Tag: New Paltz

It was great to see all of you at Hudson Valley Pride last weekend!  As you heard then, our next gathering is on June 27th as BGHV sets sail on a 3-hour tour of Bannerman's Island.  Reservations are pouring in, so be sure to sign up - Tickets are available now. Also, be sure to check [...]

Yes, it's been an exciting week here in the Empire State! Last night the New York State Assembly passed the Marriage Equality Amendment, and now it's off the New York Senate. According to New York State Senate Majority Leader, Malcolm Smith, the bill does not have the 32 votes necessary for passage - so now [...]

Last week Big Gay Hudson Valley told you all about the upcoming performance of Alpha Psi Ecdysia scheduled for this coming Thursday night, May 14th at Joe’s East West in New Paltz. Not being able to wait until this coming Thursday to learn more about the neo-burlesque troupe based right here in New Paltz, BGHV [...]

Hey Everyone - The wheels just keep rolling forward in the movement for marriage - congrats to Maine!  We've said it before and we'll say it again - if you have yet to call your reps and express your approval of gay marriage legislation in New York...do it now! In other news, Big Gay Hudson [...]

Hey Everyone! It's been a busy political week (or shall I say month, for that matter).  As measures to adopt gay marriage moved forward in New Hampshire and Maine, New York also continues to push forward.  Just two days after 2,000 LGBT New Yorkers and our allies went to Albany to show the power of [...]

It hardly seems possible, but five years ago, Jason West - the Mayor of the hip and funky college town of New Paltz, NY - became all the buzz across the United States when he had announced that he would legalizing marriage for gay couples starting on February 27, 2004.  This was just days after Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco, [...]