Steve Endean

Stephen Robert "Steve" Endean (August 6, 1948 – August 4, 1993) was an American gay rights activist, first in Minnesota, then nationally. Endean was the first lobbyist for LGBT rights at the Minnesota State Capitol. He was the director of the Gay Rights National Lobby in 1978, and he started the Human Rights Campaign Fund in 1980, serving as its first executive director. He also created the Fairness Fund, a LGBT rights organization, whose primary focus was on grassroots political lobbying.