older queer folks: how did u find other queer people in smaller communities or more rural cities (~60s)

for context, this is for a story im writing, and while it isn't super important how he finds other queer people, i'd like it to be plausible. when i try to research this, a lot of what i get is information about like new york or san francisco, but my character lives in el paso in the late 60s. how might he encounter other gay peple