Number of Pages
2
Date
circa 1977
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.
Press release announcing the establishment of the Gay Youth Committee headed by Janet Cooper.
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Origin
Gift of Joseph W. Burns
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Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection
