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Liz Bradbury recounts her early activism with the League of Gay and Lesbian Voters, the creation and work of PA GALA, and the passing of an anti-discrimination ordinance in Allentown.

Liz Bradbury recalls the inner workings of Allentown’s non-discrimination ordinance, PA GALA’s impact in local elections and national lawmaking, and their lawsuit against Citizens for Traditional Values.

Liz Bradbury describes PA GALA’s work in passing nondiscrimination ordinances throughout the Lehigh Valley and state, her relationship with Steve Black, and the creation and impact of The Valley Gay Press.

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.

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.

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…

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…

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…

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

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