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June 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: PA Senate Bill 531
Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus
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PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - June 1977
June 3, 1977
Letter to members starting the "Summer with Dignity" calendar of events.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: Dignity/Central PA, Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)
View Item: Dignity/Central PA, Letters to Members - June 3, 1977
June 4, 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: PA Senate Bill 531
Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus
View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Minutes - June 4, 1977
July 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...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns Periodicals
Topics: Sodomy Laws
Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus, PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), Coalition of Human Rights
View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - July 1977
July 1977
Homophiles of Williamsport (HOW) was founded in 1975 to be an educational outreach and social group for members of the LGBTQ+ community in the Williamsport, PA area, through monthly meetings, social events, and discussion...
Collection: LGBT-008 - Maneval
Topics:
Organizations: Homophiles of Williamsport (HOW), PA Rural Gay Caucus
View Item: Here's How (Williamsport, PA) - July 1977
July 1977
The Keystone newsletter was an educational and communication feature of Dignity/Central PA Inc. Noteworthy articles in this issue:
- "From Your President: Happy 2nd Anniversary" (p. 1)
- "Telephone Tree" (p. 2)
- "Notes...
July 1977
Founded in the early 1970’s, Northeast Pennsylvania Gay Alliance (NEPGA) was a major LGBTQ+ group in northeast Pennsylvania. The newsletter was used to relay monthly meeting minutes and upcoming events.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: Northeastern PA Gay Alliance (NEPGA)
View Item: Northeast Pennsylvania Gay Alliance (NEPGA) Newsletter - July 1977
July 1977
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...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: Lehigh Valley Citizens Concerned for a Better Community (CCBC), PA Rural Gay Caucus
View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - July 1977
July 17, 1977
Dignity/Central PA flyer inviting members to a Thanksgiving Mass and Picnic to celebrate the organization's two year anniversary.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: Dignity/Central PA
View Item: Dignity/Central PA, Thanksgiving Mass and Picnic Flyer - July 17, 1977
August 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, Humans Relations Commission
View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - August 1977
September 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
Topics:
Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
View Item: Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Memo - September 1977
September 1977
The Keystone newsletter was an educational and communication feature of Dignity/Central PA Inc. Noteworthy articles in this issue:
- "From the President" (p. 1)
- "IRS Tax Exemption Granted"
- (p. 2) "Blue Jeans Day" (p....
September 1977
Founded in the early 1970’s, Northeast Pennsylvania Gay Alliance (NEPGA) was a major LGBTQ+ group in northeast Pennsylvania. The newsletter was used to relay monthly meeting minutes and upcoming events.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: Northeastern PA Gay Alliance (NEPGA)
View Item: Northeast Pennsylvania Gay Alliance (NEPGA) Newsletter - September 1977
September 1977
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...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics: PA Senate Bill 531
Organizations: Gay Rights Advisory Committee, Homophiles of Williamsport (HOW)
View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - September 1977
September 1977
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
View Item: The Scroll (MCC Harrisburg) - September 1977
September 1977
Benedict A. “Wesley” Trautwein was a drag performer from Waldwick, NJ. He grew up in Central PA while also working for the PA State Department of Revenue. As a drag performer, he was part of The Jewel Box Revue, a touring female drag troupe (1932...
September 1977
Benedict A. “Wesley” Trautwein was a drag performer from Waldwick, NJ. He grew up in Central PA while also working for the PA State Department of Revenue. As a drag performer, he was part of The Jewel Box Revue, a touring female drag troupe (1932...
September 1977
Benedict A. “Wesley” Trautwein was a drag performer from Waldwick, NJ. He grew up in Central PA while also working for the PA State Department of Revenue. As a drag performer, he was part of The Jewel Box Revue, a touring female drag troupe (1932...
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
Topics:
Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
View Item: Community Affairs Committee Community Proposal - September 17, 1977
September 27, 1977
Letter from Gay Era editors informing readers that the September and October issues will not be availible due to printing issues.
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns Periodicals
Topics:
Organizations: Gay Era, Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)
View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - September 27, 1977
October 1977
Homophiles of Williamsport (HOW) was founded in 1975 to be an educational outreach and social group for members of the LGBTQ+ community in the Williamsport, PA area, through monthly meetings, social events, and discussion...
Collection: LGBT-008 - Maneval
Topics:
Organizations:
View Item: Here's How (Williamsport, PA) - October 1977
1977 to 1978
This collection documents the earliest known organizational history of the LGBTQ+ community in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley region. Lehigh Valley Citizens Concerned for a Better Community (CCBC, later Lehigh Valley Citizens Concerned for the Gay...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns
Topics:
Organizations: Lehigh Valley Citizens Concerned for a Better Community (CCBC)
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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
November 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...
Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns Periodicals
Topics: Human Rights Ordinance
Organizations: Parents of Gays, Gay Era, National Gay Task Force (NGTF), Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)
View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - November 1977
November 1977
Homophiles of Williamsport (HOW) was founded in 1975 to be an educational outreach and social group for members of the LGBTQ+ community in the Williamsport, PA area, through monthly meetings, social events, and discussion...
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