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Leas, David
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
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Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - February 1975
November 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 spread out across...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns Periodicals
Topics: Sodomy Laws, Suicide
Organizations: Lehigh Valley Homophile Organization (Le-Hi-Ho), PA Rural Gay Caucus, Gay League of Lebanon (GLL), Dyketactics, PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, Gay Era
View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster. PA) - November 1976
December 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 these minutes, general minutes are...
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 Minutes - December 1976
December 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 newsletter was used as outreach to the...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics: Voluntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse Status
Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus, Gay Alcoholics Anonymous, PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, Lehigh Valley Homophile Organization (Le-Hi-Ho), Northeastern PA Gay Alliance (NEPGA), Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH)
View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - December 1976
May 1977
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, PA Senate Bill 531, Sodomy Laws
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Lancaster, Gay Awareness of Millersville State College, National Gay Task Force (NGTF)
View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - May 1977
June 1977
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:
Organizations: National Gay Task Force (NGTF), Gay Era, PA Rural Gay Caucus, Dignity/Central PA
View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - June 1977
July 1977
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: Sodomy Laws
Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus, PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), Coalition of Human Rights
View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - July 1977
September 27, 1977
Letter from Gay Era editors informing readers that the September and October issues will not be availible due to printing issues.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns Periodicals
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Era, Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)
View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - September 27, 1977
November 1977
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
Organizations: Parents of Gays, Gay Era, National Gay Task Force (NGTF), Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)
View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - November 1977
April 7 - 9. 1978
Program for Pride '78, a statewide gay rights conference. The program also explains the "Dark Side" of planning Pride '78, specifically the controversy with the Americus Hotel in Allentown, PA.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus
View Item: Pride '78 Program - April 7 - 9, 1978
July 1978
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, Coming Out
Organizations: Lehigh Valley Citizens Concerned for a Better Community (CCBC)
View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - June 1978
July/August 1978
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: Human Rights Ordinance, Coming Out
Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus, PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - July/August 1978
June 1979
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 Resolution
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - June 1979
June 1, 2017
David Leas was born in 1955 in Columbia, Pennsylvania. He comes from a working class family and described the sense of independence he got from his first job as busboy for the Accomac Inn. This job lead to a foray into the restaurant business,...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics:
Organizations: Gays United Lancaster (GUL), PA Rural Gay Caucus, Gay Era
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 062: David Leas
