Thanks to the generosity of so many of you — our sponsors, supporters, and friends — we’re thrilled to share that this year’s Reunion gala was a tremendous success!
Explore Photos from the Gala, Below!
More than 400 community members and allies came together for the evening, raising over $340,000 to support the Society’s work preserving and sharing our history.
If you’d still like to give, or need to fulfill your pledge, our Reunion webpage will remain open through the end of LGBTQ History Month on October 31.
Relive An Unforgettable Evening!
Photos by Colin Hussey and Naima Nazouari.
We’re deeply grateful to the Society’s staff and our incredible volunteers for their hard work; to our 2026 History Makers, Marvin K. White and San Francisco Dykes on Bikes, for inspiring us all; and to our legendary hosts, Honey Mahogany and Sister Roma, for making it an unforgettable night.
Thank you for being a friend of the Society. We could not do this without you.
Stay tuned for more photos from this incredible evening.
History Maker Honorees
Dykes on Bikes®
San Francisco Dykes on Bikes® Women’s Motorcycle Contingent (SFDOB) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that brings together a diverse community of women motorcyclists and friends of women motorcyclists, locally, nationally, and internationally. Dykes on Bikes began 50 years ago with an act of lesbian courage and dignity, when a small group of women on motorcycles moved to the front of San Francisco’s Gay Freedom Day Parade and loudly claimed a place of visibility.
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In the decades that followed, SFDOB fought to protect the name Dykes on Bikes®, turning an epithet into a powerful self-referential term of pride. The group took that fight twice to the United States Supreme Court so the name could be protected for use within the nonprofit LGBTQ+ community. Their victory became a landmark freedom of expression case for the LGBTQ+ community, affirming the right of historically marginalized communities to reclaim language and define themselves on their own terms. Today, San Francisco serves as the mother chapter for Dykes on Bikes® chapters at a national and international level.
Dykes on Bikes encourages civic participation and uses its visibility as motorcyclists to support and empower women and LGBTQ+ communities through motorcycle rides, LGBTQ+ Pride events and celebrations, charity events, and other community activities.
SFDOB helps educate the public about LGBTQ+ culture and civil rights, while also providing education around riding safety, motorcycle safety and maintenance, and the requirements and responsibilities of becoming a Dykes on Bikes® patch holder.
They also give back through philanthropic work that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, women’s, and other communities.
Motorcycles are an important part of who Dykes on Bikes is, but are also how the organization shows up: visibly, publicly, and with an audible roar that reaches back 50 years and continues in support of the communities they serve.
Marvin K. White
Marvin K. White, MDiv, is the Minister of Celebration at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco and the founder of tendesf: art gallery and artpothecary. He articulates a vision of social, prophetic and creative justice as a poet, artist, teacher, collaborator, preacher, house head, and techie. A Runway Philanthropist, Marvin generously “serves” and “gives” the children look after look. His work spans the pulpit, the page, the stage, and the gallery. Through storytelling, spiritual inquiry, and creative expression, he affirms, restores, and liberates collective Black, queer dignity and possibility.
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A writer and public theologian, Marvin earned his Master of Divinity from Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California, and is a sought-after preacher, teacher, and facilitator. He is the author of four poetry collections: Our Name Be Witness, Status, and the Lambda Literary Award–nominated last rights and nothin’ ugly fly. His writing has appeared in local and national publications.
Marvin performed nationally and internationally as a member of the acclaimed theater troupe PomoAfroHomos. His poetry has been adapted for stage and screen, and he has performed his original work at numerous theaters, bringing his poetic voice into live performance and collective storytelling.
A former fellow of Cave Canem, a national organization nurturing Black poets, and a former teaching artist with WritersCorps, a youth creative writing program, Marvin builds on these formative experiences to lead creative arts and writing workshops for diverse audiences. He helped found and served on the boards of Fire & Ink and B/GLAM, organizations supporting Black and LGBTQ writers. In 2019, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts recognized him among its “YBCA 100.” He was also named a Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Fellow for 2020–2021.
Marvin, born and raised in Oakland, California, now works, lives, and makes art within a six-block area of San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood.
Special Thanks to the Following Reunion Sponsors
Presenting Sponsors
LEAD Sponsors
DIAMOND Sponsors
Robert Holgate
platinum Sponsors
Rick Brown
GOLD Sponsors
TJ Firpo & Ben Bowler
East West Bank
Horizons Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Esperanza Macias & Gwenn Craig
Jason Seifer & Brian Ayer
Neil Sekhri & Christopher Sherrill
Aurélie van der Cruisse
Lena Wong
SILVER Sponsors
Randy Alfred
Jane Levine & Leslie Case
Peter Lundberg & James Mowdy
San Francisco Giants
Bronze Sponsors
Lauren Bartolozzi, Aquarius Advising
Dolby
Jennifer C. Gregg, GRG Strategies
LEF Foundation
Roberto Ordeñana & Ryan King
San Francisco AIDS Foundation Aging Services
Brad Snyder & Christopher Bellanca
auction Chair
Gerard Koskovich
