Maine Gay Task Force Newsletter was published by the Maine Gay Task Force in Portland, Maine. According to a 1979 report by Karen Bye in the Fortuna, Henderson, and Prizer Collection (LG-MS0111), the Maine Gay Task Force was formed as a result of the Political Strategies and Community Action workshop at the first Maine Gay Symposium. The date of the first issue is August 1974. The date of the last issue is unknown.
Editor: Peter Pritzer, Susan Hendersen
Mission Statement: “The Maine Gay Task Force, created in 1974, is a coalition of various homosexual organizations in the state. The goals of MGTF are fourfold: political, educational, legal and social. The purposes of the organization are: 1) to serve as a clearinghouse of information for the Maine Gay Community; 2) to coordinate statewide action in working for the repeal of discriminatory laws and for the enactment of protective legislation; 3) to act as a liaison between member groups and state agencies; and 4) to change current social attitudes and to eliminate discrimination and oppression where it exists.” - Vol.1, No.01 (August 1974)
Columns and Features: Minutes, Bits, Classifieds, Announcements, Letters, Impressions, Calendar, The Penobscot County Curmudgeon, The Cumberland County Curmudgeon, Hews Shorts
Description based on a sampling of current holdings from August 1974 to 1976.
Continued by: Mainely Gay (1978-1980)
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Maine Gay Task Force Newsletter, Vol.2, No.10 (October 1975)
Karen Bye, Tom Hurley, Wendy Ashley, Stephen Leo, Stan Fortuna, Deborah Johnsen, Susan Breeding, and Tim Bouffard
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Maine Gay Task Force Newsletter, Vol.2, No.11(December 1975)
Karen Bye, Tom Hurley, Wendy Ashley, Stephen Leo, Stan Fortuna, Deborah Johnsen, Susan Breeding, and Tim Bouffard
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Maine Gay Task Force Newsletter, Vol.3, No.01 (January 1976)
Karen Bye, Tom Hurley, Wendy Ashley, Stephen Leo, Stan Fortuna, Deborah Johnsen, Susan Breeding, and Tim Bouffard
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Maine Gay Task Force Newsletter, Vol.3, No.03 (March 1976)
Tom Hurley, Wendy Ashley, Stephen Leo, Stan Fortuna, Deborah Johnsen, Susan Breeding, and Tim Bouffard
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Maine Gay Task Force Newsletter, Vol.3, No.04 (April 1976)
Tom Hurley, Wendy Ashley, Stephen Leo, Stan Fortuna, Deborah Johnsen, Susan Breeding, and Tim Bouffard
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Maine Gay Task Force Newsletter, Vol.3, No.05 (May 1976)
Tom Hurley, Wendy Ashley, Stephen Leo, Stan Fortuna, Deborah Johnsen, Susan Breeding, and Tim Bouffard
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Maine Gay Task Force Newsletter, Vol.3, No.06 (June 1976)
Tom Hurley, Wendy Ashley, Stephen Leo, Stan Fortuna, Deborah Johnsen, Susan Breeding, and Tim Bouffard
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Maine Gay Task Force Newsletter, Vol.3, No.07 (July 1976)
Tom Hurley, Wendy Ashley, Stephen Leo, Stan Fortuna, Deborah Johnsen, Susan Breeding, and Tim Bouffard
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Maine Gay Task Force Newsletter, Vol.3, No.08 (August 1976)
Tom Hurley, Wendy Ashley, Stephen Leo, Stan Fortuna, Deborah Johnsen, Susan Breeding, and Tim Bouffard
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Maine Gay Task Force Newsletter, Vol.3, No.09 (September 1976)
Peter Prizer, Susan Henderson, Stan Fortuna, Susan Breeding, and Tim Bouffard
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Maine Gay Task Force Newsletter, Vol.3, No.10 (October 1976)
Peter Prizer, Susan Henderson, Stan Fortuna, Susan Breeding, and Tim Bouffard
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Maine Gay Task Force Newsletter, Vol.3, No.11(November 1976)
Peter Prizer, Susan Henderson, Stan Fortuna, and Tim Bouffard
![Maine Gay Task Force Newsletter, Vol.2, [No.07] (July 1975) by Coalition of Organizations](https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/megtf/1006/thumbnail.jpg "Maine Gay Task Force Newsletter, Vol.2, [No.07] (July 1975) by Coalition of Organizations")
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