Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities Meeting Minutes - 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 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 for the April 12, 1978 meeting. Minutes include: 

• The future direction of projects undertaken by the council
• General annoucements
• Update on the Speaker's Bureau
• Health Committe Report
• Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) update
• Employment and Education Committees Reports 
• Pride 78 update