Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Minutes - January 19, 1978

Number of Pages
5
Date
January 19, 1978

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 from the January 19, 1978 meeting. Minutes include:

  • Report on the Prison Project
  • Membership
  • Public Information
  • The council's policy on Transsexuality
  • Reports form various committees
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Collection
Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH) Newsletter - March 1981

Number of Pages
5
Date
March 1981

The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Notable articles in this issue are:

  • "Anniversary Party, April 26" (p. 1)
  • "Harrisburg Gay Switchboard Presents 'That Rabbit'" (p. 1)
  • "Pennsmen Night" (p. 1)
  • "Joann Farr Outstanding" (p. 2)
  • "What's going on?" (p. 3)
  • "Library Missing Books" (p. 3)
  • "February a Record!" (p. 4)
People
Year
Time Period
Format
Origin
Gift of Bob Riese
Collection
Location
LGBT-030 Bob Riese Collection