PA National Organization for Women (NOW) State Conference

Homophiles of Williamsport (HOW) was founded in 1975 to be an educational outreach and social group for members of the LGBTQ+ community in the Williamsport, PA area, through monthly meetings, social events, and discussion sessions. The newsletter, Here’s How, was a way to keep group members up-to-date on news and events.

In this issue, Dan Maneval shares the harassment he is experiencing after the Bloomberg State Fair rally, which will impact future HOW meetings. 

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s. This issue features:

• The events of the K.K.K. in Lancaster (p. 4)
• The second bombing of The Closet Bookstore (p. 4)
• "Wolfpack" Hate crimes in Lancaster, PA (p. 4)
• "The Klanwatch" (p. 5)
• "Women Veteran's Support Network Formed" (p. 5)
• Local Production: "A Friend for All Seasons" (p. 5)
• "K.K.K. coming to Williamsport" (p. 5)

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s.