2025 Parade Contingent Awards
Every year, a diverse panel of judges gives out award ribbons to deserving contingents as they march along the Parade route.
Most Fabulous Contingents
Awarded to those contingents with great emotional content, message, or outstanding presentation.
- AIDS Life/Cycle
- Chinese Rainbow Network
- Openhouse SF
- Planned Parenthood – Northern California
- Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
Most Outrageous Contingents
Awarded to contingents whose presentation is unexpected, over-the-top, brilliant, and/or unique.
- Drag Story Hour – Bay Area Chapter
- Laura Lala-Chavez (with LYRIC)
- Imperial Council of San Francisco
- Honey Mahogany(with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence)
- San Francisco Grand Ducal Court
Absolutely Fabulous Marching Contingents
Awarded to outstanding contingents with two or more people marching.
- Cathedral School for Boys
- Cheer SF
- Farmhouse Kitchen
- Consulate of Thailand San Francisco
- Free Mom Hugs
- San Francisco Public Libraries
Absolutely Fabulous Musical Contingents
Awarded to outstanding contingents with live music, a chorus, or feature music as an important element.
- Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
- Sambaxe – Youth Art Center
- RAHA International
- San Francisco Community Health Center
- San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band
Absolutely Fabulous Themed Contingents
Awarded to those contingents that best incorporated our theme: “Looking Back and Moving Forward”.
- Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirit (BAAITS)
- Mayor London Breed
- Breonna McCree
- San Francisco LGBT Center
- Senator Scott Wiener
Absolutely Fabulous Sponsor Contingent
Awarded by the judges at SF Pride's Gratitude Party, details forthcoming.
Best Overall Parade Contingent
Given to the best of the best, as determined by public poll.
Candidates:
- Berkeley Lab
- Consulate General of Mexico
- Dr. Nasser Mohamed (with Alwan Foundation)
- NorCal Furries
- Soul of Pride
Panel of Pride Judges
2025 Panel Selection Has Begun!
The Sister's of Perpetual Indulgence are hard at work selecting this year's esteemed panel of judges!
Stay tuned!
Celebrating this year's theme Queer Joy is Resistance, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are honored to convene a Panel of Pride Judges who embody our community history and our future. In their lives, work, art, and ministry, these judges demonstrate the importance of showing up for each other in times of crisis, the power of living authentically, and the potential for joyful transformation we bring into the world. We thank them for giving so generously of themselves every day, but most especially on Pride Sunday, when they will witness every person in the parade, share their joy, and celebrate the energy of our community's proud legacies and powerful futures!
Happy Pride Everyone!
Sr. Merry Peter, SPI
Sr. Merry Peter, SPI (she/her/they/them) found her vocation as a nun through the Radical Faeries in 1987, taking her first vows around a faerie gathering campfire from one of the Founders of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Sister Missionary P. Delight. Merry Peter (or “MP” For short) served as a missionary in Toronto before moving to San Francisco in 1999. Her life-long activism focuses on HIV-AIDS, queer youth, civil rights, and social justice. As a divinity student, she co-founded the first LGBT Student Union at the University of Toronto and led a successful national campaign against conversion therapy in Canada. Her efforts include partnerships to provide street-level health services to sex workers, transgender and gender non-conforming inclusion, legal aid for LGBTQIA2S+ refugees, and resistance to police violence. She is a poet, writer, and former sex-worker. As an ordained minister, she joined the fight for equal marriage in San Francisco in 2004 and regularly performs wedding and other life affirming ceremonies. She lives on the coast with her husband of 23 years. Check-out the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on the Web and connect with Sr. Merry Peter on Instagram and Facebook.
