▁Side . ▁She ▁defeated ▁Far b stein ▁in ▁a ▁considerable ▁ups et ▁and ▁then ▁defeated ▁talk ▁show ▁host ▁Barry ▁Far ber ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁her ▁district ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁via ▁red istrict ing ▁and ▁she ▁chose ▁to ▁run ▁against ▁William ▁F itt s ▁Ryan , ▁who ▁also ▁represented ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Side , ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary . ▁Ryan , ▁although ▁seriously ▁ill , ▁defeated ▁Ab zug . ▁However , ▁Ryan ▁died ▁before ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁Ab zug ▁defeated ▁his ▁wid ow , ▁Pr isc illa , ▁in ▁a ▁party ▁convention ▁to ▁choose ▁the ▁new ▁Democratic ▁nom ine e . ▁In ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁Pr isc illa ▁Ryan ▁challeng ed ▁Ab zug ▁on ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁line , ▁but ▁was ▁un success ful . ▁In ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁she ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁easily ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁For ▁her ▁last ▁two ▁terms , ▁she ▁represented ▁part ▁of ▁The ▁Bron x ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁she ▁left ▁her ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁an ▁un success ful ▁campaign ▁for ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Ten ure ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁members ▁of ▁Congress ▁to ▁support ▁gay ▁rights , ▁introdu cing ▁the ▁first ▁federal ▁gay ▁rights ▁bill , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Equ ality ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁with ▁fellow ▁Democratic ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Represent ative , ▁Ed ▁Koch , ▁a