1970-1979

Pride '78 Program - April 7 - 9, 1978

April 7 - 9. 1978

Program for Pride '78, a statewide gay rights conference. The program also explains the "Dark Side" of planning Pride '78, specifically the controversy with the Americus Hotel in Allentown, PA.

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: Pride '78 Program - April 7 - 9, 1978

Pride '78 Resolutions - April 7 - 9, 1978

April 7 - 9, 1978

List of resolutions introduced from Pride '78, a statewide gay rights conference, with notes on which were passed, amended, or failed.

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: Pride '78 Resolutions - April 7 - 9, 1978

Rescheduled Pride '78 Brochure and Registration - April 7 - 9, 1978

April 7 - 9, 1978

Due to inclement wheather, Pride '78, a statewide gay rights conference, was rescheduled from January 20 - 22 to April 7 - 9. This document contains the updated Brochure and Regsitration info.

Collection: LGBT-074 - Silvestre

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Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: Rescheduled Pride '78 Brochure and Registration - April 7 - 9, 1978

Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Minutes - April 12, 1978

April 12, 1978

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: Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities

View Item: Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Minutes - April 12, 1978

Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - May 1978

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...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns Periodicals

Topics: Human Rights Ordinance

Organizations: Center County Minority Rights Democratic Club, National Organization for Women (N.O.W.), National Gay Task Force (NGTF), PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, Gay Awareness of Millersville State College

View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - May 1978

Here's How (Williamsport, PA) - May 1978

May 1978

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

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Organizations: Homophiles of Williamsport (HOW), PA Rural Gay Caucus, National Organization for Women (N.O.W.)

View Item: Here's How (Williamsport, PA) - May 1978

Northeast Pennsylvania Gay Alliance (NEPGA) Newsletter - May 1978

May 1978

Founded in the early 1970s, Northeast Pennsylvania Gay Alliance (NEPGA) was a major LGBTQ+ group in northeast Pennsylvania. The newsletter was used to relay monthly meeting minutes and information about upcoming events.

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: Northeastern PA Gay Alliance (NEPGA), Gay Era

View Item: Northeast Pennsylvania Gay Alliance (NEPGA) Newsletter - May 1978

PA Rural Gay Caucus Meeting Notice - May 1978

May 1978

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

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Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Meeting Notice - May 1978

PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - May 1978

May 1978

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: Human Relations Ordinance, PA House Joint Resolution 683

Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - May 1978

Pride '78 Committee Letter to Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge - May 1978

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

Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Minutes - May 24, 1978

May 24, 1978

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: Prison Project, Speaker's Bureau

Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities

View Item: Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Minutes - May 24, 1978

Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - June 1978

July 1978

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns Periodicals

Topics: Human Rights Ordinance, Coming Out

Organizations: Lehigh Valley Citizens Concerned for a Better Community (CCBC)

View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - June 1978

Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - July/August 1978

July/August 1978

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns Periodicals

Topics: Human Rights Ordinance, Coming Out

Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus, PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities

View Item: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - July/August 1978

Last Meeting Minutes of the PA Rural Gay Caucus - June 1978

July 1978

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...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: Last Meeting Minutes of the PA Rural Gay Caucus - June 1978

Northeast Pennsylvania Gay Alliance (NEPGA) Newsletter - July 1978

July 1978

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: Northeastern PA Gay Alliance (NEPGA)

View Item: Northeast Pennsylvania Gay Alliance (NEPGA) Newsletter - July 1978

Wesley in White Dress in Striped Chair, photo 1 - July 1978

July 1978

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...

Collection: LGBT-104 - Trautwein

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Wesley in White Dress in Striped Chair, photo 2 - July 1978

July 1978

Collection: LGBT-104 - Trautwein

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Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Minutes - July 11, 1978

July 11, 1978

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: Speaker's Bureau, Prison Project

Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, Humans Relations Commission

View Item: Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Minutes - July 11, 1978

Pennsylvania Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PLGSN) Records - 1970s to 1980s

Pennsylvania Lesbian/Gay Support Network Brochure

1970s to 1980s

This collection documents the earliest known organizational history of the LGBTQ+ community in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley region. The Pennsylvania Lesbian and Gay Support Network (PALGSN) was established in 1978 after the first Pride Conference...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: PA Lesbian/Gay Support Network (PALGSN)

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Here's How (Williamsport, PA) - August 1978

August 1978

Collection: LGBT-008 - Maneval

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Organizations: Northeastern PA Coalition for Human Rights (NPCHR)

View Item: Here's How (Williamsport, PA) - August 1978

Northeast Pennsylvania Gay Alliance (NEPGA) Newsletter - August 1978

August 1978

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

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Organizations: Northeastern PA Gay Alliance (NEPGA)

View Item: Northeast Pennsylvania Gay Alliance (NEPGA) Newsletter - August 1978