Category: Blog

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 pages of the magazine, so [...]

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 more LGBTQ and allied athletes [...]

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. This weekend is the commemorative [...]

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 with shows on Friday at [...]

"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 with his recent election as [...]

Big Gay Hudson Valley.com has joined forces with Dutchess County and Ulster County Tourism to highlight the Mid-Hudson Valley as a getaway destination to more than 20,000 LGTBQ consumers at the upcoming GLBT EXPO at New York's Javits Center on Saturday, March 20th and Sunday, March 21st. BGHV, Dutchess, and Ulster County Tourism will be [...]

Happy Valentine's Day Hudson Valley residents! Thank you to everyone that came out last Saturday night to join us for the Sherry Vine show at Truman's - We had close to 200 of you there for the show, and a great time was had by all! In case you missed it, one of the attendees [...]

Hey all - we're a week before Valentine's and huddling in for the biggest sports day of the year, so happy Superbowl Sunday. If you're yet undecided what to do with your honey this V-Day, tomorrow - Friday - is your last chance to enter to win two free tickets to the Hearts for ARCS [...]