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PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
1970s to 1980s
This collection documents the earliest known organizational history of the LGBTQ+ community in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley region. The Pennsylvania Lesbian and Gay Support Network (PALGSN) was established in 1978 after the first Pride Conference...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
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1979
Pamphlet and organizational document that explains the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg’s mission, background, funding, call-in categories, and call statistics.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics: Library
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN), National Gay Task Force (NGTF), Dignity/Central PA, Central PA Gay Alliance, Parents of Gays
February/March 1979
Homophiles of Williamsport (HOW) was founded in 1975 to be an educational outreach and social group for members of the LGBTQ+ community in the Williamsport, PA area, through monthly meetings, social events, and discussion...
Collection: LGBT-008 - Maneval
Topics:
Organizations: Homophiles of Williamsport (HOW), PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
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Here's How (Williamsport, PA) - February/March 1979
May 1979
Homophiles of Williamsport (HOW) was founded in 1975 to be an educational outreach and social group for members of the LGBTQ+ community in the Williamsport, PA area, through monthly meetings, social events, and discussion...
Collection: LGBT-008 - Maneval
Topics:
Organizations: Homophiles of Williamsport (HOW), Homophiles of Penn State (HOPS), PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
View Item: Here's How (Williamsport, PA) - May 1979
Fall 1979
Calendar of events hosted by Dignity/Central PA during the fall of 1979.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: Dignity/Central PA, PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN), Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)
View Item: Fall with Dignity/Central PA - 1979
June 1979
Homophiles of Williamsport (HOW) was founded in 1975 to be an educational outreach and social group for members of the LGBTQ+ community in the Williamsport, PA area, through monthly meetings, social events, and discussion...
Collection: LGBT-008 - Maneval
Topics:
Organizations: Homophiles of Williamsport (HOW), PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
View Item: Here's How (Williamsport, PA) - June 1979
June 9, 1978
Lesbian/Gay Fundraiser at Rosmary's for Pride '79 featuring Rainbow's End.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
View Item: Pride '79 Fundraiser Flyer - June 9, 1978
July 1979
Keystone is an educational and communication feature of Dignity/Central PA Inc. Noteworthy articles in this issue:
- "From the President" (p. 1)
- "Summer with Dignity (Update" (p. 2)
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: Dignity/Central PA, PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
October 19 - 21, 1979
Brochure and Registration for Pride '79, a statewide gay rights conference.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
View Item: Pride '79 Brochure and Registration - October 19 - 21, 1979
October 19 - 21, 1979
Advertisement poster for Pride '79, a statewide gay rights conference.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN), PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
View Item: Pride '79 Poster - October 19 - 21, 1979
September - November 1980
Calendar of events hosted by Dignity/Central PA for the Fall of 1980.
October 3 -5 , 1980
Brochure and Registration for Pride '80, a statewide gay rights conference.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
View Item: Pride '80 Brochure and Registration - October 3 - 5, 1980
October 3 - 5, 1980
Program for Pride '80, a statewide gay rights conference.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
View Item: Pride '80 Program - October 3 - 5, 1980
January 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Notable articles in this issue are:
- "81 Officers"
- "In the Red"
- "8 Resolutions"
- "81 Training"
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics: Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
View Item: GSH Newsletter - January 1981
May 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Noteworthy articles in this issue are:
- "New Officers in June" (p. 1)
- "Treasurer Stays" (p. 1)
- "Flea Mrkt. June 6" (p. 3)
- "MCC...
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), Dignity/Central PA, MCC Harrisburg, PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN), Pennsmen Inc.
View Item: GSH Newsletter - May 1981
June 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Notable articles in this issue are:
- "A Rose" [La Rose Rouge] (p. 1)
- "Switchboard Summer Picnic" (p. 1)
- "June 30 - ERA Rally" (p. 3)...
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics: Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Harrisburg NOW, Dignity/Central PA, PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN), MCC Harrisburg
View Item: GSH Newsletter - June 1981
November 1981
Founded in 1968 in California, the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) began as a Christian outreach to meet the needs of the LGBTQ+ community. MCC Harrisburg (later renamed MCC of the Spirit) and MCC Lancaster (later renamed...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: MCC Harrisburg, Dignity/Central PA, West Branch Gay Support Network (WBGSN), PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
December 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. This was the last newsletter created by the Switchboard, due to the establishment of another gay press in Harrisburg. Notable articles in this issue are:
- ...
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Dignity/Central PA, Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), Central PA Gay Alliance, PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
View Item: GSH Newsletter - December 1981
January/February 1982
Founded in 1968 in California, the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) began as a Christian outreach to meet the needs of the LGBTQ+ community. MCC Harrisburg (later renamed MCC of the Spirit) and MCC Lancaster (later renamed...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: MCC Lancaster, Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
View Item: The Link (MCC Harrisburg) - January/February 1982
July/August 1982
Keystone is an educational and communication feature of Dignity/Central PA Inc. Noteworthy articles in this issue:
- "From the President" (p. 1)
- "Elections" (p. 1)
- "The Closet as Killer" (p. 5)...
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...
Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter
Topics:
Organizations: Dignity/Central PA, PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN), National Organization for Women (N.O.W.)
View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - May 1983
1968 - 2015; Bulk Dates 1970 - 1980
Joseph W. Burns started to donate these materials in 2013 as the first contribution of historical documents to the LGBT Center of Central PA History Project. These materials reflect his involvement in, and document, LGBTQ+ activism in Central PA...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics: PA Senate Bill 531, PA Senate Bill 83
Organizations: Lehigh Valley Citizens Concerned for a Better Community (CCBC), Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks), PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, Lehigh Valley Homophile Organization (Le-Hi-Ho), PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN), PA Rural Gay Caucus, National Gay Task Force (NGTF), National Organization for Women (N.O.W.)
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection, Appendix: Bibliography of books donated by Joseph W. Burns
