Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center

06/05/2026

Tomorrow on Out in the Valley! 📻
Stefano Diaz is a member of our community, a butcher and the owner of The Meat Wagon, currently located on Hasbrouck Avenue in Kingston. Stefano sits down with host Richard Heyl de Ortiz to talk about his work, what comes next as his lease comes to an end and the field day event he is planning on 6/14.
Tune in Saturdays 9–10am on Radio Kingston, streaming online, 1490 AM, or 107.9 FM.
Past episodes can be found at https://www.lgbtqcenter.org/out-in-the-valley.

06/04/2026

The Hudson Valley March is this Saturday, 6/6, in Uptown Kingston. We welcome all to march with us or if you'd like to spectate, this is the route you'll find us!
At 12pm we step off right in front of the Community Center, going down Wall Street then taking a left onto Main Street. We then follow Main Street until we turn right onto Clinton Avenue. Finally we turn left onto Maiden Lane where we enter Academy Green.

Thanks to some of our neighboring organizations, we have free parking available to festival attendees. The Hannaford lot, Family of Woodstock and Restorative Justice Center are open to the public all day. Kingston Public Library is also a parking option, especially for marchers, but be mindful that their lot closes at 5pm.

If you have any questions, feel free to DM us or email [email protected]

06/04/2026

Hudson Valley Pride March & Kingston Pride Festival are 2 DAYS AWAY!!!! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We cannot wait to share everything we've been working on!!! Beyond the festival itself, there are 3 things we're so excited to bring you this Saturday:

🏳️‍🌈 "Our Fight Is Love" Merch: Silkscreen tees, embroidered hats & totes, made right here in the Hudson Valley. Every purchase funds our mission. Shop online anytime — then come try it on in person!

🏳️‍⚧️The 2026 Pride Guide: 48 full-color pages, completely free. Pride calendar, free resources, how-to-Pride tips, local business directory & more. Grab your copy at the Festival or at the Center (300 Wall St) all summer.

🏳️‍🌈 The Raffle: Over $6,000 in prizes including Catskills glamping, a stay, & more. Tickets start at $1. Winners drawn live Saturday!

🏳️‍⚧️ Saturday, June 6
· 10 AM lineup at the Community Center
· 12 PM march
·12–5 PM Festival at Academy Green
·Post-Pride after 5 at the Unicorn Bar

Shop merch & grab tickets ahead at the link in bio, but come see us in person to try things on, enter the raffle, and pick up your free guide! 🏳️‍🌈

🔗 lgbtqcenter.org
Our fight is love. See you Saturday! ❤️

06/04/2026

Please help out our volunteer Luci Wind Song Rain stay connected to our community! Luci has been a vital part of the Hudson Valley LGBTQ+ Community Center family since 2009, and we would hate to see anything stifle the joy she brings. Any amount helps.

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06/02/2026

Join us at the Community Center 7pm after Kingston Pride as our friends at Key of Q hold a Pride concert that celebrates the power of voices raised together in joy, resistance, and community, and honors the chosen families, friendships, and spaces that help people feel seen, celebrated, and connected. Come share the love!

For more information and to purchase advance tickets, go to https://keyofq.org/tickets/

06/02/2026

Coloring Outside the Lines: LGBTQ+ Representation in Teen Graphic Novels
6/20/2026 • 2pm at Kingston Library

Join our friends at World's End Comics and the Kingston Library for a discussion exploring the evolving representation of LGBTQ+ identities in Teen literature and how we moved away from the concept of “problem," found in early novels to “pride,” found in contemporary graphic novels. We’ll examine how the genre has helped tell powerful stories of identity and inclusion.

Participants are encouraged to share their personal favorites. Open to Adults and Teens. No registration needed.

06/02/2026

Countdown to Pride is on...our crosswalks getting the final touches and the Pride banner up across Albany Avenue. Thanks to Kingston DPW. See you all in less than five days! 🌈

06/01/2026

Volunteer reminder meeting! We'll be diving deeper into volunteer roles and what exactly you'll be doing at Pride.
Friday, 6.1
6 to 7:30pm

05/29/2026

Tomorrow on Out in the Valley! 📻
Maria Espinal is the Case Manager for Ulster Immigrant Defense Network (UIDN). She’s also the Grand Marshal for this year’s Hudson Valley Pride March. Get to know Maria as she sits down with host Richard Heyl de Ortiz for a discussion about Pride, her work with UIDN and more.
Tune in Saturdays 9–10am on Radio Kingston, streaming online, 1490 AM, or 107.9 FM.

05/27/2026

Meet our MC and fantastic drag performers for the Kingston Pride Festival!

KeKe is New York’s up and coming trans Latin artist and producer. Her drag is inspired by the women in her life that have had impact on her, be it in contact or through inspiration. Her goal as a performer and member of the community is to share the light that was given to her.

Bubbles is a local Latinx drag & burlesque performer & producer. In day to day a proud Puerto Rican Nonbinary person who loves to sing , dance and spend time with their cats. Catch them this June performing at various pride events showcasing Trans Latin pride.

Black, Trans, and Disabled. Introducing the triple threat of the Hudson Valley, Scarlet Rose. A drag performer who defies expectations and breaks down wall with her performances and infectious personality.

King Nilus, a Hudson Valley local and prominent in the New Paltz drag scene. He is one of few drag kings and an iconic one at that. His performances will have you dancing and singing along. The energy brought to the stage is like no other.