BGHV Weekend, March 18th: Crazy Hat Bingo, Trixie Goes Green & Lisa Lampanelli Knocks ‘Em Dead
Did you know that March is LGBT Health Month? The New York State LGBT Health and Human Service Network, has named March 2010 as the first annual “New York LGBT Health Month”. To help promote health and wellness for the LGBTQ Community, Westchester’s LOFT Gay and Lesbian Community Center is [...]
BGHV’s Headed to the GLBT Expo and We Want You to Join Us & Save on Admission – This Weekend!
This weekend is the 17th Original GLBT Expo at the Jacob Javits Center in NYC. BGHV, in partnership with Dutchess County Tourism and Ulster County Tourism, will be packing it up to head down river and share the fruits of our Valley with over 20,000 attendees to one of the [...]
BGHV Weekend, March 11th: BearAlbany Rocks, RENT sweeps Rhinebeck & Big Gay Dodgeball
Hey all - welcome to the weekend! Lots of good stuff coming up this weekend and even though we don't have a listing for Sunday activities, lots of these (shows, movies & BearAlbany) are going on all weekend, so get out of the house and join 'em! As we mentioned [...]
Queer the Census, One Sticker at a Time
I'm sure by now you've heard the media hype surrounding the inclusion of GLBT persons into the US Census. If you haven't - there's a movement to get GLBT persons included in the US Census. To put the pressure on the poll, the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force is [...]
BGHV Weekend, March 4th: The Center’s Gala Edition
Hey all - sorry for the lack of activity on the blog the last couple of weeks. Having just closed on a new house in Poughkeepsie, life is a whirling dervish of paint and plaster dust. We'll be back to more active posting very soon. As the warmer weather [...]
Vote For BGHV for Best Of Hudson Valley! Ballots Due April 22nd, Send In Yours Today.
It's that time of year again, folks! Hudson Valley magazine has put out the call for their annual "Best of the Hudson Valley" (BOHV) awards and we need your help to show them just how big and gay our community is. Unfortunately the entry forms are only available in the [...]
Join Team Hudson Valley for the Gay Games 2010 in Cologne
With Olympic fever (and Johnny Weir's media storm) wrapping up, we turn our sights to this year's Gay Games VIII, which will take place in Cologne, Germany, from July 31-August 7, 2010. Some members of the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center will be participating, and they are looking to see if [...]
BGHV Weekend, Feb 25th: Out Singer Serenades Poughkeepsie, New Paltz’s Unhappy Anniversary & Big Gay Bowling
Tired of the flip-flop forecasts yet? So are we! Big thanks to everyone who braved the fickle atmosphere for the first Wednesday gay night at Babycakes in Poughkeepsie! Not one of the 30+ that packed the city's cutest bakery cafe? Join 'em next week, same gay time, same gay channel. [...]
BGHV Weekend, Feb 18th: “Falsettos” Heats Up, GayGamers Unite & Big Gay Giveaways
Welcome to another edition of BGHV Weekend! With just over 30 days until the official start of Spring, we're in the home stretch folks! Hang in there - winter is almost over. This coming weekend is the final one for Falsettos at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, and [...]
Do Gay People Need Gay Places? The Center’s New President Contemplates Gay Life in America
"The greatest untold story of the last 30 years is how LGBT people created communities nationwide - we built structures, businesses, safety nets - where there was nothing." At least that's how Lance Ringel sees it. The most recent chapter in Lance's storied career in gay & lesbian advocacy begins [...]
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