PA Rural Gay Caucus

Rural Gay Caucus Flyer - circa 1975

circa 1975

The Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus is an association of interested individuals and groups, formed with the objective of promulgating the concerns and freedoms of gay people and all sexual minorities. The newsletter was used as outreach to the...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: Community Outreach

Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: Rural Gay Caucus Flyer - circa 1975

Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - February 1975

February 1975

The Gay Era was a newspaper that reported news of interest from around the United States, with a specific focus on the news surrounding the gay community in Central PA, and provided a central forum for gay communities that were spread out across...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns Periodicals

Topics: Human Rights Ordinance, Feminism

Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Lancaster, Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Gays United Lancaster (GUL), PA Rural Gay Caucus, Dignity/Central PA, Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks), Women Oriented Women (WOW), Gay Era, Peer Counseling Program, Governor's Gay Task Force, Lesbian Discussion Group (Lancaster), Gay Community Services of Harrisburg

View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - February 1975

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - November 1975

November 1975

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...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics:

Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks), PA Rural Gay Caucus, Lehigh Valley Homophile Organization (Le-Hi-Ho), Gays United Lancaster (GUL), Gay Coordinating Society (GCS) Berks Art Alliance, Governor's Gay Task Force

View Item: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - November 1975

PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - November 1975

November 1975

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: PA Senate Bill 743, PA House Bill 196

Organizations: Lehigh Valley Homophile Organization (Le-Hi-Ho), Governor's Gay Task Force, Gays United Lancaster (GUL), PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - November 1975

Letter to Susquehanna Valley Gays United (SVGU) from Sam Deetz - November 11, 1975

November 11, 1975

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...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, Governor's Gay Task Force, Susquehanna Valley Gays United (SVGU), PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: Letter to Susquehanna Valley Gays United (SVGU) from Sam Deetz - November 11, 1975

Janet Cooper (left) and Sam Deetz (right) - circa 1976

circa 1976

Janet Cooper (left) and Sam Deetz (right), members of the PA Rural Gay Caucus, in late 1975 or early 1976.

Collection: LGBT-011 - Deetz

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Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

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PA Rural Gay Caucus Chart - 1976

1976

The Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus was “an association of interested individuals and groups, formed with the objective of promulgating the concerns and freedoms of gay people and all sexual minorities."

Flow chart of how information spreads...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Chart - 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus group at Philadelphia Gay Pride - 1976

1976

This is a photo of PA Rural Gay Caucus members at the Philadelphia Gay Pride in 1976. Members include Aaron Spicher (with the Dignity Banner), Joe Burns, Richard Hoffman (with GCS Berks Banner), Sam Deetz (turned away from the camera) and Jerry...

Collection: LGBT-029 - Leshner

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Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus, Dignity/Central PA

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PA Rural Gay Caucus Legislative Committee Report - 1976

1976

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: US House Resolution 166, US House Resolution 5452

Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Legislative Committee Report - 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus Legislator Visit Evaluation Sheet - 1976

1976

This a form used to evaluate...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics:

Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Legislator Visit Evaluation Sheet - 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus Position Paper Draft - 1976

1976

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: Sodomy Repeal Bill

Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Position Paper Draft - 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus Reasons for Repeal of Sodomy Statute - 1976

1976

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: Sodomy Laws

Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Reasons for Repeal of Sodomy Statute - 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - January 1976

January 1976

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: PA House Bill 196, PA Senate Bill 743

Organizations: Lehigh Valley Homophile Organization (Le-Hi-Ho), Gays United Lancaster (GUL), Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - January 1976

Letter to the National Gay Task Force (NGTF) from the Gay Lobby Day Committee - January 28, 1976

January 28, 1976

Letter to the National Gay Task Force asking for resource materials for planning workshops in preperation for Gay Lobby Day, held on March 23, 1976.

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: Letter to the National Gay Task Force (NGTF) from the Gay Lobby Day Committee - January 28, 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - February 1976

February 1976

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics:

Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus, Governor's Gay Task Force, Gays United Lancaster (GUL), Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - February 1976

Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - March 1976

March 1976

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns Periodicals

Topics: Human Rights Ordinance, PA State Employee Antidiscrimination Proclamation

Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus, PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, Gay League of Lebanon (GLL), Gay Era, Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Gay Switchboard of Lancaster, Gays United Lancaster (GUL), Humans Relations Commission, Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), Governor's Gay Task Force, Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)

View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - March 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - March 1976

March 1976

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: Human Relations Act, PA Senate Bill 743

Organizations: Dyketactics, PA Rural Gay Caucus, Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - March 1976

Sam Deetz, Gay Education Day - March 1976

March 1976

Sam Deetz at Gay Education Day, also known as Gay Lobby Day, organized by the PA Rural Gay Caucus and in Harrisburg, PA during March 1976. Photo taken by Bari Weaver.

Collection: LGBT-011 - Deetz

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Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

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Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - April 1976

April 1976

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns Periodicals

Topics: Human Rights Ordinance, PA House Bill 2220

Organizations: Gay Era, PA Rural Gay Caucus, PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities

View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - April 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus Event Flyer: Picnic and Garage Sale - April 11, 1976

April 11, 1976

This is an event flyer promoting a...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Lancaster, PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Event Flyer: Picnic and Garage Sale - April 11, 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus Meeting Notice - April 3, 1976

April 3, 1976

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Meeting Notice - April 3, 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus Meeting, Wilkes Barre, PA - April 10, 1976

April 10, 1976

Members at a PA Rural Gay Caucus Meeting in Wilkes Barre, PA. Photo by Thomas F. Schmidt of Fay L. Broody Studies.

Collection: LGBT-011 - Deetz

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Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

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Gay Lobby Day Report - April 11, 1976

April 11, 1976

This is the formal report from Gay Lobby Day, held on March 23, 1976 in Harrisburg, PA at the State Capitol. The repot includes results of Gay Lobby Day and suggestions for future events.

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: PA Senate Bill 743

Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus, PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities

View Item: Gay Lobby Day Report - April 11, 1976