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Religion and Spirituality
October 27, 2016
Hannah-Smith Brubaker was born in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, and spent most of her childhood in Port Allegany, McKean County. She began to identify as a lesbian at the start of college, and she entered the political sphere for the first time...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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Transcription of LGBT Oral History 109: Hannah Smith-Brubaker
January 19, 2017
This is an interview with Steven Leshner of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He conveys his struggles of coming out in the 1970s and being a gay man in central PA through a series of anecdotes. Steven also talks extensively about his work at Dignity and...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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Organizations: Dignity/Central PA
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 063B: Steven Leshner
March 8, 2107
This is a story circle with Barry Loveland, Richard Hause, and Stephen Leshner discussing the life and work of Jerry Brennan. They begin with the discussion of Jerry’s childhood religion and his attendance of St. Bernard’s...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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Organizations: Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Dignity/Central PA
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 011: Jerry Brennan
April 25, 2017
Kerry Wiessman was born on October 26, 1954 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. She grew up in Wayne, New Jersey in a lake community. Kerry discusses her upbringing in a large family and her relationship with her mother. Kerry also discusses her career in...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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Organizations: Gay Affirming Interfaith Network
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 125: Kerry Wiessman
June 9, 2017
Marty Tornblom was born in Utah and was raised in the greater Salt Lake City area, as a member of the Mormon Church. She decided to get a degree in education which lead her to teaching. Following her marriage, she converted to Presbyterianism and...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: HIV/AIDs
Organizations: South Central Aids Assistance Network (SCAAN)
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 114: Marty Tornblom
July 27, 2017
Cassidy Frazee was born in 1957 in Cedar Lake, Indiana. Cassidy grew up in Cedar Lake with her younger sister, father and mother. They had a Catholic upbringing, but Cassidy explains she was no longer interested in religious affairs by the time...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Transgender Experiences
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 038: Cassidy Frazee
July 29, 2017
Robert Sevensky was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1948. Despite having an unpleasant experience in early education and having financial issues, Robert persevered and ended up pursuing an academic career in college. After two years at the...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: HIV/AIDs
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 105: Robert Sevensky
September 28, 2017
Sophie Kandler was born in Spring City, Pennsylvania in 1966. After being bullied at home and at school, Sophie finally graduated from high school. After graduating and applying to colleges, Sophie decided to attend Drexel University. After...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Transgender Experiences
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 053: Sophie Kandler
October 4, 2017
Chris Dietz was born on April 6, 1975 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He lived in Carlisle shortly after he was born, before moving to Perry County with his parents and younger sister. There, he attended West Perry School District and participated in...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Family Unit
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 029: Chris Dietz
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: Alex Reber
July 30, 2018
Cecelia Wambach was born on May 26th, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Cecelia begins the interview by talking about her family life, the dynamics of her relationship with her parents and religion, and how those facets shaped her adult identity...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 131: Cecelia Wambach
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Dignity/Central PA brochure explaining the mission of this Harrisburg, PA chapter of the national Dignity organization. This local chapter was founded in 1975.
Collection: LGBT-036 - Valerio
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Organizations: Dignity/Central PA
View Item: Dignity/Central PA Brochure - undated
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Membership Application for Dignity/Central PA.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
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Organizations: Dignity/Central PA
View Item: Membership Application (Dignity/Central PA) - undated
1985-1999
Steven Leshner became a member of Dignity/Central PA, a Catholic organization for LGBTQ+ individuals that has been active in the Harrisburg, PA area since 1976, in the 1970s, where he participated in events and activities, as well as became part...
Collection: LGBT-029 - Leshner
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Organizations: Dignity/Central PA
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-029 Steven Leshner Collection
1980 - 1986
Richard H. Hause was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, on May 21, 1947, and moved to Harrisburg after he graduated from high school in 1965. After coming out to his family when he was eighteen, Richard began working for the State Government in...
Collection: LGBT-053 - Hause
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Organizations: Dignity/Central PA
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-053 Richard Hause Collection
1980 - 1994
These materials contain artwork designed by Lawrence Valerio for LGBT events and organizations in Central PA, including Dignity of Central PA, a forum for human concerns, a place of seeking for greater self, knowledge, and wisdom, an affirmation...
Collection: LGBT-036 - Valerio
Topics:
Organizations: Dignity/Central PA, South Central Aids Assistance Network (SCAAN)
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-036 Lawrence Valerio Collection
1979, 1980 - 2009
Colin Kreitzer was born in 1947 in Enola, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Wormleysburg, PA with his parents and his younger sister. He attended West Chester College (now West Chester University) and moved to Harrisburg in 1977, where he began...
Collection: LGBT-061 - Kreitzer
Topics:
Organizations: Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of Harrisburg, Dignity/Central PA, MCC of the Spirit
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-061 Colin Kreitzer Collection
1991 - 2003
This collection was donated anonymously by an individual associated with the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) of the Spirit in Harrisburg, PA.
The Newspapers Clippings series documents issues such as same–sex marriage, the relationship...
Collection: LGBT-012 - Anonymous
Topics: Lancaster Antidiscrimination Law
Organizations: MCC of the Spirit
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-012 Anonymous Collection
1946, 1970 - 2017
John Barns was born in Perry County, PA. He graduated from Greenwood High School in 1960 and then joined the Pennsylvania National Guard during the Vietnam War, where he was in the armored tank division. After discharging from the military, Barns...
Collection: LGBT-015 - Barns
Topics: HIV/AIDs
Organizations: Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of Harrisburg, Dignity/Central PA
View Item: LGBT History Project: LGBT-015 John R. Barns Collection
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