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With Open Hearts & Open Arms
Gay LIfe in Pre-Castro Cuba/Homophobia/What's In a Name? Part 1
What's in a Name? Part 1 Continued/UMAP/Mattachine Society
Leftist Gays in the US/The Mariel Boatlift
The Mariel Boatlift Part 2/Resettlement Camps
Resettlement Continued/Press Coverage
Immigration/What's In a Name? Part 2
LGBTQ+ Organizing
The Mariel Generation/Life in PA
The Eromin Center/Impact of AIDS
AIDS in Cuba/LGBTQ+ Rights in Cuba
Acknowledgements
Stories of Discrimination
Hate Crimes
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Anita Bryant
Escalating Violence
Appalachian Trail
Bookstore Bombings
Employment Discrimination
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Blacklisted
"Moral Turpitude"
Elected
Traumatized and penalized
Other Stories of Employment Discrimination
Transgender Discrimination
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High School Experiences
Other Stories of Transgender Discrimination
Housing and Property Discrimination
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Vision of Hope MCC
Conclusion
We Believe?
Early Expereriences
Coming Out
LGBTQ+ Groups
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Religious Life
Social Life
Political Life
Faith and Identity
LGBTQ+ Clergy
Responses: Backlash
Responses: Acceptance
Looking Forward
Duty, Honor, Pride
Vietnam War Era
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Investigations
Post-Vietnam Experiences
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy
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Personal Experiences
Criticisms
Repeal
Closing
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Citations
History of LGBTQ+ Bars
Bars of the 1950s & 1960s
Bars of the 1970s
Bars of the 1980s
Bars of the 1990s & 2000s
Harrisburg, PA
Lancaster, PA
York, PA
Bar Spotlights
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400 N. 2nd Street, Harrisburg: Pre-Raids
Johnny Kobler's
Harrisburg LGBTQ+ Friendly Bars of the 1960s
The Neptune Lounge
The Strawberry Inn
Harrisburg LGBTQ+ Bars of the 1970’s
Silhouette/D-Gem
Shadows
The Archives
Harrisburg LGBTQ+ Bars of the 1980’s
Harrisburg LGBTQ+ Bars of the 1990/2000’s
Village Tavern Night Club
Tally-Ho Tavern/ The Loft
Railroad House Bar
The Fiddler
Sundown Lounge
Altland’s Ranch
Town Tavern
14 Karat Room
Gender Identity and Gender Expression
Terminology
Early Years: Impersonation
Entertaining for a Cause
Gender During Gay LIberation
Medical Classification
Rise of Publications and Organizations
The 1990s
Advocacy and Visibility
Expansion of Organizations and Activities
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Oral Histories and Photos
Where We Are Now
LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Jude Sharp
Paul Foltz
Inspired
Aries and the Gay Era
The Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus
What is the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus?
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PA Rural Gay Caucus Education Committee
Where were these groups located?
Gay Lobby Day
Important People
Pushback Against Opposition
What Happened to the Caucus?
Early LGBTQ+ Activism
Life Before Stonewall
Who's Who?
Richard Schlegel
Social Organizations
Effects of Stonewall on Central PA
Political Organizing
Rifts in the Movement
Read All About It!
Coming Out
Emily Newberry
Joanne Carrol
Amanda Hecker
Mara Kiesling
Maria Warren
Shaka Hudson
Lindsay Snowden
David Payne
Dr. Eric Selvy
Heidi Notario
Tammy de Sol
Cindy Lou Mitzel
LGBTQ+ Support Groups
Out on Campus
Acknowledgments
Bryn Mawr
HBCUs
Lafayette College
BCCC
Penn State
UPenn
Pitt
Lehigh University
Shippensburg University
HACC
Hope for the Youth
Early LGBTQ+ Youth Groups
Bisexual, Gay, and Lesbian Youth Association of Harrisburg (Bi-GLYAH)
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Founding
Beginnings
Programming
Youth Experiences
Common Roads
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General Programming
Carol Reisinger
Michelle Simmons
Merger
Louie Marven
Youth Experiences
Closing
Other Resources
The Long Road to LGBTQ+ Equality in Pennsylvania
We Believe? LGBTQ+ Religious Experiences in Central PA
Duty, Honor, Pride
With Open Hearts & Open Arms
Stories of Discrimination
History of LGBTQ+ Bars in Central PA
History of Gender Identity and Gender Expression in Central PA
Coming Out: Experiences of Transgender, BIPOC, and Others in the LGBTQ+ Communtiy
Early LGBTQ+ Activism in Central PA
The Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus
LGBTQ+ Art and Artists of Central Pennsylvania
Out On Campus: A History of LGBTQ+ Activism at Pennsylvania Colleges & Universities
Hope for the Youth: Paving the Way for Common Roads
Home
The Long Road
Beginning
>
Early Experiences
Philadelphia
>
Philadelphia Part 2
Harrisburg
>
Harrisburg Experiences
Lancaster
>
Lancaster Experiences
York
>
York Experiences
Allentown
Montgomery
>
Montgomery Experiences
Montgomery Part 2
Work Continues
>
Current Challenges
Acknowledgments
With Open Hearts & Open Arms
Gay LIfe in Pre-Castro Cuba/Homophobia/What's In a Name? Part 1
What's in a Name? Part 1 Continued/UMAP/Mattachine Society
Leftist Gays in the US/The Mariel Boatlift
The Mariel Boatlift Part 2/Resettlement Camps
Resettlement Continued/Press Coverage
Immigration/What's In a Name? Part 2
LGBTQ+ Organizing
The Mariel Generation/Life in PA
The Eromin Center/Impact of AIDS
AIDS in Cuba/LGBTQ+ Rights in Cuba
Acknowledgements
Stories of Discrimination
Hate Crimes
>
Anita Bryant
Escalating Violence
Appalachian Trail
Bookstore Bombings
Employment Discrimination
>
Blacklisted
"Moral Turpitude"
Elected
Traumatized and penalized
Other Stories of Employment Discrimination
Transgender Discrimination
>
High School Experiences
Other Stories of Transgender Discrimination
Housing and Property Discrimination
>
Vision of Hope MCC
Conclusion
We Believe?
Early Expereriences
Coming Out
LGBTQ+ Groups
>
Religious Life
Social Life
Political Life
Faith and Identity
LGBTQ+ Clergy
Responses: Backlash
Responses: Acceptance
Looking Forward
Duty, Honor, Pride
Vietnam War Era
>
Investigations
Post-Vietnam Experiences
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy
>
Personal Experiences
Criticisms
Repeal
Closing
>
Citations
History of LGBTQ+ Bars
Bars of the 1950s & 1960s
Bars of the 1970s
Bars of the 1980s
Bars of the 1990s & 2000s
Harrisburg, PA
Lancaster, PA
York, PA
Bar Spotlights
>
400 N. 2nd Street, Harrisburg: Pre-Raids
Johnny Kobler's
Harrisburg LGBTQ+ Friendly Bars of the 1960s
The Neptune Lounge
The Strawberry Inn
Harrisburg LGBTQ+ Bars of the 1970’s
Silhouette/D-Gem
Shadows
The Archives
Harrisburg LGBTQ+ Bars of the 1980’s
Harrisburg LGBTQ+ Bars of the 1990/2000’s
Village Tavern Night Club
Tally-Ho Tavern/ The Loft
Railroad House Bar
The Fiddler
Sundown Lounge
Altland’s Ranch
Town Tavern
14 Karat Room
Gender Identity and Gender Expression
Terminology
Early Years: Impersonation
Entertaining for a Cause
Gender During Gay LIberation
Medical Classification
Rise of Publications and Organizations
The 1990s
Advocacy and Visibility
Expansion of Organizations and Activities
>
Oral Histories and Photos
Where We Are Now
LGBTQ+ Art and Artists
Jude Sharp
Paul Foltz
Inspired
Aries and the Gay Era
The Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus
What is the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus?
>
PA Rural Gay Caucus Education Committee
Where were these groups located?
Gay Lobby Day
Important People
Pushback Against Opposition
What Happened to the Caucus?
Early LGBTQ+ Activism
Life Before Stonewall
Who's Who?
Richard Schlegel
Social Organizations
Effects of Stonewall on Central PA
Political Organizing
Rifts in the Movement
Read All About It!
Coming Out
Emily Newberry
Joanne Carrol
Amanda Hecker
Mara Kiesling
Maria Warren
Shaka Hudson
Lindsay Snowden
David Payne
Dr. Eric Selvy
Heidi Notario
Tammy de Sol
Cindy Lou Mitzel
LGBTQ+ Support Groups
Out on Campus
Acknowledgments
Bryn Mawr
HBCUs
Lafayette College
BCCC
Penn State
UPenn
Pitt
Lehigh University
Shippensburg University
HACC
Hope for the Youth
Early LGBTQ+ Youth Groups
Bisexual, Gay, and Lesbian Youth Association of Harrisburg (Bi-GLYAH)
>
Founding
Beginnings
Programming
Youth Experiences
Common Roads
>
General Programming
Carol Reisinger
Michelle Simmons
Merger
Louie Marven
Youth Experiences
Closing
Other Resources