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JUNE 29-30, 2024

# Ken Jones Awards



An Evening Of Celebration and Community!

Thursday, February 29th, 2024

Thank you so much to all who attended the 2024 Ken Jones Heritage of Pride awards at the Hilton Union Square Cityscape Lounge!  Your presence made the evening such a special event. We are so happy to see old friends and new faces, queer elders and young trailblazers, artists and activists, all coming together to mingle, connect, and appreciate this wonderful LGBTQ+ community in San Francisco.

Please encourage your friends and associates to join us at the next Pride event, follow us on social media and subscribe to our newsletter. There is much to do and much to say this year, and San Francisco Pride serves as a massive platform for our LGBTQ+ voices, not just on Parade Sunday, but all year long.

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Please visit the photo gallery of the Ken Jones Awards shot by our good friend Niko Storment of Rosen Creative House, which was a sponsor of the event. Please share to social media and let folks know what Pride has to offer!

Lastly, we hope you will join us as an official Pride Member. Benefits of membership include participation in the nomination and selection of Grand Marshals, choosing the yearly theme of the Celebration and Parade, as well as voting on the selection of the Board of Directors.

These are just some of the ways in which you can be fully engaged with Pride and the greater LGBT community no matter where you live! Sign Up today!

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# About Ken Jones (1950-2021)

Ken Jones was an instrumental figure in the integration of the San Francisco LGBT movement beginning in the early 1970s.

He was elected co-chair of the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day committee in 1984 and was with the organization for over a decade. Ken worked tirelessly to advocate and support people with AIDS from the early days of the crisis. Following the Rodney King beating, Ken focused on police reform work.

Ken died of cancer in 2021.

Rest In Power.

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This video was produced by San Francisco Pride in 2021 after Ken passed away and features an interview with Ken by former board President Carolyn Wysinger as well as a tribute from San Francisco Mayor London Breed.

# 2024 AWARD RECIPIENTS

READ ABOUT THE RECIPIENTS HERE OR CLICK

EACH PICTURE FOR MORE INFO

# Previous Honorees

2022 Awardees

10 Years of Service Award: For those organizations, individuals, or other entities that have contributed ten (10) years of consecutive service to the LGBTQ community.

‍ Recipient(s): Grant Colfax & Paul Henderson

Pride Freedom Award: For outstanding contributions to advancing civil rights and freedoms for LGBTQ people.

‍ Recipient(s): Olaywa Austin

Pride Community Award: Given for outstanding service to LGBTQ communities.

‍ Recipient(s): Bill Hirsch

Gilbert Baker Pride Founder’s Award: Honors those who have made a significant and historical impact on the LGBTQ community and the movement for LGBTQ rights.

‍ Recipient(s): Pau Crego

‍ Audrey Joseph LGBTQ Entertainment Award: Awarded to honor those who have made a significant and historical impact or left an indelible impression on the LGBTQ community and the movement for LGBTQ rights, through their artistic expression, or through their contribution within the entertainment industry.

‍ Recipient: D'arcy Drollinger

‍ José Julio Sarria History Maker Award: Given to Bay Area people who make extraordinary changes in the way society views the LGBTQ community.

‍ Recipient: Greg Cassin

‍ Pride Creativity Award: For outstanding artistic contribution to the LGBTQ communities.

‍ Recipient: Guerilla Pump

‍ Mayoral AwardsTeddy Witherington Award: Awarded by the current City of San Francisco Mayor, recognizing those individuals who have contributed a longstanding, large body of work to the LGBTQ community.

‍ Recipient: Michelle Meow

2021 Awardees

Gilbert Baker Pride Founder’s Award: Honors those who have made a significant and historical impact on the Recipient: Kris Perry & Sandy Stier ‍

Audrey Joseph LGBTQ Entertainment Award: Awarded to honor those who have made a significant and historical impact or left an indelible impression on the LGBTQ community and the movement for LGBTQ rights, through their artistic expression, or through their contribution within the entertainment industry. Recipient: Sean Dorsey

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José Julio Sarria History Maker Award: Given to Bay Area people who make extraordinary changes in the way society views the LGBTQ community. Recipient: Honey Mahogany

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Pride Creativity Award: For outstanding artistic contribution to the LGBTQ communities. Recipient: Marke Bieschke ‍

# Beacon Of Love Merchandise

The San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade will take place on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples, the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula.

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‍ Pride Celebration, SF Pride, San Francisco Pride, and The Official Guide to San Francisco Pride are registered trademarks of San Francisco Pride.

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The San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration is FREE, but it's not CHEAP!

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Did you Know: If everyone who attended our festival donated just $5.00, most of our costs would be covered!

Your donation plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the LGBTQ+ community and its allies have a platform to be seen, heard, and celebrated.