Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - June 1976

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) - June 1976
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Number of Pages: 
6
Date: 
June 1976

Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus. The newsletter was a way to inform members and community members about LGBTQ+ issues.

Notable information in this issue includes:

  • New York City and Philadelphia Pride Parades
  • Local committees formed by the Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
  • Purpose and structure of the PA Rural Gay Caucus
  • Local participation in Equal Rights Amendment Rally
  • The opening of an alternative bookstore in Reading, PA
  • The GCS Berks Speakers Bureau
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Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter
Topics: 
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
People: 
Burns, Joseph W.
Places: 
Alternative Booksellers (Reading, PA)
Organizations: 
Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)
PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities
PA Rural Gay Caucus
Events: 
Philadelphia Pride Parade
New York City Pride Parade
General Subjects: 
Politics and Government
Social Reform and Advocacy
Year: 
1976
Time Period: 
1970-1979
Format: 
Newsletters
Origin: 
Gift of Joseph W. Burns
Collection: 
LGBT-001 - Burns
Location: 
LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Collection
Repository: 
Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections