LGBT Oral History 096: Bernie Pupo

Number of Pages
13
Date
July 24, 2013

Bernie Pupo was born in Kulpmont, Pennsylvania in 1945 and attended Mount Carmel Catholic High School. After working in a factory after high school, Bernie moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he worked as a window decorator for Pomeroy’s department store for three years. During this time, he also joined SCAAN, the South Central Aids Assistance Network, which is now known as the AIDS Alliance. In this interview, Bernie speaks about his most memorable experience as a Boy Scouts leader, as well as his experience working in and visiting gay clubs in cities such as Harrisburg, Reading, Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, and D.C. During this interview, he also speaks about how he experienced very little homophobia in both his family and overall social life, despite living in a small town during the 60s and growing up as a practicing Catholic. Bernie, still Catholic, now works as a hair dresser and owns his own salon.

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Gift of Bernie Pupo
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LGBT Oral History - Pupo, Bernie - 096

LGBT History Project: LGBT-024 Bernie Pupo Collection

Number of Pages
3
Date
1983-1996
Bernie Pupo was born in Kulpmont, Pennsylvania in 1945 and attended Mount Carmel Catholic High School. After working in a factory after high school, Bernie moved to Harrisburg, where he joined SCAAN, the South Central Aids Assistance Network, which is now known as the AIDS Alliance.
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Gift of Bernie Pupo
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LGBT-024 Bernie Pupo Collection

"The Normal Heart" Program - January 21, 1988

Number of Pages
9
Date
January 21, 1988

Program for "The Normal Heart" performance by Lily White & Company at the Rose Lehrman Art Centre at Harrisburg Area Community College in January 1988.

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Gift of Paul Foltz
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LGBT-043 Lily White & Company