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University of Southern Maine

2015

Social History

Ferry Beach

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Lg Ms 034 Gayla Archives Finding Aid, Megan Hendrix Apr 2015

Lg Ms 034 Gayla Archives Finding Aid, Megan Hendrix

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GAYLA is a brotherhood of gay and bisexual men, “expressly designed to provide mutual support, nurturance, friendship, loving, and mentoring of one another,” in order to maximize personal and collective growth. It meets annually for a week in the summer at Ferry Beach in Saco, Maine. The brothers sustain their spirit through the year by organizing periodic winter reunions, area social events and pot-lucks; publishing a newsletter; and establishing a virtual network through email and a GAYLA brothers only Yahoo group. The Archives contains documents and artifacts from the annual conferences, including photographs, audio cassettes, video cassettes, schedules, planning …