How did Pride Month start and who are the founders?

Key Origins:
• Stonewall Uprising (1969):
Sparked by ongoing police harassment and discrimination against LGBTQ+ people, particularly in bars and clubs. The raid led to six days of protests and clashes.
• First Pride March (1970):
On the one-year anniversary of Stonewall, activists organized the Christopher Street Liberation Day March in NYC. It was the first official gay pride parade.
• Brenda Howard, a bisexual activist, is often called the “Mother of Pride” for organizing the first anniversary events and pushing for broader LGBTQ+ rights visibility.

When It Became Official:
• June became widely recognized as Pride Month in the U.S. over the following decades.
• In 1999, President Bill Clinton officially declared June as “Gay and Lesbian Pride Month.”

Wikipedia:
Howard was born in the Bronx, New York City and grew up in Syosset, New York in a Jewish family. She graduated from Syosset High School and from Borough of Manhattan Community College with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Nursing.