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March 9, 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
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Corrections Subcommittee Meeting Minutes - March 9, 1976
March 31, circa 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 meeting minutes, the...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
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View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Education Committee Minutes - March 31, circa 1976
July 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: Homophobia, PA House Bill 2220
Organizations: Homophiles of Penn State (HOPS), PA Rural Gay Caucus, Gay Era
View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - July 1976
March 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 was used as a type of newsletter...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics: Sodomy Repeal Bill, PA Senate Bill 83, Human Relations Ordinance, Inclusivity
Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus, Gay Youth of Central PA
View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - March 1977
September 17, 1977
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: Community Affairs Committee Community Proposal - September 17, 1977
October 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 was used as a type of newsletter...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics: Human Rights Ordinance
Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus, Citizens Organized for Decency (C.O.D.)
View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - October 1977
May 1978
Thank you letter Kathy Blackburn from Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge for the accommendations provided for Pride '78, a statewide gay rights conference.
Collection: LGBT-011 - Deetz
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View Item: Pride '78 Committee Letter to Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge - May 1978
October 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Noteworthy articles in this issue are:
- "That Rabbit's in Love" (p. 1)
- "Williamsport Support Group" (p. 2)
- "Harrisburg MCC is 1" (p. 3...
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
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Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), West Branch Gay Support Network (WBGSN), MCC Harrisburg
View Item: GSH Newsletter - October 1981
April 1987
Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter...
Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter
Topics: Sexual Harassment, HIV/AIDs
Organizations: Lancaster AIDS Project, Harrisburg Human Relations Commission
August 1991
Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter...
Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter
Topics: Human Rights Ordinance, Hate Crimes Bill, Tongues Untied
Organizations: York Hospice House (York, PA), Lancaster Unity Coalition
September 1991
Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area...
Collection: LGBT-009 - Lavender Letter
Topics: Hate Crimes
Organizations: South Central Aids Assistance Network (SCAAN), Pallas Athena Network, Women's Center (Gettysburg, PA)
View Item: Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - September 1991
June 19, 2013
Nancy Datres was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania in 1948 and moved to Harrisburg to pursue computer science after becoming blacklisted by the Altoona Police Department when she was just 27 years old. Thereafter, Nancy moved through several careers...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 020A: Nancy Datres
March 15, 2014
Daniel (Dan) C. Miller’s colorful humor and personality were persistent throughout the interview. He shares his experiences growing up and coming out in his early 30s. His coming out experience was during his time working for Donald L. DeMuth....
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 082: Dan Miller
August 17, 2014
Arlene Ackerman was born in San Francisco, California, then adopted and raised in Lodi, California. Jacquie Bogle Ackerman was born and raised in northern Minnesota. Arlene became licensed as clergy with the Metropolitan Community Church in 1977...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Adoption
Organizations: Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 002: Arlene and Jacquie Bogle Ackerman
August 27, 2014
Nancy Datres was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania in 1948 and first moved to Harrisburg to pursue computer science after becoming blacklisted by the Altoona Police Department when she was just 27 years old. Thereafter, Nancy moved through several...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 020B: Nancy Datres
October 11, 2014
Emily Newberry was born in June of 1944 in St. Louis, Missouri, shortly thereafter moving to West Haven, Connecticut, and then Schenectady, New York, after her parents got divorced—a shameful and hidden family secret—and her dad remarried. Emily...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Transgender Experiences
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 086: Emily Newberry
November 22, 2014
MJ Dougherty was born on May 20, 1956 in Syracuse, New York. As a child of parents who traveled extensively for work, MJ had moved around quite a bit before settling into Williamsport, PA where she attended middle school and high school. Upon...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: 9/11
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 030: MJ Dougherty
March 25, 2015
Suzanne Kohr, formerly Ott, was raised in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. She is now 60 years old, and resides in Newberrytown, Pennsylvania. Suzanne had two children with her first husband, and has been married to her second husband, Tom Kohr, for...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: HIV/AIDs
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 059: Suzanne Kohr
July 24, 2015
Daniel Maneval was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on October 3, 1947. In this interview, Daniel speaks frankly about his experiences growing up as an only child, about the homophobic violence he has experienced, and the gay organizations he...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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Organizations: Susquehanna Valley Gays United (SVGU), Homophiles of Williamsport (HOW), PA Rural Gay Caucus
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 072B: Dan Maneval
January 16, 2016
Nancy Helm was born in Lancaster Pennsylvania and graduated from Manheim Township High School in 1981. After graduating she worked for a printing company and did other odd jobs before opening a hair salon with her partner. Not long after that she...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 047: Nancy Helm
February 16, 2017
Colin Kreitzer was born in 1947 in Enola, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania with his parents and his younger sister. He attended West Chester College and moved to Harrisburg in 1977, where he began getting involved in the...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Dignity/Central PA, MCC Harrisburg
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 060: Colin Kreitzer
October 4, 2017
Barry Loveland interviews Alex Reber, now 32, who relates fascinating stories of what it was like growing up as an only child of an Evangelical Christian family raised on a farm in Bethel, a rural town between Harrisburg and Allentown and...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Coming Out
Organizations: LGBT Center of Central PA
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 097: Alex Reber
November 25, 2018
William Horn, dressed as his drag persona “Miss Christina Louise,” Miss Tina for short, tells of their experiences growing up gay, performing as a Drag Queen and the various organizations they’ve been a part of in their life. After moving to...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Drag
Organizations: Gays United Lancaster (GUL)
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 133: William ''Miss Tina'' Horn
1961-2007
Robert “Bob” Deibler was born on January 20, 1940 in upper Paxton Township in Dauphin County, PA. He graduated from Millersburg Area High School and went on to attend Bloomsburg University with majors in social science and English, and later...
Collection: LGBT-081 - Deibler
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View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-081 Robert ''Bob'' Deibler Collection
1978-1885
These materials document the holy union of Nancy Datres and Riitta Lukkari. They also contain court documents and a photograph dealing with harassment Datres and Lukkari experienced from their neighbors.
Collection: LGBT-019 - Datres & Lukkari
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View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-019 Nancy Datres & Riitta Lukkari Collection
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