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    Getting Married In New York State: What You Need To Know

    Congratulations Hudson Valley Residents; New York State has finally passed and almost enacted its Marriage Equality Legislation - and now all residents of the Empire State are entitled to the same legal rights of Marriage under State law! This took many years, and the efforts of to many to count, but this indeed is a [...]

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    Marriage Equality in NY State; Only 5 Days Away? Maybe, But We Need You To Pick Up The Phones & Call Your Senator

    If you listened to the news in the last day or so, you've likely heard that Gov. Paterson is planning to put Marriage Equality on Senate’s Agenda sometime in the next few days. Now, it looks like it soon could become legal for gays and lesbians to marry in The Empire State, but [...]

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    An Open Letter to Senator William Larkin by Norman Miller; Please Explain What You Mean By “We Are Working On” Marriage Equality

    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 [...]

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    Locally Crafted In The Hudson Valley: Our Wedding Rings

    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 [...]

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    Want To Get Gay Married? Senator Steve Saland Needs To Hear From You. Please Call Him.

    For those that have been following, recently the New York Legislature voted in favor of Gay Marriage. At this point, the bill moves on to the New York Senate - where, if it passes, it will be signed into law by Governor Patterson. For those of us in Dutchess and Columbia Counties, we are represented [...]

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    BGHV Weekend: Psycho Beach Party, Roller Derby & Mom’s Day

    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 [...]

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    BGHV Weekend: Wine Tasting, Sound of Music, and Your “First” Time

    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 [...]

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    BGHV Weekend: “Into the Woods”, Marriage Equality & Gay Stand-Up

      As the battle for marriage equality in NYS continues this week, a recent poll shows 53% of the state in favor of the legislation!  If you haven't done so yet, be sure to contact your local representatives to express your approval of this measure and encourage them to do the same.     [...]

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Happy Kingston Pride: Cheers to everyone that came Happy Kingston Pride: Cheers to everyone that came out to join the fun for today’s parade and festival. 

We are so fortunate to live in a community where we can enjoy a pride celebration on what seems like every day of the month of June! 

#kingston #pride #hudsonvalley #biggayhudsonvalley
Thank you to our incredible queer community for co Thank you to our incredible queer community for coming out to join us for the third annual Pride In The Sky on the Walkway Over the Hudson on Saturday, May 30, 2026!

It was an unusually cool and blustery evening, and we appreciated you showing up in force to kick off Pride season in the Hudson Valley. 

We couldn’t have done it without support from these incredible sponsors; be sure to tell them how much you appreciate their support of events like Pride In The Sky!

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We loved seeing all the families and youth that joined us at the Queer Families Festival that we created in partnership with our friends at  @dutchesspride - and @katarinamirage - thank you for another great story time event! 

@broadwayinbeacon , you brought the show with your cabaret on the Highland side of the Walkay; and what a surprise it was to have @hannahcorneau join us to perform from the Frozen and Wicked songbooks. 

Thank you to everyone that helped us to cross the walkway with some of the world’s largest rainbow and transgender Pride flags; we were thrilled to have our friends at the @gilbert_baker_foundation there to lead the charge and ensure that our flags will fly for generations to come! 

@justandramada - cheers to you, @bvmbi.ny and @katarinamirage .  as well as @NYCcat and @imglowjob for a fabulous sunset show, and also to @prephab and @albertodenis for keeping us all dancing throughout the evening! 📸 by @keithferrisphoto 

#pride #hudsonvalley #biggayhudsonvalley prideinthesky
🌈 It’s PRIDE ALONG THE HUDSON season! Plan your 20 🌈 It’s PRIDE ALONG THE HUDSON season! Plan your 2026 LGBTQ+ Pride month calendar with BGHV’s annual guide to celebrations happening up & down the Valley.

👉Swipe to view and tap the link in our bio to read the full guide online.

✨Thanks to @mischiefmates for this season’s fab artwork

#hudsonvalley #biggayhudsonvalley #lgbtqtravel #lgbtqpride #pride #instagay #iloveny #transpride #prideflag #queercommunity #lgbtq #queer
Over the last two years Pride In The Sky has broug Over the last two years Pride In The Sky has brought together thousands of members of our community to kick off Pride season on the Walkway Over the Hudson in Poughkeepsie + Highland, New York.

We’re so excited to bring this FREE event back for a third year on Saturday, May 30, 2026 from 3pm to 10pm.

Looking back over the photos of the people of Pride In The Sky, one of the most profound things that stands out to us is the diversity of the attendees. This event is for everyone and its truly makes us PROUD to see how the Walkway continues to connect us ALL for an evening of pure joy 212 ft. in the air above the Hudson River. 

As the editorial team at Chronogram recently wrote: “Pride in the Sky has, in short order, become one of those events that feels inevitable in retrospect. The Walkway—once a railroad bridge, now a linear park—was always going to be a stage for something like this. The only surprise is how quickly it has filled that role, drawing thousands into a shared space where celebration and landscape reinforce each other. Pride, here, doesn’t just march. It crosses.”

We hope that you’ll join us - and our Hudson Valley community - on the Walkway on Saturday, May 30, 2026. Register online now for this FREE event at biggayhudsonvalley.com/pride.

#hudsonvalley #lgbtqpride #upstategays #queer #queerfamilies

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