Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Agenda and Minutes - May 27, 1976

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10
Date
May 27, 1976

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 from the May 27, 1976 meeting. The opening of the meeting contained a program on Transsexuality, and was followed by Committee Reports and discussion.

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

PA Rural Gay Caucus Legislative Committee Minutes - May 22, 1976

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2
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May 22, 1976
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 outreach to the Central PA LGBTQ community. In these meeting minutes the Legislative Committee reports on the Legislative Education Packet that was created called “Gay Legislation ’76, Pennsylvania,” which was an endorsement of Gay Rights. There was no new legislation introduced, and the committee discussed the next steps since “Hill’s Bill” was not able to be introduced in the Senate.
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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
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LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection

PA Rural Gay Caucus Legislative Committee Minutes - May 8, 1976

Number of Pages
2
Date
May 8, 1976
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 outreach to the Central PA LGBTQ community. In these minutes, the Legislative Committee updates members on the legislation being considered, and the process of contacting legislators from Gay Lobby Day was discussed.
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Gift of Joseph W. Burns
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LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection