Family and Relationships

LGBT Oral History 041: Steve Glassman

January 14, 2018

Steve Glassman was born on September 20, 1954 in Chicago. He was fortunate enough to grow up in a rather liberal household with accepting parents who were involved in political activism and social justice during the Civil Rights era. Glassman’s...

Collection: LGBT Oral History

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LGBT History Project: LGBT-038 Joy Ufema Counsel Collection

1991-1995

Joy (Ufema) Counsel was raised in Altoona, Pennsylvania. After completing high school, (Ufema) Counsel began studying to become a nurse at the Altoona Hospital, and later completed a nursing program at Harrisburg Area Community College....

Collection: LGBT-038 - Ufema Counsel

Topics: HIV/AIDs

Organizations: York Hospice House (York, PA)

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LGBT History Project: LGBT-086 Marie DiFava Collection

1987-2019

Maria DiFava was born in Lebanon County, PA in 1953. She graduated from high school and attended nursing school and ultimately became an EMT volunteer. She later worked as a mail carrier for the US Postal Service. Marie married and had three...

Collection: LGBT-086 - DiFava

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Organizations: Lebanon County Lesbians (LCL)

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LGBT History Project: LGBT-019 Nancy Datres & Riitaa Lukkari Collection

1978-1885

These materials document the holy union of Nancy Datres and Riitta Lukkari. They also contain court documents and a photograph dealing with harassment Datres and Lukkari experienced from their neighbors.

Collection: LGBT-019 - Datres & Lukkari

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LGBT History Project: LGBT-027 Sharon Potter Collection

circa 1995

Sharon Mahar Potter was born in Buffalo, NY and raised in Scranton, PA. She began commuting to Harrisburg, PA for the first time when she was offered a position to build the early intervention system for disabled children in the city. Profoundly...

Collection: LGBT-027 - Potter

Topics: LGBT Youth

Organizations: Bi, Gay, Lesbian Youth Association of Harrisburg (Bi-GLYAH)

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LGBT History Project: LGBT-040 Melinda Eash Collection

circa 2000

Melinda Eash is a child psychologist and LBGTQ+ rights ally. After encountering a gay patient in her psychologist practice, Eash began teaching herself about LGBTQ+ youth. She contacted and began attending the local LGBTQ+ youth group, and became...

Collection: LGBT-040 - Eash

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Organizations: Bi, Gay, Lesbian Youth Association of Harrisburg (Bi-GLYAH), Common Roads

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LGBT History Project: LGBT-066 Sophie Kandler Collection

2017

Sophie Kandler was born in Spring City, PA in 1966. After graduating from high school, Sophie attended Drexel University, but transferred after two years to Pennsylvania State University where she graduated with a degree in Secondary Education in...

Collection: LGBT-066 - Kandler

Topics: Transgender Experiences

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