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This past weekend, Patrick and I went and visited our friends in Washington DC for a performance of the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC. The show was called "From Gay to Z!", and it's focus was the wide range of influential issues and individuals that are of importance to the LGBTQ community. [...]

Here is a sweet-and-sour tale of Manhattan life. It’s all true. I share this story in the wake of the tragic and sudden death of Natasha Richardson. It’s a tale that exemplifies her abundance of spirit and sly playfulness. This story should be classified under the “be careful what you wish for” category. In August, [...]

Hey hey everyone - welcome to Your Big Gay Weekend for March 19, 2009.  A couple of exciting new site features were launched this week: We now have a working Event Calendar!  For those visually inclined viewers, click the link in the bar at the top of the homepage to check out a calendar view [...]

I love crossing the Mid-Hudson Bridge from Highland to Poughkeepsie each morning, although I must admit that lately I have been captivated by the construction happening on the parallel crossing; the old Highland-Poughkeepsie Rail Bridge. Later this year, the long-anticipated Walkway Over The Hudson will open - transforming this derelict fire-scorned remnant of the gilded [...]

This just in; There is apparently a long history of gay cadets just down the Hudson River at the prestigious West Point Military Academy in Highland Falls, NY. According to a story that was posted today by CBS and the Associated Press, a group of U.S. Military Academy graduates came out of the closet Monday [...]

Happy Thursday Big Gay Hudson Valley Residents! We had a great launch of Big Gay Hudson Valley this week, and in just 7 days more than 500 of you stopped by to see what we're all about. If you have not been back in a few days, be sure to check out how we've incorporated [...]

A rainy Saturday night in Ulster County. My husband Brook and I just left 200+ plus gays and lesbians at the LGBTQ Community Center Gala to see comedy stand-up veteran Paula Poundstone at the Bearsville Theater. (You make choices in life and stand behind them.)Poundstone is dressed as if she stepped out of an 80s [...]

No, Silly.... Cat Cora and her girlfriend just announced that they are both pregnant! Hot from the Big Gay Hudson Valley Frying Pan & The Huffington Post; "Iron Chef America" star Cat Cora (l) and her wife Jennifer Cora (r) are both pregnant, she announced. Both are expecting boys, which will double their brood. [...]