The New York State Senate Denies Residents Marriage Equality
New York State Senate's Vote Denying Marriage Equality From Marriage Equality New York On the afternoon of Wednesday, December 2nd, The New York State Senate voted 24 to 38 against marriage equality for all families in New York State. “Today equality was denied to New York State families. The State [...]
Celebrate BGHV’s “12 Gays of Christmas”; Don Your Gay Apparel And Deck Your Holiday Halls With Those Who Support Us!
Since starting Big Gay Hudson Valley in February of 2009, we have met a tremendous amount of gay-owned, and gay-friendly businesses throughout our area. Recognizing that it is critical for our community to support one-another to make our presence stronger, we created The 12 Gays of Christmas to keep all [...]
BGHV Weekend, Nov 19th: Nunsense, Art Exhibition Sale & Finding the Perfect Turkey Day Wine
Welcome to another edition of BGHV Weekend! As the holidays approach, it seems gay life in the Valley seems to quiet down a bit. As you might notice, the listings are a little lighter than normal this week. That said, if you have something to share with the community, please [...]
BGHV Weekend, Nov 12th: “Spruce” Up Your Home, Erotic Art Opening & Gay Games 101
Welcome to another edition of BGHV Weekend! Thank you to everyone that showed up for our candlelight vigil and rally in New Paltz last Sunday night – with more than 150 of you and our allies there for the event – we put on quite a show of support for [...]
Marriage Equality Rally in the News: Kingston Freeman and Mid-Hudson News.com
From the Mid-Hudson News Network, Please use this link to see the online story. NEW PALTZ — Well over 100 people rallied on Main Street in New Paltz on Sunday evening as part of a series of statewide candlelight vigils urging the Senate to approve same-sex marriages when it comes [...]
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 [...]
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