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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 opportunity to meet you briefly [...]

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 equality. She was sympathetic but [...]

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 of you enjoying the show, [...]

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 Friday night at 8pm, BGHV [...]

Each year, GLSEN Hudson Valley celebrates Ally Week, October 19 - 23, 2009 by encouraging Gay-Straight Alliances to identify and support members of their school community who help end anti-LGBT bias and harassment. The chapter recognizes allies in the larger community through the presentation of Ally Awards. What is an Ally? Often referred to as [...]

BGHV: Hi, Tom, and Welcome. We’re excited to be a part of bringing Canned Ham to Poughkeepsie this coming Friday night, October 16th! TOM: Thanks! I’m really happy to be doing the show so close to home. I live in Greene County, outside of Catskill, (and I was born and raised in Orange County) so [...]

______________________________________ Want to get your weekly dose of big gay fun delivered right to your inbox?  Sign up for our BGHV Weekend mailing list. _____________________________________ First off, thanks so much to everyone who joined us at HudsonFest last weekend to celebrate the opening of the Walkway.  We snapped a few pics of the day, which you [...]

This past week, the New York Times ran a story that got a great deal of attention; The High Cost of Being a Gay Couple. We wanted to share it with you, as BGHV felt the message was important for everyone to read. The High Price of Being a Gay Couple By TARA [...]