Our annual Soirée is back on April 15, 2023, at City View at Metreon! As we ring in the SF LGBT Center’s 21 fabulous years of service to our community, please join us for an evening filled with celebration, reunion, and community brilliance. This year’s Soirée will include a dinner program followed by an after-party. The evening will feature music, performances, dancing, locally-sourced food, open bar, and a lively auction. It’s also an opportunity to invest in the Center’s services that help thousands of community members thrive.
OUR HOSTS
Sister Roma and Honey Mahogany
Entertainment by Juanita MORE!
Music by LadyRyan
Michael Tate as Auctioneer
Dinner program & After-party | Live Auction & Raffle | Dancing & Open Bar
Last year’s Soirée SOLD OUT. Get your Dinner and Party tickets now!
Note: Early Bird pricing until February 28, 2023 (Dinner tickets only)
For questions, including corporate sponsorship packages, auction partnership, or becoming a Table Captain or Host, please contact our Development Manager, Lara Hueter, at larah@sfcenter.org. For general questions about Soirée, please email donations@sfcenter.org.
Soirée 2023 Sponsors
Our Hosts
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Sister Roma
For more than three decades, Sister Roma has been one of the most outspoken and highly visible members of San Francisco's Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, dedicating more than half her life to community service, activism and fundraising. Today she is a proud accomplice to the trans and BIPOC communities, an advocate for LGBTQ refuge and asylum, and works tirelessly to make the world a better place.
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Honey Mahogany
Honey Mahogany is a performer, emcee, social worker, and activist who grew up in San Francisco and received her Masters in Social Welfare from UC Berkeley. Honey currently serves as Chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party and is the former Chief of Staff to former San Francisco District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney who is now a CA State Assemblyman. Honey is also a co-founder of the Transgender Cultural District and co-owner of the legendary Stud Bar.
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Juanita MORE!
A denizen of the limelight—for three decades, the laudable hostess has blitzed San Francisco with high glamour, drag irreverence, and danceable beats that have illuminated the entire city. MORE! continues to be a heaping dollop of generosity and a sprinkle of nerve. She inspires those around her to make positive differences in their lives and communities—and doing it all with timeless elegance and an innovative spirit. Most recently, Miss MORE! holds the title of Empress of the Imperial Council of San Francisco––one of the oldest non-profit organizations globally.
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LadyRyan
LadyRyan is a Bay area favorite —inspiring a sense of safety, joy, and belonging as a spiritual conductor and dedicated professional. LadyRyan has played and opened up with artists such as Journey, Leanne Rimes, George Clinton, Erykah Badu, and Anderson Paak. She is a rotating resident DJ for the Golden State Warriors!
Her musical specialties include soul, funk, hip hop, rap, RnB, reggae, dancehall, soca, latin, salsa, house, 80’s, 80’s and rock. -
Michael Tate
A San Francisco resident since 1998, Michael is an inspired and inspiring auctioneer with a demeanor that endears him to diverse audiences. He is unabashedly passionate about his commitment to helping nonprofits achieve their goals. Over the past decade, he has worked with more than 50 local, national and international nonprofit organizations to maximize their gala fundraising efforts.