#Brenda Howard

[hellochildrenoftheatom]

Queer Jews Project Day 1 - Brenda Howard

Best to kick off Pride Month with one of the people who was instrumental in organizing the first Pride: Brenda Howard, aka “The Mother of Pride”. A lifelong activist and prolific organizer, Brenda was a proud bisexual, proud kinkster and proud jew. She wore a pin that said “Bi, Poly, Switch — I know what I want.”

Read more about Brenda Howard here.

Queer Jews Project

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[yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere]

as a queer person #FellowTravelers already means a lot, but THIS episode8-finale ep-ending scene? this scene means absolutely the world, it's everything, for all of us.🌈

can't watch it without sobbing.

(please do check the WHOLE post, and watch How to Survive a Plague 2012, it's a MUST watch (+everything you spot in this post)

+important reading about AIDS/HIV: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/139102124?shelf=about-aids-hiv

+ a special episode where we hear(literally) from listeners of the show who were lovers, nurses, relatives, students, and friends of people who died from AIDS. (have tissues nearby):https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rTjExVqMVoEtCVPISSW5t?si=Dx09EVStQAiNHoTYvwZvFw & https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-a-bit-fruity-with-matt-ber-117844074/episode/stories-from-the-aids-crisis-191687576/ +ofc THIS ep w Peter Staley :https://open.spotify.com/episode/1bpmgbS56oqjpLdhFqPhFQ?si=PKVw0V_MRx-ajGmVF-GM4Q (this ep of the podcast vid on ytube link below in the post(also ep on iheart link below as well!)

(+IMPORTANT) (Nov,2023)-A Bit Fruity Podcast (created by Matt Bernstein (gay American Jewish man) Ep with Moe Dabbagh, a gay Palestinian American with family currently in Gaza. ‘Queers for Palestine & The Power of Pinkwashing’. Palestine has been occupied for more than 76 years now, since 1948 year. This ep gives you a LOT of information, especially if you are one of the people who can’t see right through the propaganda; or the ones who go ‘well if you’re gay then go to Gaza and see how that goes for you’. Queer Liberation is a liberation of Palestinian people. We can’t have one without the other. Free Palestine. Free all the people that are not yet free. This is where we start!! Ep on youtube :https://youtu.be/Xsgdk-DDSXc on spotify :https://open.spotify.com/episode/62WOjKJYih6lhuisP8tmZH?si=soRArGs1QeWqEzEaiSVlUg on iheartcom:https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-a-bit-fruity-with-matt-ber-117844074/episode/queer-palestinians-the-power-of-129612460/(keep learning & keep showing up!)

!!.http://alqaws.org/siteEn/index & https://queersinpalestine.noblogs.org/ + https://www.instagram.com/queersinpalestine/

-sometimes i think about gay people who lived centuries ago who thought they were all alone who imagined a world where they could live openly as themselves who met in secret spoke in code defied everything and everyone just to exist and i’m like..i gotta sit down. whew i gotta sit down....THIS POST:https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/764660637347561472/katherinebarlow-phantom-tail-mortuarybees?source=share

+ also queer history/facts from RWRB(Alex engaging with queer history)(thank you SO. MUCH. CASEY MCQUISTON!!)-GREAT POST here on tumblr!!-many links here, lots of information! (Waterloo Vase, Stonewall, SCOTUS decision 2015, Walt Whitman, Laws of Illinois 1961, The White Nights Riots, Paris Is Burning, THAT David Wojnarowicz photo 'If I Die Of AIDS-Forget Burial-Just Drop My Body On The Steps Of The F.D.A' https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/757305651356729344?source=share (I encourage you to research more about David!!) , Thisbe & Pyramus, The V & A, James I & George Villiers and MORE!!) https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/757308307835895808?source=share (Learning about things referenced in Red, White & Royal Blue, thank you @ elipheleh)

+ https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/743725164968214528?source=share

+ https://yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere.tumblr.com/post/746941244472786944/so-alright-here-are-the-moviesmedia-that-make

BOOKS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BISEXUAL HISTORY & ACTIVISM:https://www.tumblr.com/ruimtetijd/686000390089621504/list-of-books-about-bi-history-and-activism-from &https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/139102124?shelf=bi-bisexual-characters-done-well &https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q--nIkJu0OS0BgiyZmdKVwOVg1G90SFzWijNDWFTt58/edit#heading=h.wqkaxpi7o5je

.https://anythingthatmovesarchive.carrd.co/ &https://anythingthatmovesarchive.carrd.co/#scans &https://anythingthatmovesarchive.carrd.co/#about

+ https://www.queeringthemap.com/

+ https://www.aidsmemorial.org/interactive-aids-quilt

+ https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/752340111366160384/this?source=share

+Thank You Howard Ashman, I love you forever, so many of us are here and sane because of Your legacy and impact.(DISNEY-QUEER SONGS-MUSIC-POST):https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/753605532240216064/howard-ashman-i-love-you-forever-so-many-of-us?source=share &https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/754612616112046080?source=share

about Howard, about AIDS, listen to the song 'Sheridan Square' if you haven't yet, Howard wrote it with Alan Menken. And yes, it makes me sob every single time i hear it: .https://open.spotify.com/track/5p61V1pNfa4qoZIxm6apex?si=a32ca6011ab44782 &https://youtu.be/-4fr8JGkeO4 &https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97-NzeIkkJI&list=OLAK5uy_l7U2qdUmOPfgWwmsCA0cc_-KDxwjMj5zM +Learn more :https://stanforddaily.com/2019/06/05/sheridan-square/ & please research more about Howard, there's a lot of Him in THIS IMPORTANT post because we, queer people, owe him so so much.

♥.https://open.spotify.com/playlist/19uKl8PZixNjsMBBqSP1bf?si=e6186d9a0a824679 &https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0X8DlZ8X0q9Pzvqq857XlV?si=fa85b32666b94e74 &https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vdBgNpWvIwjCLD2JrJwxj?si=3274258c86f842

.https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/768931499443699712/historium-second-national-march-on-washington?source=share &https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/768929949815128064?source=share &https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/768929469101686784?source=share

+ :

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+ https://twitter.com/beames_josh/status/1500938296209199108 + https://twitter.com/beames_josh/status/1500935379154657281

+once you're here check out this important posts:

bi ig highlight : https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18280848235083086/

also i recommend this podcast ‘A Little Queer Podcast’ by two incredible bisexual people Capri Campeau and Ashley Whitfield. episode linked here, ‘Debunking Bisexual Myths and Stereotypes’ :https://open.spotify.com/episode/3wcP8HBIY0IyVxROjpZPNg?si=TIHDv-eFQi-mdsCS6zKzNA (all covered here for real!) +also check ‘A Bit Fruity Podcast’ by Matt Bernstein (very educating one!!) + Bisexual Brunch Podcast (UK) by 3 bisexual people, 2 men and 1 woman! here:https://open.spotify.com/show/3tH2DAjYrk2cXdYRSqt5nS?si=2ae6bb60b1534366

let’s talk about biphobia/Kit Connor (Max Hovey TikTok) important video:https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/770851818143186944?source=share +Bisexuality has never excluded trans and non-binary people. Please stop spreading this lie. It actively harms trans/n-b bi people and bi people with trans/n-b partners. STOP BI ERASURE :https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/770848612526735360?source=share + WHAT IS BISEXUAL ERASURE:https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/770848534830399488?source=share+ ‘ANYTHING THAT MOVES’ ATM 90s Bisexual Magazine is Shockingly Relevant Today--- Despite the joy of reading this bi-centric work, however, it's telling how little has changed since 1991--The first several stanzas of "This Poem Can Be Put Off No Longer" by Susan Carlton, featured in the first issue of 'Anything That Moves.' Credit: Anything That Moves / The poem continues, but the point is clear from the start: Bisexual people aren't believed for who they are. They're belittled and told to "choose a side," that they're bisexual for attention. It's difficult to think that this poem is over 30 years old. The poem "truly could've been written yesterday... or 50 years ago," said Marshall. "How long do we have to keep screaming the same things to the world over and over until people stop pretending we're speaking another galaxy's language?" --- The solace of Anything That Moves, however, is that even though progress has been slow, fellow bisexual people can relate to the shared experience detailed in its pages.:https://www.tumblr.com/yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere/770848263124500480?source=share

[bisexual-safe-space]

Brenda Howard infographic!

Information source

[mental-mona]

The next time someone asks you why LGBT Pride marches exist or why Gay Pride Month is June tell them ‘A bisexual woman named Brenda Howard thought it should be.’

— Brenda Howard

[luigi-commits-taxfraud]

Theres a lot of biphobia and hate against polyam people, and many question their place in the queer comminity, their validity in belonging. Like we aren't queer in the "right way". You don't hear much about prominent bisexuals in the early gay rights movement.

I want to talk about Brenda Howard, someone I had never heard about until recently.

Brenda Howard was a jewish, bisexual, polyamorous woman born in 1946, in the Bronx. She was involved in the feminist movement as well as the anti-war movement. She lived in an intentional community.

After Stonewall, she participated in a commemorative march, and a year later she organized the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade, as well as a week full of events, for the 1 year anniversary of the Stonewall riots.

The first pride was organized by a Jewish, Bisexual, Polyamorous woman. She was called "The Mother of Pride"

She was very active in the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay rights, and helped found the New York Area Bisexual Network. She founded the first Alcoholics Anonymous chapter for bisexual folk. She worked on the March for Washington Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Rights in 1993, and fought to have "bisexual" included in that. She was female co-chair of the leather contigent (yep, she fought for kinksters too)

She participated in ACT UP protests in support of people living with HIV/AIDS.

She was a member of The Gay Liberation Front, and chair of the Gay Activists Alliance Speakers Bureau

She died of cancer in 2005, and in her memory and honor, PFLAG created The Brenda Howard Award, for people doing amazing work for the bisexual community.

Maybe everyone already knew about her already and I was the only one who didnt, but as a bisexual polyamorous woman myself, Im hurt it took me this long to find this out about her, and I hope maybe some other person will see this and learn something new.

As the button she wore said,

"Bi, Poly, Switch- I'm not greedy, I know what I want."

PoojaI. “Brenda Howard - the Mother of Pride - AIQA.” AIQA, 9 Oct. 2021, allindiaqueerassociation.com/brenda-howard-mother-of-pride/. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024

Keehnen, Owen . “Brenda Howard.” Legacy Project Chicago, legacyprojectchicago.org/person/brenda-howard.

Howard, Brenda. “Certified Proud.” Certified Proud, 2014, www.certifiedproud.com/icon-brenda-howard.

[talksexwithtess]

Pride began as a protest against police violence. It evolved into celebration on the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. It is widely reported that the first people to resist the police in 1969 were unhoused "street kids," and that the movement grew to include "hustlers" and other sex workers, as well as drag queens and drag kings.  Stormé DeLaverie, a biracial butch and drag king, is frequently thought to have inspired the violent backlash to police for their rough treatment of her when she was placed under arrest. Some of the most famous figures to become well known following the days-long uprising included Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson. Brenda Howard, a bisexual, polyamorous, and kink positive feminist,  is often called the "Mother of Pride." Howard and a committee planned the first Gay Pride Week and the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade to mark the one year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. This first parade rapidly grew from a small gathering to a 20-block long mass of marchers and became an annual event in years to follow. Pride grew from a movement of the most marginalized against police brutality. Commemorate Stonewall and the origins of Pride this month in its wholeness and its diversity. #PrideMonth #Pride #Stonewall [A purple graphic with a vertical rainbow on the left side. The rainbow has a white heart in the center. On the right, in rainbow colors, is text that reads, "Pride Month Reminder We Owe Pride To: Unhoused people, sex workers, drag performers, people of color, and bisexuals."]

[myobsessionsspace]

Brenda Howard

[name-that-isnt]

Long live the queen but the queen in question is brenda howard and her nation is that of the bis

[onenakedfarmer]

BRENDA HOWARD The next time someone asks you why LGBT Pride marches exist or why Gay Pride Month is June tell them “A bisexual woman named Brenda Howard thought it should be.”

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KARL HEINRICH ULRICHS (1825-1895) I am proud, that I found the courage to deal the initial blow to the hydra of public contempt.

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QUIN POX I encourage everyone struggling to run on pure spite for the status quo. We need numbers, and we can do it together.

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JAMES BALDWIN Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?

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[mantits24-07-24]

soooo... there's definitely something so sapphic about the entire Betty&Grace situation (and they were roommates)

[soulzzswag]

Hear me out Betty x Grace rivals to lovers

[ryllen]

"Bran is practically my brother's cat" - is what i would like to think

[divinemissem13]

The morning after, as Brenda picks up the pieces of broken plate, a lot goes through her mind:

Charlie definitely put something in those brownies.

A hangover from marijuana feels different from a booze hangover, but it still leaves her with a headache.

It’s weird that Fritz gets so mad at her all the time about leaving her wine glass out over night if he’s just gonna leave sharp shards of dish ware in the middle of the floor for her to step on.

The bandaid on her foot is already peeling off.

She hates cleaning.

She wishes she hadn’t finished off the cheez curls last night because she really wants some now.

She might still be a little high.

Those brownies were delicious though.

Captain Raydor would never break things and kick Charlie out of her house, no matter how mad she got.

Captain Raydor has pretty hair.

Why is she thinking about Captain Raydor all of a sudden and why can’t she seem to stop?

Charlie appears in the doorway looking sullen. “Aunt Brenda? Please don’t send me home.”

It’s not an apology but Brenda takes pity on the girl anyway. She’s the one who had to deal with Fritz’ wrath last night. Maybe she’s been punished enough. She crosses the room with the broom and dustpan in one hand and uses the other to pull Charlie into her side. “Don’t worry, honey, you’re not goin’ anywhere.”

Fritz, on the other hand, Brenda isn’t so sure about.

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