Posts Tagged ‘LGBTQ’

2nd Annual Walk With Pride, benefiting the LGBTQ Center

Thursday, September 4th, 2014

Second Annual Walk With Pride

Sunday, September 21 at 10 am
Rotary Park at Kingston Point
Lower Delaware Avenue in Kingston (map)
Suggested minimum donation: $25 | All welcome.

On-site registration begins at 9:30 am.
(Pre-register online or download a registration form.)

Walk With Pride

Join us for this special community walk, and support the Center’s mission!

Come on your own; walk with your business or organization; or bring a team of family and friends. The beautiful Rotary Park is the perfect place to share a riverside picnic brunch or an autumn activity after the Walk!

Register to Walk With Pride!


Can’t walk with us on the 21st?
Join the Virtual Walk. You can still register, gather sponsors and support the Center’s mission, even if you can’t be there in person. Walk any time, from anywhere–or sit comfortably and be with us in spirit. All are welcome be part of the Walk.


Here’s how it works!

Would you walk a mile for…

    • Nationwide marriage equality?
    • School safety?
    • Transgender rights?
    • LGBTQ advocacy and support?

Help make it happen!Join the Walk

      • Register in advance: visit our website, print an easy form, or call the Center. Or register in person starting at 9:30 am at Rotary Park on the day of the Walk.
      • Create a team of family, friends, neighbors or colleagues to walk with you and help you collect sponsorships!
      • Located at the beautiful Rotary Park at Kingston Point, the Walk offers a perfect opportunity to plan a riverside picnic or other autumn activity.

Share the Word

      • Tell family and friends about your participation in Walk With Pride, and ask them to support you with a donation. Keep track of pledges using this handy sponsorship tracker.
      • Collect your sponsorships! You can refer your donors to this webpage to give, or collect cash/checks to deliver.
      • Each donation can be as little as $1 or as much as you like. The suggested minimum donation for each walker is $25.

Walk with Pride!

      • Come to Rotary Park at Kingston Point on Sunday, September 21 at 10 am with your team and the donations you’ve collected together.
      • Rock some comfortable shoes, sunscreen, and layers (if the weather’s chilly). WALK WITH PRIDE, knowing you’re supporting the Center!

Please return paper registrations to:
Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center
PO Box 3994, Kingston, NY 12402.
You can also register online, at the Center (300 Wall Street in Uptown Kingston), or at Rotary Park starting at 9:30 am on the day of the Walk.

Join us! All are welcome.

Mid-Hudson Valley Transgender Association’s Summer Series

Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

Saturday, August 23, 1:00-4:00 PM

Mid Hudson Valley Transgender Association

Summer Series at the Center Presents

Special Guest Speaker:

Jack Pickering (Ph.D., CCC-SLP)

Director of the Voice Modification Program for People in the Transgender Community 

at the College of Saint Rose  

 

 

Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center

300 Wall Street in Kingston (map)

Apuzzo Hall

 

 

The Center is proud to join the MHVTA in welcoming special guest speaker, Dr. Jack Pickering, Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at The College of Saint Rose and a speech-language pathologist (SLP) for Capital Region ENT. He has been an ASHA-certified SLP since 1984, focusing his research and practice on voice science, voice disorders, and transgender voice and communication.

Dr. Pickering directs the College of Saint Rose Voice Modification Program for People in the Transgender Community. He has presented original research on transgender voice and communication at international, national and state conferences. In 2011, Dr. Pickering was presented with the Clinical Achievement Award for the State of New York from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation.

 

All trans* and queer people are welcome,  

as are all family members, friends and allies. 

 

Get all the details here. 

 

 

 

 

Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center 

 300 Wall Street | PO Box 3994 | Kingston, NY 12402

845.331.5300 | www.lgbtqcenter.org

Farewell to the LOFT’s Executive Director, David Juhren

Tuesday, August 19th, 2014

Farewell Fundraiser for LOFT Executive Director David Juhren

Photo InterviewWednesday, August 27th from 5:30-8:00pm
B Lounge – Westchester’s Only Exclusive LGBT Bar
4 Broadway – Valhalla, NY – At Door $20 Suggested Donation
Complimentary Food
Cash Bar Drink Specials

Join The LOFT family as we come together to say farewell to David Juhren, who’s stepping down as The LOFT’s executive director after five years of serving in that capacity, and is relocating up state. David has been a wonderful partner with HVCS during his tenure.

Come and support The LOFT through an “at door” donation in honor of all the great work and accomplishments David has provided The LOFT and greater LGBT Community. We’ll have complimentary food, drink specials, and a good time.

Can’t come, but want to donate to The LOFT in David’s honor? Click Here!

BGHV’s Sundae Fundae Pool Party

Tuesday, August 19th, 2014

Join Big Gay Hudson Valley on Sunday, August 24th for an end-of-summer Sundae Funday Pool Party at the spectacular St. Hubert’s Lodge in Marlboro from 3pm to 7pm.

Just a 15 minute ride from the Mid-Hudson Bridge, St. Hubert’s Lodge features a heated pool, outdoor fireplace, beautiful patio, and lots of sprawling lawn space. Pack your swimsuit and towel, lawn blanket, and a picnic basket for this BYOB summer celebration.

Admission for this event is $10 (pre-registration is required – see the ticket order form below) and includes beats by the DJ Booksmrt, use of the pool, and a sundae from the Adirondack Creamery Sundae Funday Bar.

Rain date for this event will be Sunday September 7th.

