pride last weekend. BGHV was there with our Mid-Hudson Bridge [...]


