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Joseph Burns shares stories of Le-Hi-Ho, LGBT activism, and personal relationships.

Joseph Burns talks about his experience of being a gay man in Bethlehem, PA in the 1970s and '80s, namely his involvement with Le-Hi-Ho (Lehigh Valley Homophile Movement).

Roberta and Harold Krieder discuss their activism and work as allies to LGBTQ+ communities. They describe how the death of Roberta’s beloved brother due to HIV started them on the path toward advocacy for LGBTQ+ people. They go on to discuss their…

Don Kohn talks about his involvement with the Eastern PA chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).

Nadine Anderson recounts her time as an LGBT individual in church, her career in psychology, and how the fields have developed over the years.

Jane Land describes her childhood in Bucks County, her experiences at Moravian College in a social work program, and her movement to Northampton Community College to study mechanics where she was the only woman in the auto mechanic program. Land goes…

Michele Strohl describes her childhood in Northeastern PA with a focus on family life, discussion of normative understandings of gender, and her school experiences. Strohl describes college life at East Stroudsburg University, the lesbian community…

DJ Landis discusses early childhood and young adulthood in Shamokin, PA, her thoughts about being adopted, and her family life. DJ addresses a number of gay bars in small towns and cities as well as LGBT social scene and butch/femme identities. The…

Liz Bradbury describes her maternal and paternal family, her upbringing, time at the Maryland Institute of Art and Indiana State University, and relationships before Patricia Sullivan.

Liz Bradbury details the transition from The Valley Gay Press to Pennsylvania Diversity Network, providing the Valley with crucial information, meeting Adrian Shanker, and starting an LGBTQ+ community center for the Lehigh Valley.