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

Date
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 Deetz (turned away from the camera) and Jerry Brennan. Photo by Bari Weaver.

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Gift from Steven Leshner
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LGBT-029 Steven Leshner Collection

Bari Weaver (left), Sam Deetz (middle), and Joseph W. Burns (right) at dinner - circa 1988

Date
circa 1988

Bari Weaver (left), Sam Deetz (middle), and Joe Burns (right), memebers of the PA Rural Gay Caucus, reunited at dinner circa Christmas 1988.

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
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LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - February 1977

Number of Pages
6
Date
February 1977
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 newsletter was used as outreach to the Central PA LGBTQ community. In this report, the Caucus mentions the location of the meeting in March and provides the meeting minutes from February. Minutes to note is the passing of PA Senate Bill 83 in the State Government Committee.
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PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - February 1976

Number of Pages
3
Date
February 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 report/newsletter was used as outreach to the Central PA LGBTQ community. In this report, the PA Rural Gay Caucus discusses meeting minutes from the January meeting, Gay Lobby Day, and the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade (New York Pride Parade), for which the Pa Rural Gay Caucus called for participation. 

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Rural Gay Caucus Flyer - circa 1975

Number of Pages
2
Date
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 Central PA LGBTQ community. In this flyer, the Rural Gay Caucus is calling for participation from the LGBTQ community to address four problems within the community: Providing information for Gays, Lack of Gay Social Interactions, Developing a Gay Community, and Parent's Awareness and Acceptance.
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Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - October 1978

Number of Pages
25
Date
October 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 Central PA. Noteworthy news in this issues:

  • "Gay Prisoners: Should We Care Just Because They're Gay?" (p. 2)
  • "Rural Caucus Dissolved" (p. 3) "Defense Department Changes Policy" (p. 7)
  • "Rural Resources" (p. 9)
  • "Gay Rights Symposium" (p. 13)
  • "Gay Issues in New Civil Rights Survey" (p. 18)
  • "Gayton (PA) Mayor Swears to God" (p. 20)
  • "A.D.A. for Gay Rights" (p. 22)
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Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - June 1979

Number of Pages
25
Date
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 Central PA. Noteworthy news in this issues:

  • "State of the Publication" (p. 2)
  • "Gay Pride Week Rapped" (p. 2)
  • "House Condemns Thornburgh for 'Gay Pride Week'" (p. 2)
  • "Switchboard Anniversay" (p. 3)
  • "Penn Acts to Prohibit Discrimination against Gays" (p. 3)
  • "HOPS Blue Jeans Day" (p. 3)
  • "Gay Pride Week Proclamation" (p. 4)
  • "Anti-Gay Bill Proposed" (p. 5)
  • "Culture Shock" (p. 10)
  • "Aries Portfolio" (p. 11)
  • "PA Lawmakers Get No Respect" (p. 13)
  • "Gay Professionals' Licenses Safe" (p. 18)
  • "Human Rights Resolution" (p. 18)
  • "When Lady Gay Was Queen of Conestoga" (p. 18)
  • "Sex and the Government Worker" (p. 19)
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Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - May 1978

Number of Pages
27
Date
May 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 Central PA. Noteworthy news in this issues:

  • "Lancaster City Council Votes against Anti-Porn Law" (p. 3)
  • "Centre County Minorities Form Democratic Club" (p. 3)
  • "Bill Gray for Congress" (p. 4)
  • "Era Extension Drive" (p. 6)
  • "Gubanatorial Candidates on Gay Issues" (p. 7)
  • "Impressions of Pride '78" (p. 9)
  • "Bruce Voeller" (p. 12)
  • "Tom Wilson: They Laugh When He Sits Down at the Piano" (p. 14)
  • "Tony Silvestre: Why Are You Gay-Because I'm Lucky" (p. 16)
  • "Wanted: Volunteers for Research Project" (p. 17)
  • "Report from Millersville" (p. 17)
  • "Ecumenical Conference" (p. 18)
  • "N.O.W. in Lancaster" (p. 19)
  • "Rural Resouces" (p. 23)
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Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - April 1977

Number of Pages
17
Date
April 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 Central PA. Noteworthy news in this issues:

  • "PA Rural Gay Resource List" (p. 6)
  • "Altland's Ranch: Mardi Gras" (p. 9)
  • "News Commentary" (p. 11)
  • "Barry Kohn Speaking in Harrisburg, 'I'm Bisexual and Proud of My Gayness" (p. 11)
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Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - May 1976

Number of Pages
16
Date
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 spread out across Central PA. Notable news in this issues:

 

  • "Wheatland Zapped" (p. 4)
  • "Rural Caucus Report" (p. 5)
  • "State College [PA]" (p. 5)
  • "Reading [PA]" (p. 5)
  • "A Personal Expression of Gay Oppression from Lancaster, PA" (p. 12)
  • "Northumberland [PA]" (p. 13)

 

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Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - February 1975

Number of Pages
25
Date
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 Central PA. Notable news in this issues:

  • Gay Health Column (p.5)
  • After a Year of Activism (p.6)
  • Rural Caucus Meeting (p.7)
  • Philadelphia Bill Defeated (p.7)
  • Phila. Gay News Begins Publishing (p.7)
  • GUL Holds Election of Officers (p.8)
  • GUL Co-Sponsors Phila. Conference (p.8)
  • Date Set For Gay Lobby Day (p.8)
  • Dyke Cooper Comes to Town (p.9)
  • Of Interest to Gay Women (W.O.W.) (p.9)
  • Plant-Nite at Marietta Avenue (p.19)
  • State Police Investigating Blackmail Racket (p.20)
  • New Peer Counseling Program Begins (p.20)
  • Constructing Gay Pride or Bari's Five Steps to Sainthood (p.23)
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Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - April 1976

Number of Pages
13
Date
April 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 Central PA.

This issue was labeled incorrectly, and should be April 1976. Noteworthy news in this issue: 

  • "Supreme Court Says 'Nay' on Gay" (p. 1)
  • "Rural Caucus Report" (p. 5)
  • "Governor's Council on Sexual Minorities" (p. 8)
  • "Gay Education Day" (p. 12)
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PA Rural Gay Caucus at Philadelphia Pride Parade, photo 1 - 1976

Date
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 Weaver.

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LGBT-011 Sam Deetz Collection