Some post-election thoughts: Someone asked me how I’m doing this week. Please. I’m old-school homosexual.I’m used to being bullied.I’m used to being called names.I’m used to walking home from a bar at night, and not knowing who was around the corner.I’m used to a government that either ignores you or actively works against you.I’m used…
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Drag
Gay Antique City
Gay Antique City drag show in Hudson, NY on Labor Day Weekend!Hudson Power Bottom Boat Club – between the Amtrak Station at the River$20 Cash/Venmo at the door – see poster below. Hope to see you there!-Trix Wigstock used to take place every year on Labor Day Weekend in Tompkins Square Park. Here’s some clips…
Hudson Area Library Builds a Queer Archive
In June 2024 the Hudson Area Library and OutHudson began the development of a new archive, the LGBTQ+ Hudson Area History collection. This community-sourced archive will include oral histories of LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies as well as donations from the community of video, photographs, memorabilia, art, documents, and ephemera related to Hudson’s vital queer…
First Annual Mrs. Roper Romp in Hudson, NY
Some people had to google “Mrs. Roper”. However, many of us remember the wacky sex-starved landlady of the 70’s sitcom Three’s Company. Actress Audra Lindley’s character, Mrs. Roper, is an icon. There are Mrs. Roper Romps throughout the country, but this was the first one in Hudson, NY, organized by Trixie’s List (why not?). On…
Meredith Brick – The Next Generation of Hudson Drag
When I was considering buying a house in 2006, I read that this little town in upstate New York, Hudson, had a local drag performer, Musty Chiffon. For me, that was a gay “green light”. When there’s a drag queen at the door, it tells people that it’s a queer-safe(r) space. In 2013, Girlgantua organized…
A Midsummer Night’s Supreme Dream
Happy Pride! Every now and then, someone asks me for my preferred pronoun or they ask if they should refer to me as “Trixie” or “Rich”. Honestly, I don’t care. Whatever works. I’m an old-school homosexual. I’m a “drag queen”, and my chyron underneath should read, FOR Entertainment Purposes ONLY! My gender-bending is barely an…
Poured Candle Bar, Hudson – Match Game – Deluxe Edition
This Thursday night, November 18th, come down to Poured Candle Bar at 711 Warren Street, 7pm, for the Deluxe Edition of Match Game. Match Game, here in Hudson, hosted by yours truly, is loosely based on the 1970’s TV game show (watch clips below). Two contestants try to match answers with others at the bar….
Halloween Weekend in Hudson!
I not only post about events in this little City of Hudson, but I try to go to them – and then post some pictures/text about them. I’m a little behind this month, but I’m sure you’ll like the Open Studio, 2econd Saturday, and Cemetery pieces – as well as a great interview with the…
Sherry Vine at PCB
The FABULOUS Sherry Vine (center) with Ricky Tiscareno (left) and Dennis Green (right) of Poured Candle Bar (PCB) The wonderfully talented Ms. Sherry Vine returns to Hudson for her one-woman show, “I Love Being a Whore!” This was NOT a family-friendly event. If there were terms and phrases that you needed translated, Sherry Vine and…