William Burton is an author based in Provincetown, Massachusetts.Barry Loveland is retired from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and is the cofounder and chair of the LGBT Center of Central PA History Project.

“Out in Central Pennsylvania offers an important addition to LGBTQ history, giving us an expertly researched and compelling story of local activism told by the men and women who built community and political consciousness in the decades after Stonewall. In situating the particular challenges and creative efforts of LGBTQ organizing within broader national movements, William Burton and Barry Loveland remind us that the history of our fight for equality is found not only in big cities but also in small towns and rural areas across the country.”—James Polchin, author of Indecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall

• ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Discovery2. Sparks! 3. Awakening4. Convergence5. Turbulence6. Battles7. Pride8. FruitionConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

William Burton is an author based in Provincetown, Massachusetts.Barry Loveland is retired from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and is the cofounder and chair of the LGBT Center of Central PA History Project.

“Out in Central Pennsylvania offers an important addition to LGBTQ history, giving us an expertly researched and compelling story of local activism told by the men and women who built community and political consciousness in the decades after Stonewall. In situating the particular challenges and creative efforts of LGBTQ organizing within broader national movements, William Burton and Barry Loveland remind us that the history of our fight for equality is found not only in big cities but also in small towns and rural areas across the country.”—James Polchin, author of Indecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall

• ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Discovery2. Sparks! 3. Awakening4. Convergence5. Turbulence6. Battles7. Pride8. FruitionConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

William Burton is an author based in Provincetown, Massachusetts.Barry Loveland is retired from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and is the cofounder and chair of the LGBT Center of Central PA History Project.

“Out in Central Pennsylvania offers an important addition to LGBTQ history, giving us an expertly researched and compelling story of local activism told by the men and women who built community and political consciousness in the decades after Stonewall. In situating the particular challenges and creative efforts of LGBTQ organizing within broader national movements, William Burton and Barry Loveland remind us that the history of our fight for equality is found not only in big cities but also in small towns and rural areas across the country.”—James Polchin, author of Indecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall

• ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Discovery2. Sparks! 3. Awakening4. Convergence5. Turbulence6. Battles7. Pride8. FruitionConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex