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    Upload Your Equality and You Could Be Speaking at the National Equality March on Washington

    So you think you can speak? Feel strongly about your demands for full equality for all Americans? Have you done something great to help fight for full equality? Have a burning desire to express those views in D.C.? Now is the time.  A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Enter the National Equality March Idol auditions to compete against [...]

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    BGHV Weekend, September 10th: “Canned Ham”, Pride At the Playland & The National Equality March on Washington

    With the end of summer officially one week in the can, we've got the perfect solution to your end of summer blues - Canned Ham!  The world premiere of Tom Judson's new show "Canned Ham" is tonight at Jason's Upstairs Bar in Hudson.  Check out this hilarious one man show looking at a life lived [...]

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    BGHV Weekend, September 4th; Day to be Gay!, Homos on the Range, and Tea Dances Galore!

    ______________________________________ Want to get your weekly dose of big gay fun delivered right to your inbox?  Sign up for our BGHV Weekend mailing list. ______________________________________ Hello Friends! Welcome to Labor Day weekend: the unofficial end of summer! While we are sure many of you have lots of fun things coming up for the weekend that [...]

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    Meet GLSEN’s Brand New Hudson Valley Student Leaders

    Students play a vital role in GLSEN’s work. For years, students have been instrumental in creating state and county wide networks of student clubs; they have played roles in introducing and passing of safe school legislation, and facilitated trainings for teachers and community members. They have worked hard to organize in their schools and communities [...]

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    Otto’s Market; Goods For The “Gay (& Not So Gay) Gourmet” in Germantown

    A while back I had heard that one of my old bosses from my days at Whole Foods Market had moved up here to the Hudson Valley. When BGHV met up with Otto, the man that taught me everything I know about organic produce, we were thrilled to find that he was planning to open [...]

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    BGHV Weekend, August 27th: Dutchess County Fair, Pie & Cake Auction and Trixie’s Bingo Madness

    With the summer winding down, we're into the last days of the Dutchess County Fair.  While sad, this means that the first local crops of apples will be here in no time - woo hoo!  The upcoming Labor Day weekend has plenty going on for our big gay Hudson Valley, so try and stay dry [...]

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    BGHV Weekend, August 20th: “Out” in the Adirondacks, The Best Deal in Local Sports & Trixie Starr Does Tupperware

    So, in the interest of big gay fun, we're bringing you BGHV Weekend one day early - lots of good stuff starting is kickstarting the weekend on Thursday this week.  It's getting hotter & hotter out there and there's plenty of fun to be had this weekend, so join Stephan & Patrick this Thursday for [...]

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    BGHV Weekend, August 13th: Rhinebeck Sidewalk Sale, Gay Yoga Classes, and Treats with Trixie

    Welcome to another edition of BGHV Weekend! We hope that you have all been having a great week, and that you are FINALLY enjoying a little bit of the summer heat the last few days. A big "Thank You" goes out to everyone that joined AIDS Related Community Services for their Friend-raiser at [...]

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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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