LGBT History Project: LGBT-008 Dan Maneval Collection

Dan Maneval was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on October 3, 1947. Maneval’s activism included the founding of the Homophiles of Williamsport (HOW), the West Branch Gay Support Network, Susquehanna Lambda, Susquehanna Valley Gays United, and The Gay Switchboard of Williamsport. He also participated in several PA Rural Gay Caucuses, and he was a critical participant in the protest against Anita Bryant, who was the leader of the antigay Protect America’s Children campaign, when she came to the Bloomsburg Fair in 1978.