Burns, Joseph W.

Gay Lobby Day Committee Recruitment Flyers - 1976

1976

This is a collection of recruitment flyers and letters created by the Gay Lobby Day Committee for Gay Lobby Day held on March 23, 1976.

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: PA Senate Bill 743, PA House Bill 196

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View Item: Gay Lobby Day Committee Recruitment Flyers - 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 Minutes - April 24, 1976

April 24, 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.” The report was used as a type of newsletter...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Legislative Committee Minutes - April 24, 1976

Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - May 1976

May 1976

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...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns Periodicals

Topics: PA Senate Bill 743, PA House Bill 2220, Human Rights Ordinance

Organizations: Gay Era, PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, Homophiles of Penn State (HOPS), Gay Education Committee, PA Rural Gay Caucus, Susquehanna Valley Gays United (SVGU), Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Gay Switchboard of Lancaster, Gays and Lesbians of Lebanon (GLL), Gays United Lancaster (GUL), Northeastern PA Gay Alliance (NEPGA), Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)

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

PA Rural Gay Caucus Legislative Committee Minutes - May 8, 1976

May 8, 1976

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: PA Senate Bill 743, PA House Bill 2220, Hill's Bill

Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus, Homophiles of Penn State (HOPS)

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Legislative Committee Minutes - May 8, 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus, Press Release - May 13, 1976

May 13, 1976

PA Rural Cay Caucus press release disucssing the formation of a permanenet legislative committee, with it's first focus on lobbying for the repeal of Sodomy Statutes.

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: Sodomy Laws

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

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus, Press Release - May 13, 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus Legislative Committee Minutes - May 22, 1976

May 22, 1976

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: Hill's Bill

Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Legislative Committee Minutes - May 22, 1976

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - June 1976

June 1976

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: Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks), PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) - June 1976

Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - June 1976

June 1976

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns Periodicals

Topics: Gay Pride, Stonewall

Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, Gay Era, Lehigh Valley Homophile Organization (Le-Hi-Ho), West Chester Gays, PA Rural Gay Caucus, Homophiles of Penn State (HOPS), Gays United Lancaster (GUL), Gay Switchboard of Lancaster, Dignity/Central PA

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

PA Rural Gay Caucus at Philadelphia Gay Pride Parade, photo 2 - 1976

1976

Photograph of members of PA Rural Gay Caucus with their banner at the 1976 Philadelphia Gay Pride Parade. Identified members from left to right: Aaron Spicher (with the Dignity Banner), Joe Burns, Richard Hoffman (with GCS Berks Banner), Sam...

Collection: LGBT-029 - Leshner

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

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PA Rural Gay Caucus at Philadelphia Pride Parade, photo 1 - 1976

1976

Photograph of members of PA Rural Gay Caucus with their banner at the 1976 Philadelphia Gay Pride Parade. Identified people from left to right: Richard Hoffman (with GSC Berks flag), Joe Burns, Jerry Brennan, and Sam Deetz. Photograph by Bari Lee...

Collection: LGBT-011 - Deetz

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

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PA Rural Gay Caucus statement on Gay Pride Week Proclamation - 1976

1976

Statement proposed by Joseph W. Burns in representation of the PA Rural Gay Caucus against the PA House of Representatives for rejecting Governor Shapp's Proclamation of Gay Pride Week, June 12 -19, 1976.

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics:

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

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus statement on Gay Pride Week Proclamation - 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus Legislative Committee and Governor’s Council on Sexual Minorities Joint Meeting Minutes - June 12, 1976

June 12, 1976

In this report, the PA Rural Gay...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: Sodomy Repeal Bill

Organizations:

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Legislative Committee and Governor’s Council on Sexual Minorities Joint Meeting Minutes - June 12, 1976

Steering Committee Meeting Minutes - June 25, 1976

June 25, 1976

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

View Item: Steering Committee Meeting Minutes - June 25, 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus Letter - July 22, 1976

July 22, 1976

In this letter, the Caucus informs...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics:

Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Letter - July 22, 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus Press Release - July 22, 1976

July 22, 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." In this press release, the Caucus explained...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics:

Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: Rural Gay Caucus Press Release - July 22, 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - August 1976

August 1976

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:

Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus, Susquehanna Valley Gays United (SVGU), Coalition of Gay Activities

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - August 1976