BGHV Weekend, Jan 21st: BearAlbany’s “SnowJob”, Lady Esther Does Real Estate & Dancing Lessons
Happy weekend, everyone! With the mid-January thaw in full swing, come out of hibernation and join the Lady Esther Gin at BGHV's national headquarters for our open house this Friday night! This is the premier real estate opportunity of the season, so don't let it pass you by - even [...]
The Drag Directory: The Hudson Valley’s Newest Site For Gender Illusionists
TheDragDirectory.com, the first site of its kind for gender illusionists to promote their personas, has officially been launched! The site, which features local and national drag queens, is based in Poughkeepsie and will allow visitors to discover and interact with drag talent in a new way. Drag queens and performers [...]
Three Hudson Valley LGBTQ Centers “Sharing The Love” By Donating Food & Clothing from February and March Events
Three LGBT community centers in the greater Hudson Valley will hold events this winter aimed at helping those in need in their local communities by gathering donations of food and clothing to help area food banks, pantries, and shelters. On Saturday, February 6th the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center and [...]
Ginny Apuzzo, President of the LGBTQ Community Center Reflects on 2009 & Tells Us What to Expect in 2010
Amidst a difficult year across our nation, the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center has been very busy at work, making some amazing strides towards bettering the quality of living throughout our community. Their focus on the needs of the Valley’s broad population - youth through the elderly - often flies under [...]
BGHV Weekend, January 14th: ARCS Valentine’s Ball Preview Party, Winterfest & Carmen LIVE from the Met
Welcome to another - CHILLY - edition of BGHV Weekend. To say it has been cold outside is an understatement, but all the more reason to turn up the heat on your social life, and get out there any enjoy all the Hudson Valley has to offer. Last weekend one [...]
Kingston’s Angel Food East is Seeking Volunteers to Help Deliver Meals to People Living with HIV/AIDS in Ulster County
Angel Food East is a volunteer program which provides daily, hot meals to meet the nutritional needs of those people living with HIV and AIDS in Ulster County, and they are seeking volunteers. Originally founded in 1992, when Angel Food East first began they served only six meals each [...]
WAMC’s Susan Barnett Sits Down To Speak with BGHV About Gay Rights in the Empire State
If you are a regular listener of WAMC, Northeast Public Radio, you are likely well aware of their Hudson Valley Bureau Chief; Susan Barnett. Over the years she has covered a tremendous array of stories, although with the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ equality making frequent headlines, Susan has [...]
BGHV Weekend, January 7th: Stewart Lewis, Lesbian Snow Tubing & Men Drawing Men
Happy New Year! Being the season for A New Year - A New You, we've been looking back at the last year's growth of BGHV and need to thank all of you for your continued support of the site and all of the events, happenings and people that we promote. [...]
Hudson Valley New Year’s Eve Round-Up
Happy New Year, Everyone! Well, not just yet.... but 2010 is almost here, and if you don't yet have plans to usher in the New Year, below are a few suggestions courtesy of our local tourism agencies. Do you have any event that should be here? Please tell us about [...]
Home For The Holidays, But For All The Wrong Reasons – “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Sends Local Soldier Home From Iraq
A few months ago, while Marriage Equality was winding its way through the New York State Senate, we learned about another great injustice that was playing out here in the Hudson Valley: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. The military policy that was created in the 1990’s to support gay service members, [...]
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