Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Minutes - March 8, 1979

Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Minutes - March 8, 1979
Number of Pages: 
3
Date: 
March 9, 1979

The Pennsylvania Governor’s Council for Sexual Minorites was an officially appointed advisory committee created by Governor Milton J. Shapp in 1976. Governor Shapp, by executive order, declared that all executive branch offices and services were to end discriminatory practices and policies against all LGBTQ+ employees, clients, and program of state services. The proposed council was his instrument guaranteeing the implementation of his decree throughout the Executive Branch of state government.

Minutes for the March 8, 1979 meeting. Minutes include:

  • Update on Media Coverage
  • Information from the Governor's Office
  • White House Conference of the Family participation
  • General Announcements
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Time Period: 
Origin: 
Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Collection: 
Location: 
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection
Repository: 
Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections