Pride '80 Fundraiser Flyer - February 20, 1980

Number of Pages
2
Date
February 20, 1980

Lesbian/Gay Fundraiser at Rosmary's for Pride '80 featuring Sharon Ettinger. 

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
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Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Pride '79 Fundraiser Flyer - June 9, 1978

Number of Pages
2
Date
June 9, 1978

Lesbian/Gay Fundraiser at Rosmary's for Pride '79 featuring Rainbow's End. 

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
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LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Pride '80 Brochure and Registration - October 3 - 5, 1980

Number of Pages
6
Date
October 3 -5 , 1980

Brochure and Registration for Pride '80, a statewide gay rights conference.

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Collection
Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Pride '78 Brochure and Registration Materials - January 20 - 22, 1978

Number of Pages
7
Date
January 20 - 22, 1978

Brochure and Registration Materials for Pride '78, a statewide gay rights conference.

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Collection
Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Pride '79 Brochure and Registration - October 19 - 21, 1979

Number of Pages
6
Date
October 19 - 21, 1979

Brochure and Registration for Pride '79, a statewide gay rights conference. 

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
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Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Pride '82 Exhibit Information Form - August 27 - 29, 1982

Number of Pages
2
Date
August 27 - 29, 1982

Exhibit Booth registraion form for Pride '82, a statewide gay rights conference. 

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
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Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Pride '79 Exhibit and Sponsorship Forms - October 19 - 21, 1979

Number of Pages
3
Date
October 19 - 21, 1979

Exhibit Booth and Program Sponsor reservation forms for Pride '79, a statewide gay rights conference.  

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LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns
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LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Pennsylvania State Gay Conference Program - October 17 - 18, 1975

Number of Pages
6
Date
October 17 - 18, 1975

Program for the first Pennsylvania State Gay Conference, a statewide gay rights conference which was later known as Pride. 

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Collection
Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Gay Neighbors Announcement - February 1976

Number of Pages
3
Date
February 1976

Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus.

Announcement of the Gay Neighbor Program created by GCS Berks to be of service for members of the LGBTQ+ community. They did emphasis that this program was not a dating service. 

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Collection
Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Speakers Bureau Memo - circa 1976

Number of Pages
2
Date
circa 1976

Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. 

Memo announcing the formation of the Speakers Bureau, a group created by GCS Berks to provide speakers for educational purposes when it comes to LGBTQ+ issues. 

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
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Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Mutual Interest Groups Flyer - circa 1974

Number of Pages
3
Date
circa 1974

Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. 

This is a flyer created by GCS Berks to explain "mutal interest groups" and how they can be helpful for getting members of the LGBTQ+ community invovled in special interest groups. 

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
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Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Anita Bryant Boycott Flyer - June 1977

Number of Pages
2
Date
June 1977

Flyer created by the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) giving information to protest Anita Bryant by writing to the Florida Citrus Commission saying that LGBT community will not buy Florida Oragne Juice if they keeps supporting Bryant.

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
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Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - December [1975]

Number of Pages
4
Date
December [1975]

Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. The newsletter was a way to inform members and community members about LGBTQ+ issues. 

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Time Period
Format
Origin
Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Collection
Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - July 1976

Number of Pages
6
Date
1976

Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. The newsletter was a way to inform members and community members about LGBTQ+ issues.

Year
Time Period
Format
Origin
Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Collection
Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - June 1976

Number of Pages
6
Date
June 1976

Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. The newsletter was a way to inform members and community members about LGBTQ+ issues.

Notable information in this issue includes:

  • New York City and Philadelphia Pride Parades
  • Local committees formed by the Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
  • Purpose and structure of the PA Rural Gay Caucus
  • Local participation in Equal Rights Amendment Rally
  • The opening of an alternative bookstore in Reading, PA
  • The GCS Berks Speakers Bureau
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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Collection
Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - April 1976

Number of Pages
7
Date
April 1976

Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. The newsletter was a way to inform members and community members about LGBTQ+ issues. This issue has a page dedicated to Gay Lobby Day 1976. 

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Collection
Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - February 1976

Number of Pages
7
Date
February 1976

Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. The newsletter was a way to inform members and community members about LGBTQ+ issues. 

Noteworthy news in this issue include:

  • Heart and Lambda patches available for sale from GCS Berks members
  • State Senate Bill 743 which would permit discrimination in employment
  • Creation of a GCS Berks Political Action Committee
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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Collection
Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

GCS Berks Gay Liberation Stamp Design - 1976

Number of Pages
2
Date
1976

Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. This Gay Liberation Stamp was designed by Jerry Yoder, member of GCS Berks.  

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Time Period
Format
Origin
Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Collection
Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - November 1975

Number of Pages
9
Date
November 1975

Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. The newsletter was a way to inform members and community members about LGBTQ+ issues.

Noteworthy in this issue:

  • GCS Berks Art Alliance establishes National Gay Art Alliance and plans National Gay Art Show (p. 7)
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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
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LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Bicentennial Conference on Gays and the Federal Government Registration and Schedule - October 1975

Number of Pages
3
Date
October 1975

Registration and schedule for the Bicentennial Conference on Gays and the Federal Government Conference in Washington D.C. on October 10-14, 1975. 

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Collection
Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - April 1975

Number of Pages
5
Date
April 1975

Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. The newsletter was a way to inform members and community members about LGBTQ+ issues.

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Format
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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Collection
Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

PA Rural Gay Caucus Statistics Report - June 1976

Number of Pages
2
Date
June 1976

The Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus was “an association of interested individuals and groups, formed with the objective of promulgating the concerns and freedoms of gay people and all sexual minorities.” The report was used as a type of newsletter outreach to the Central PA LGBTQ community.

This Statistic Report gives statistics of the LGBT population in Pennsylvania as a way to show why fighting for LGBT rights was important.

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
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LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

PA Rural Gay Caucus Reasons for Repeal of Sodomy Statute - 1976

Number of Pages
2
Date
1976

The Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus was “an association of interested individuals and groups, formed with the objective of promulgating the concerns and freedoms of gay people and all sexual minorities.” The report was used as a type of newsletter outreach to the Central PA LGBTQ community.

This paper gives reasons as to why the Sodomy Statute should be repealed from the PA Crimes Code.

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
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LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

PA Rural Gay Caucus Legislation Report - May 25, 1976

Number of Pages
3
Date
May 25, 1976

The Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus was “an association of interested individuals and groups, formed with the objective of promulgating the concerns and freedoms of gay people and all sexual minorities.” The report was used as a type of newsletter outreach to the Central PA LGBTQ community.

This report updates members on PA Senate Bill 743 and the Sodomy Repeal Bill, or “Hill’s Bill.”

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
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LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection