Brenda Howard was a bisexual activist who was one of the organizers for the New York City Pride parade. She was also integral to coining the term 'Pride' to represent the LGBTQ+ movement. She was arrested many times throughout her life as an activist but kept moving forward with gusto and pride. She was most vocal about bi rights, though she did fight for LGBTQ+ rights in general, human rights, and rights for people who contracted AIDS. Howard was central for making LGBTQ+ rights heard and accepted. She fought for what she believed in, and is the reason we have Pride events today. 

The Vindication of the Rights of Women was a very influential book that laid out the foundation for equal rights between the genders. Brenda Howard did very similar things with her fight for LGBTQ+ rights, and specifically bisexual rights. Just as women's rights were covered up and buried under different issues, Howard felt bisexual rights were buried under gay and lesbian rights and so she fought to include bisexuals in the LGBTQ+ rights movement. Howard was not the originator of the rights LGBTQ+ members were fighting for, but she was the one who defended them and supported them so they could progress. 

Source: https://www.them.us/story/brenda-howard

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