The Third Annual SF Pride Golf Tournament and Fundraiser
and the
Inaugural Ken Jones Awards
Were Each an Incredible Success!
One hundred fifty golfers competed
at TPC Harding Park on Saturday, Oct. 9.
SF Pride honored a new generation of leaders
at the Hilton Union Square's Cityscape Lounge
on Thursday, Oct. 14.
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Tadd Fujikawa, the first out male professional golfer in the PGA, with SF Pride Golf Pro-Am Co-Founder Greg Fitzgerald
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Golfers about to head out to the scramble-style tournament. |
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A contingent of Cheer SF, on hand to keep spirits up.
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The Third Annual SF Pride Golf Tournament
and Fundraiser Netted More Than $45,000
San Francisco Pride is proud to report that in addition to that record-breaking amount of money, we received an additional anonymous $50,000 gift from a member of the PGA for our efforts to champion LGBTQ+ representation in professional sports. This conclusively demonstrates that the golf world, long considered slow to change, is actually embracing the work of SF Pride and other LGBTQ+ activists in the sports world.
A warm thank-you to everyone who attended, and to our gracious host at TPC Harding Park. We can't wait to see everyone out again in 2022!
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SF Pride Board Members Di'ara Reid, Vice President Nguyen Pham, President Carolyn Wysinger, Janelle Vinson, Treasurer Suzanne Ford, Secretary Elizabeth Lanyon, and Manuel Alejandro Pérez
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Awardee Marke Bieschke with his husband, David Schnur
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Board President Carolyn Wysinger and Executive Director Fred Lopez flank awardee Honey Mahogany.
Photographs courtesy of Shot in the City Photography
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The Ken Jones Awards Recognized Five LGBTQ+ Leaders
On Thursday, Oct. 14, the Hilton San Francisco Union Square was the generous host venue for San Francisco Pride's awards assembly, which raised more than $5,700 for the organization. SF Pride was thrilled for the opportunity to acknowledge a new generation leaders in the Bay Area's LGBTQ+ communities. We were also pleased to gather in the name of SF Pride's “godfather of diversity," Ken Jones.
Gilbert Baker Pride Founder’s Award:
Kris Perry & Sandy Stier
Audrey Joseph LGBTQ Entertainment Award:
Sean Dorsey
José Julio Sarria History Maker Award:
Honey Mahogany
Pride Creativity Award:
Marke Bieschke
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The Theme for #SFPRIDE2022 Is "Love Will Keep Us Together."
One of the central values of San Francisco Pride has always been treating one another with respect and love, so our members chose this sweet and absolutely accurate sentiment as the theme for next year's San Francisco Pride.
Think back on the events of the last 20 months and ask yourself if it isn't 100 percent true. Thank you to everyone who voted!
#SFPRIDE2022 will be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 25-26, 2022.
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Join Us at November's Membership Meeting!
Through the efforts of our thoughtful Community Affairs Committee, the guest speakers at SF Pride's next member meeting (Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m., held via Zoom) will be
Randy Burns
Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirit
Co-Founder, Gay American Indians
Randy Burns, activist, is a Northern Paiute native American and a member of the Pyramid Lake Indian Tribe.
Kathleen M. Sutton, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Openhouse
Kathleen Sutton is an advocate for elders, the LGBTQ+ community, and affordable housing.
Zoom log-in information will be posted 48 hours prior to the meeting. Membership meetings are open to all!
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The Queerness: Kevin Seaman and LOTUS BOY
Episode 010 of SF Pride's in-house podcast features a fantastic interview with Kevin Seaman and LOTUS BOY of nonbinary performance arts festival THEYFRIEND, to be held at Brava's Cabaret on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 18-19.
Kevin (the host and creator) and LOTUS BOY (a performer) discuss the festival with SF Pride communications manager Peter-Astrid Kane. All three participants identify as non-binary and have strong opinions on what that means. Give it a listen by clicking above, or go to any podcast platform.
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Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors! |
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Driving forward with pride.
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San Francisco Pride
1663 Mission Street, Suite 305
San Francisco CA 94103
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