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September 10, 1979
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
Topics: Sodomy Laws
Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
View Item: Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Minutes - September 10, 1979
October 20, 1979
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
Topics: Sodomy Laws
Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
View Item: Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Minutes - October 20, 1979
December 7, 1979
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
Topics: Sodomy Laws, Prison Project, Racism, Affirmative Action Plans
Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
View Item: Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Minutes - December 7, 1979
April 23, 1980
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
Topics:
Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
View Item: Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities ''Past Progress, Future Plans'' Draft - April 23, 1980
April 23, 1980
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
Topics:
Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
View Item: Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Agenda - April 23, 1980
June 3, 1980
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
Topics: Sodomy Laws
Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
View Item: Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Minutes - June 3, 1980
July 7, 1980
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
Topics: Sexual Harassment, Sodomy Laws
Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
View Item: Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Agenda and Minutes - July 7, 1980
September 8, 1980
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
Topics:
Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
View Item: Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Minutes - September 8, 1980
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)
- "...
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics: US House Resolution 166
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Dignity/Central PA, Pennsmen Inc.
View Item: GSH Newsletter - March 1981
April 1981
The GSH Newsletter is an outreach feature of the Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg. Noteworthy articles in this issue are:
- "Flea Market May 23" (p. 1)
- "Gay Pride Celeb'tn" (p. 2)
- "What's going on?" (p. 4)
Collection: LGBT-030 - Riese
Topics: US House Resolution 166, US House Resolution 26
Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), Dignity/Central PA, MCC Harrisburg
View Item: GSH Newsletter - April 1981
November 1981
Founded in 1968 in California, the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) began as a Christian outreach to meet the needs of the LGBTQ+ community. MCC Harrisburg (later renamed MCC of the Spirit) and MCC Lancaster (later renamed...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: MCC Harrisburg, Dignity/Central PA, West Branch Gay Support Network (WBGSN), PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
January/February 1982
Founded in 1968 in California, the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) began as a Christian outreach to meet the needs of the LGBTQ+ community. MCC Harrisburg (later renamed MCC of the Spirit) and MCC Lancaster (later renamed...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: MCC Lancaster, Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)
View Item: The Link (MCC Harrisburg) - January/February 1982
March 1982
Founded in 1968 in California, the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) began as a Christian outreach to meet the needs of the LGBTQ+ community. MCC Harrisburg (later renamed MCC of the Spirit) and MCC Lancaster (later renamed...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: Pennsmen Inc., Pennsylvania NOW, Parents of Gays, Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), MCC Harrisburg
View Item: The Link (MCC Harrisburg) - March 1982
December 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...
1990
This is a photo of Steven Leshner (left) and Richard Hause (right) at an event in Washington, D.C. around 1990. Two copies of this picture are found on pages 7 and 39 of the Dignity/Central PA Scrapbook.
Dignity/Central PA is a forum for...
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
October 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:
Organizations: York Hospice House (York, PA), Pink Triangle Coalition (PTC)
November 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:
Organizations: Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of Harrisburg, York Hospice House (York, PA)
December 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...
September 1992
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...
1993
Draft text of newspaper article to be released about the passing of an act to include sexual orientation and martial status in anti-discrimination laws in York, PA.
York Area LAMBDA, started in the 1990s and originally known as York...
Collection: LGBT-080 - Welch
Topics: York Anti-Discrimination Ordinance
Organizations:
View Item: Text of Newspaper article about anti-discrimination law in York, PA (draft) - 1993
1993
Questionnaire put together by York Area LAMBDA with answers from candidates for Mayor, City Council, and School Board for York City.
York Area LAMBDA, started in the 1990s and originally known as York Support Inc., was an educational,...
Collection: LGBT-080 - Welch
Topics:
Organizations: York Area LAMBDA
View Item: York Area LAMBDA Lesbian and Gay Voters Guide - 1993
1993
Announcement supporting Mayor William J. Althaus' proposal to extend York City's civil rights guarantees to include sexual orientation and marital status.
York Area LAMBDA, started in the 1990s and originally known as York Support Inc.,...
Collection: LGBT-080 - Welch
Topics: York Anti-Discrimination Ordinance
Organizations: York City Untied
View Item: York City United Support for Mayor William J. Althaus - 1993
January 17 and February 21, 1993
York Area LAMBDA memo in replacement of general meeting minutes for January 17 and February 21 meetings. The memo updates members on the status of the gay rights ordinance proposed by Mayor Althaus to the York City Council.
York Area...
Collection: LGBT-080 - Welch
Topics: York Anti-Discrimination Ordinance
Organizations: York Area LAMBDA
View Item: York Area LAMBDA General Meetings Memo - January 17 and February 21, 1993