Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Minutes - December 7, 1979

Number of Pages
5
Date
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 to end discriminatory practices and policies against all LGBTQ+ employees, clients, and program of state services. The proposed council was his instrument guaranteeing the implementation of his decree throughout the Executive Branch of state government.

Minutes from the December 7, 1979 meeting. Minutes include:

  • Allegheny Sodomy Case
  • Affirmative Action Policy
  • Prison Project update, specifically on LGBTQ+ Prisoner Sexual Assault
  • Rascim;
  • Copy of Affirmative Action Program Executive Order
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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
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Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Agenda and Minutes - September 1978

Number of Pages
5
Date
September 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 to end discriminatory practices and policies against all LGBTQ+ employees, clients, and program of state services. The proposed council was his instrument guaranteeing the implementation of his decree throughout the Executive Branch of state government.

This was the agenda and minutes for a September 1978 meeting. The meeting included:

  • announcements
  • an update on the Gay State-wide Support Network
  • updates on Affirmative Action training
  • training in the State Police Academy on sexual minorities issues
  • disucssion about the Prison Rape Project
  • discussion on how the council can support education on Gay Alcoholism
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Time Period
Origin
Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Collection
Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

Gay Era (Lancaster, PA) - January 1978

Number of Pages
25
Date
January 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 spread out across Central PA. Notable news in this issues:

- Conference Site Found (p.4)
- Affirmative Action Plans Sent to Governor Shapp (p.4)
- New Members to Governor's Council (p.5)
- Rural Resources (p.10)
- Pride '78 (p.19)

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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Location
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Periodicals Collection