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A Woman to Know: Brenda Howard

A Woman to Know: Brenda Howard

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Julia Carpenter
Jun 10, 2016
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The next time someone asks you why LGBT Pride Marches exist or why June is Pride Month, say 'A bisexual woman named Brenda Howard thought it should be.' — Tom Limoncelli

(image via The Advocate)


In 1970, Brenda Howard organized the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade. The year before, the Stonewall Riots had rocked the New York LGBT community and en…

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