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    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 denied some basic human rights, [...]

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    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 and diversity of business in [...]

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    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! With such an amazing gathering [...]

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    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 second and first pride festivals, [...]

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    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 age 19 and went on [...]

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    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 that New York State's LGBTQ [...]

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    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 original 1969 Woodstock Festival (with [...]

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    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 supported their decision to run. [...]

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Do you remember this iconic shot from 2012? This Do you remember this iconic shot from 2012? 

This image features Brandon Morgan - wrapping himself around his husband - on the day of his homecoming from Afghanistan. Don't Ask, Don't Tell had been rescinded, and this Gay Marine, and so many other service members, could finally be 'out'. 

This Marine is joining us as our stage hunk for BRONCO on Friday, April 24th.

Meet the cast and grab your tickets now via link in profile or by stopping by biggayhudsonvalley.com 

#biggayhudsonvalley #gayhudsonvalley #bronco #burlesque #boylesque
Are you ready for Pride Season? Big Gay Hudson V Are you ready for Pride Season? 

Big Gay Hudson Valley has partnered with our friends at the LGBTQ+ owned Mischief Mates to create a new shirt to get us all ready for Pride! 

Inspired by Big Gay Hudson Valley’s Pride In The Sky - returning to Poughkeepsie and Highland on Saturday, May 30, 2026 - these shirts celebrate the diversity of our community. 

So whether you’re carrying one of the world’s largest pride flags across the Walkway Over The Hudson, or marching down Main Street, this shirt is your opportunity to showcase your Hudson Valley Pride! 

Want one? Please be sure to pre-order your shirt online by May 1st via the link in profile or by visiting biggayhudsonvalley.com - all proceeds from the sale of these shirts helps to keep Pride In The Sky free for all! 

Tag a friend below that needs one - and we’ll see you looking sharp all throughout Pride season!

#hudsonvalley #gayhudsonvalley #biggayhudsonvalley #lgbtqpride #pride
Queer joy + laughter filled the air! Thanks to all Queer joy + laughter filled the air! Thanks to all that joined for a Gay Gasp at the Rosendale Theatre on Saturday night, April 11th. 

Cheers to our hilarious and super cute cast - and to our friends at the Rosendale theatre for hosting us! 

✨ @alejandroelgreat 
✨ @sheriamattiscomedy 
✨ @sureni 
✨ @jcritty 

Please tag and share your photos - we’d love to see them!

#hudsonvalley #thegaygasp #gayhudsonvalley
Cheers to all the queers that came out to revel in Cheers to all the queers that came out to revel in the magic of Sheaster at Unicorn Bar in Kingston on Sunday afternoon!

From the chocolate bunnies to the sexy Jesus’s - and everything in between - you all dressed to impress and you looked fabulous!

Thank you to all the fabulous homosexuals at queer conspiracy for producing such a fun afternoon! 

Let’s please do it again next year! 

#sheaster #hudsonvalleygays #hudsonvalley #kingston

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