Anita Bryant is dead! Long live the queens! “Well, at least it’s a fruit pie.” – Anita Bryant, 1977Bryant waged her anti-gay crusade in the 1970s. Anita Bryant is dead. Ding. Dong. “If you don’t FLAUNT it, then who’s going to know you’re homosexual or not? They wanted to flaunt it and not lose their…
Category: LGBTQ
Queer Holiday Market
Last month, I learned about incidents of anti-gay harassment on Warren Street. As a city official, I worked with our lawyer to draft the following resolution, as a reminder that New York State has Hate Crimes legislation. The City of Hudson’s Common Council unanimously passed the resolution in November 2024. If you are a victim…
La Fête Continue
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…
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…
Public Access, Alternative Media, and “The Brenda and Glennda Show”
Kasuri and Dream Brother sponsored an evening of “The Brenda and Glennda Show” and “Glennda and Friends”, starring Glenn Belverio and Hudson resident Mark Allen. The show aired on Manhattan Cable’s public access channel in the early to mid-90s. I decided to ask the duo a few more questions about their experiences and alternative media….
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…
Movies, Magazines, and Modeling: an Ongoing Series of Queer-Centric Events at Kasuri
If you haven’t visited Kasuri’s “new” location between Prison Alley and Columbia since they moved about a year ago, now is a great time to get yourself re-acquainted. The mainstay Hudson boutique continues to offer a trove of avant-garde fashions, but they’ve also recently teamed up with Dream Brother – a fluid creative platform helmed…
Interview with Jill Dearman
Hudson Author Jill Dearman writes a new novella, The Uncanny Case of Gilles/Jeannette,set in the City of Hudson during the Depression. TRIXIE: What inspired you to write The Uncanny Case of Gilles/Jeannette, your new novella? JD: I’ve long been obsessed with the theme of “the double,” but the idea and the entire plot came to…
Three and a Half Hours: Kinderhook
Inspired by a recent New York Times article, “36 Hours: Barcelona”, I decided to write about this past weekend’s experience and the (approximately) three and a half hours I spent in Kinderhook. (Granted, not consecutive three-and-a-half hours. I mean, let’s not go crazy…) I’m always looking for a good reason to visit Kinderhook, beyond yet…