BGHV’s Very-Own Stephan Hengst on WAMC Speaking to the Battle for Gay Rights: Listen Now
The Monday following our candlelight vigil for Marriage Equality in New Paltz, I received a call from Susan Barnett of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. She wanted to know more about the importance of the vote that we had hoped would come last Tuesday, but alas did not. Hopefully it will [...]
BGHV Weekend, November 5th; Rally for Equality, Pippin in Rhinebeck, and Bluecashew Grand Reopening Party!
Welcome to Another Big Gay Hudson Valley Weekend! This latest edition is coming to you under less than ideal conditions; Marriage Equality has been defeated in Maine by Proposition 1, and closer to home, the openly-gay Deborah Schneer lost her race to Judge Don Williams, the previous Ulster County District [...]
BGHV Weekend, Oct 29th: Rocky Horror, New Paltz Halloween Parade, and Alix Dobkin Live
With Halloween finally upon us, there's plenty of haunted homo fun floating around this weekend. While we've listed some happenings down below, check out our buddy, Donna's Haunted Hudson Valley directory of the spookiest spots in the Valley. She's got an amazing calendar of haunted events for the weekend! On [...]
BGHV & The Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center Host Candlelight Rallies to “Light the Way to Equality” – Sunday Nov 8th
In support of the upcoming gay marriage bill vote in the New York senate, BGHV and the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center are joining Marriage Equality New York in hosting a series of candlelight rallies to show our support of gay marriage in the Empire State and "light the way [...]
Dionne Warwick Swoons the Paramount in Peekskill – Friday Nov 13th
Dionne Warwick has established herself as an international musical legend over an illustrious four-decade career. Her reputation as a hit maker has been firmly etched into public consciousness, thanks to nearly sixty charted hits since "Don't Make Me Over" began its climb up the charts in December 1962. With an [...]
Marriage Equality in NY State; Only 5 Days Away? Maybe, But We Need You To Pick Up The Phones & Call Your Senator
If you listened to the news in the last day or so, you've likely heard that Gov. Paterson is planning to put Marriage Equality on Senate’s Agenda sometime in the next few days. Now, it looks like it soon could become legal for gays and lesbians to marry [...]
An Open Letter to Senator William Larkin by Norman Miller; Please Explain What You Mean By “We Are Working On” Marriage Equality
An Open Letter to Senator William Larkin By Norman Miller Wallkill, New York Dear Senator Larkin: I am writing an open letter to you and also submitting this as a Letter to the Editor to newspapers within and around your district. I am glad to have had the [...]
Senator Bonacic: Do You Really Serve ALL Your Constituents? An Open Letter By Jay Blotcher
AN OPEN LETTER TO SEN. JOHN BONACIC By Jay Blotcher High Falls, New York SEN. JOHN BONACIC: DO YOU REALLY SERVE ALL OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS? Dear Senator Bonacic: Last week, I spoke to an assistant in your Middletown office about the curious silence you have maintained on marriage [...]
BGHV Weekend, Oct. 22nd; NAMES Project Quilt Display, Pre-Halloween Parties, & Gallery Talk at Dia:Beacon
Hello Everyone! Welcome to another Big Gay week here in the Hudson Valley of New York. Thank you to all of the 130 of you that joined us at the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center for the Poughkeepsie premier of Tom Judson's "Canned Ham". The reviews are in, and with so many [...]
BGHV Weekend, October 15th; Canned Ham, AIDS Walk, and Isis’s “Horror Queen”
Welcome to what looks like the peak leaf-peeper weekend here in the Hudson Valley for the Fall of 2009! With the Hudson Valley AIDS Walk happening in Poughkeepsie's Waryas Park on Saturday morning, there are a tremendous amount of events which are working to support the event taking place this weekend. First; on [...]
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