Join the Sundae Funday conversation by RSVP’ing and commenting on Facebook.

http://www.biggayhudsonvalley.com/events/sundae-funday-pool-party/

PrEP: What You Need to Know

Monday, July 14th, 2014

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): What You Need to Know

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Tuesday, July 29th, at 7:30pm
At The LOFT

You’re seeing it in the news; a little blue pill called Truvada that, taken daily, offers a 99% reduction in the risk of contracting HIV, and referred to as PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis). However, there is a lot more information needed before individuals should just run off to see their doctor for a prescription. There are many questions that need to be answered:

* How did this all come about? Was there a study?
* Does it have to be taken daily?
* What else does it protect me from?
* Is it recommended that I still have to wear a condom?
* Will my health insurance cover it?
* Would I still have to be tested for HIV if I chose to go on PrEP?
* Are there risks or side effects?

Also covered will be PEP, or Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, which involves taking anti-HIV medications as soon as possible after you may have been exposed to HIV to try to reduce the chance of becoming HIV positive.

Join the LOFT as Bryn Ritchie, the Prevention Specialist of HVCS’ Project INFORM, gives us the low-down on what you need to know about PrEP and PEP, followed by a Q&A discussion with Bryn, LOFT staff, and other attendees about the controversies, myths, opinions, and arguments for and against the use of PrEP.

Attendees will receive a $5 Starbucks Gift Card. There will also be giveaways like messenger bags, sex toys, condoms, lube, and plenty of snacks.

“Privileged Life of Cats” at Powerhouse Theater

Monday, July 7th, 2014

Vassar’s Powerhouse Apprentice Company presents a workshop performance and panel discussion around Ugandan playwright Margaret Namulyanga’s new play, Privileged Life of Cats. A lesbian couple finds their own truth in the landscape of fear provoked by Uganda’s anti-gay legislation. Following each presentation, Powerhouse students will host a panel of experts on LGBTQ community in Hudson Valley and central Uganda, to discuss the particular contexts of each community, and how we might support and learn from each other.

For more information, visit Powerhouse’s website at: http://powerhouse.vassar.edu/season/ or contact Associate Education Director Emily Mendelsohn at powerhouseemily@gmail.com

Sunday July 20, 3 – 4:20pm

Monday July 21, 8 – 9:20pm

“Privileged Life of Cats” at Powerhouse Theater

Monday, July 7th, 2014

lifeofcatsVassar’s Powerhouse Apprentice Company presents a workshop performance and panel discussion around Ugandan playwright Margaret Namulyanga’s new play, Privileged Life of Cats. A lesbian couple finds their own truth in the landscape of fear provoked by Uganda’s anti-gay legislation. Following each presentation, Powerhouse students will host a panel of experts on LGBTQ community in Hudson Valley and central Uganda, to discuss the particular contexts of each community, and how we might support and learn from each other.

For more information, visit Powerhouse’s website at: http://powerhouse.vassar.edu/season/ or contact Associate Education Director Emily Mendelsohn at powerhouseemily@gmail.com

Sunday July 20, 3 – 4:20pm

Monday July 21, 8 – 9:20pm

“Flower of Iowa” Book Reading & Reception

Wednesday, June 25th, 2014

Gay in the Great War

 Flower of Iowa 

Author’s Reception & Reading at the Center

 Thursday, June 26

7 – 8:30 pm

Apuzzo Hall at the Center (map)

 

 

Former Center Board President Lance Ringel will read from his newly published novel, Flower of Iowa, at an author’s reception in Apuzzo Hall. Hosted by the Center’s Men’s Group, the reception will also include a selection of live music from the First World War performed by Chuck Muckle, and refreshments. Everyone is welcome.

 

 

About Flower of Iowa

 

During the final months of the Great War in France in 1918, young American soldier Tommy Flowers discovers an unexpected attraction to British soldier David Pearson. The two men must navigate this startling revelation as the war reaches a crescendo. Flower of Iowa was picked up by The Advocate magazine’s “Hot Sheet” list of media and cultural events highlights. Read a Q&A with Lance.

LOFT Pride Celebration

Tuesday, May 27th, 2014

The LOFT’s 2014 Pride Celebration

LOFT Pride Logo MediumJune 7, 2014, 1 – 4 pm

Yes, Rain or Shine!
The Courtyard adjacent to The LOFT
252 Bryant Avenue – White Plains, New York

Featuring:

  • Our Annual Garden Party
  • Live Performance by The Glamazons
  • Volunteer Appreciation Honoring Cynthia Long
  • DJ Mimi
  • Bingo Fun
  • A Fundraising Raffle

What better way to start the Pride season than with a fashionable garden party supporting the programs and services of The LOFT, your LGBT community center! You’ll be spending the afternoon in the wonderful courtyard adjacent to The LOFT. With its still fountain, its lush green foliage, and array of early summer flowers, the courtyard is the perfect setting for our Garden Party. Enjoy the wonderful outdoor setting, dine on delicious luncheon fare, and catching up with old friends and making new ones.

Ticket Information/Purchase
Tickets are just $30 for this delightful Pride afternoon of food, fun, and fancy!

Sponsorship Information
Be a Part of the Pride Celebration! Help support The LOFT and this Pride event by becoming a sponsor.

LOFT Pride Celebration Program Book
Show your Pride! Take an ad out for your your business, or congratulate Cynthia Long, our Volunteer of the Year. You can also congratulate The LOFT.

Rockland Gay Pride

Thursday, May 8th, 2014

VCS GAY PRIDE ROCKLAND SUNDAY
Sunday, June 8th, 11am-5pm in the Main Street Parking Lot, Nyack, New York