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

Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - June 1986

Number of Pages
3
Date
June 1986

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s.

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Origin
Gift of Lorraine Kujawa
Location
LGBT-009 Lavender Letter Collection

Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - June 1983

Number of Pages
3
Date
June 1983

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s.

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Origin
Gift of Lorraine Kujawa
Location
LGBT-009 Lavender Letter Collection

Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - May 1983

Number of Pages
3
Date
May 1983

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s.

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Origin
Gift of Lorraine Kujawa
Location
LGBT-009 Lavender Letter Collection

Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH) Newsletter - April 1981

Number of Pages
6
Date
April 1981

The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Noteworthy articles in this issue are:

  • "Flea Market May 23" (p. 1)
  • "Gay Pride Celeb'tn" (p. 2)
  • "What's going on?" (p. 4)
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Year
Time Period
Format
Origin
Gift of Bob Riese
Collection
Location
LGBT-030 Bob Riese Collection