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Hey Everyone - so we're back!  Thank you all for your kind words of congratulations, our experience was absolutely amazing.  Hopefully you were able to catch some of the local coverage our story received in the Poughkeepsie Journal, Daily Freeman and Mid-Hudson News as well as the national spotlight on MSNBC.  We cannot stress enough [...]

A few months ago Patrick and I had the pleasure of being introduced to Shana Lee - a local jeweler based in Red Hook, NY, with a studio store on Warren Street in Hudson. We spent a Saturday afternoon browsing around her store, and just fell in love with her work. When it came time [...]

Hello Friends! As you know, Patrick and I are jetting off to Amsterdam on Tuesday, Just 28th for our wedding in Amsterdam. That said, before we leave, we need to be sure to

Hello Everyone, and happy Friday. Sorry we're one day late with Big Gay Weekend this week. If you have been following along through the blog, you likely know that our wedding in Amsterdam is coming up fast and furious! In fact, we leave next Tuesday, July 28th... with only 4 days remaining... we are simply [...]

Stephan & Patrick were featured on WAMC public radio today in a piece by Susan Barnett about our continued fight for same-sex marriage rights in NY and how our big gay wedding is another step toward that equality. A Marriage Made in NY - But Made Legal in Amsterdam Excerpted from WAMC: Getting married is [...]

Hello Everyone! Welcome to another edition of Big Gay Hudson Valley weekend! It has been a busy past 7 days here in the Hudson Valley and when you look at all that is coming up this weekend, there is certainly a great deal to keep the 'mo on the go busy this week  - and [...]

While religion and homosexuality don't have the best track record in the pages of history, there are a few people throughout the Valley who are working to change that.  Over the next coming weeks, BGHV will be introducing you to some of the people who have devoted their lives to helping our LGBTQ [...]

Floor One Gallery (owned by the fabulous Ty & Derek), located at 17 East Main Street in Beacon, is hosting an art opening for local big gay artist - Josh Jenkins. Raised in New York during his childhood, Josh moved to Kentucky during high school. He returned back to New York by the age of [...]