The Westchester County Board Honors LGBT Community – And The LOFT’s David Juhren, Among Others – During Gay Pride Month
For David Juhren, June is a great time to get people talking about issues dear to him — and remind them that gay people are important members in the community. They are among the doctors, lawyers, nurses, pharmacists, teachers and other professionals so important here, yet are still [...]
Otto’s Market in Germantown Takes Home Coveted Award For “Best New Business”
from Hudson's Register-Star Newspaper By Jamie Larson, June 19, 2010 The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce held its annual Excellence in Business Awards and Showcase Thursday night, and members came together once again at the Stageworks theater in Hudson to honor local businesses they felt exemplified the strength [...]
Triumph for Trixie Starr: Hudson Pride Is All Over The News!
This past Sunday was Hudson's first-ever Gay Pride Parade, and it was simply incredible. Trixie Starr - You did an spectacular job of making this first-time event a reality! Thank you to everyone that made it up to Hudson to join Big Gay Hudson Valley.com in the fun! [...]
BGHV Weekend, June 17th: Catskill & Hudson Pride Festivals, Entertaining 101, and Twilight at Primetime!
Hey Hey everyone - welcome to another Big Gay weekend! We hope you all had a fabulous time in the lower Hudson Valley last weekend at the annual Gay Pride Rockland festival in Nyack. Keeping the Pride vibes flowing, this weekend we head upstream to Catskill & Hudson for their [...]
This Sunday, July 18th: The Story of One Big Gay Muppeteer – Richard Hunt – Comes to Poughkeepsie For One Show Only!
The Rainbow Connection (Man, I loved that song as young child) - the story of Richard Hunt, Gay Muppeteer - lead by Jessica Max Stein, will be held Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 2pm at the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, 12 Vassar Street, Poughkeepsie, NY. Richard Hunt joined the Muppets at [...]
Openly Gay State Senate Candidate Luke Martland To Appear At Hudson Pride This Sunday
As the summer heats up here in New York, we are quickly approaching election season in November. It might seem too soon to start talking about the election, although with issues like Marriage Equality cotinuing to be debated in Albany, it is now more important than ever before [...]
This Friday, June 25th: The “All Love, All Woodstock” Benefit Party for the ACLU Comes To Woodstock’s Bearsville Theater
"All Love, All Woodstock" is a benefit for Constance McMillen and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), to be held on Friday, June 25th at 7pm at The Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, New York. Billed as "A Night of Peace, Love, Music...and Tolerance," the event takes its slogan from the [...]
Hudson High School Names Gay Best Friends Prom King and Queen
A high school in Hudson, New York took a leap forward on Saturday , June 5th by naming two gay best friends, Charlie Ferrusi and Timmy Howard, prom king and queen. According to the Register-Star, students at Hudson High School overwhelmingly approved the idea, and school officials and their parents [...]
BGHV Weekend, June 10th: Ain’t Gonna Rain On This Parade!
We need to start off by saying that the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community ROCKS! Despite bleak skies, oppressive showers and muddy fields, nearly 1,000 of you joined us last weekend for the 6th Annual Hudson Valley Pride March & Festival in New Paltz! The energy was incredible and the crowd's [...]
BGHV Weekend, June 3rd: Hudson Valley PRIDE Edition!
Hello Friends and Fans of BGHV. Before we go any further - we just have to take a moment to stop and say "Thank You" from the bottom of our Big Gay Hearts to all of you that came out to Locust Grove last Friday night, May 28th for the [...]


