Gay Persons of Bloomsburg (GPB)

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.

The Gay Era was a newspaper that reported news of interest from around the United States, with a specific focus on the news surrounding the gay community in Central PA, and provided a central forum for gay communities that were spread out across Central PA. Noteworthy news in this issues:

• "Bryant in Reading" (p. 1)
• "Bryant Appears in Reading" (p. 2)
• "Minister Advocates Rizzo Tactics in Lancaster" (p. 2)
• "Bomb Threat in State College" (p. 5)
• "Open Letter from the Political Caucus of HOPS" (p. 8)
• "Blooomsburg Gay Group" (p. 18)
• "Rural Resources" (p. 24)