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Fresh from his fabulous tour of the West Coast, out and proud NYC based Singer/Songwriter Stewart Lewis will perform live at Cafe Bocca, located at 14 Mt Carmel Place in the Poughkeepsie's Italian District for a very rare, intimate performance this Saturday, January 9th at 7pm. Stewart Lewis was last in the neighborhood [...]

Happy Holidays BGHV Residents! We hope that many of you have taken some time over the last few weeks to shop locally and support many of our 12 Gay of Christmas friends.  As you know, they've given us some great prizes to give-a-way, and we just posted the full list of Big Gay Winners online; [...]

We hope that you have enjoyed having the opportunity to learn more about businesses in our area that are either gay-owned, or supportive of the LGBTQ community through the 12 Gays of Christmas. As we promised, many are also offering prizes, and here is a quick re-cap of the winners! Congratulations to all, and thank [...]

Gov. David Paterson has signed an executive order protecting transgender state workers from discrimination in the workplace. The order is limited because it doesn't provide protection for those in the private sector. But the governor says today's signing should be seen as a stepping stone to broader protections. "As much as I am delighted to [...]

Happy Hudson Valley Holidays to everyone! With so many historic estates along the Hudson River, there is no shortage of gilded gay fabulousness to soak up this season! The best news? The most fabulous of the occasions is coming up this weekend with the annual Vanderbilt Holiday Open House in Hyde Park. Happening this coming [...]

Hello Big Gay Hudson Valley Residents! With the holidays now in full swing, we hope you are all out there having a Gay 'Ol Time! With a fresh six inches of snow on the ground, it certainly now LOOKS like the holidays! If you are still out there shopping, we hope you check out BGHV's [...]

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released their annual Buyers Guide of LGBT-friendly businesses.  The political advocacy group's annual review lists major manufacturers and service providers based on the company's commitment to banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, providing benefits for LGBT employees and their families and supporting LGBT equality publicly.  Use [...]

As many of you are likely aware by now, today the New York State Senate voted against creating Marriage Equality for all New Yorkers. You can read the full story online in the Albany Times-Union. Yes, this was very disappointing news for those of us that have worked so hard over the last year to [...]