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Tri Nguyen: 415-608-6237
tnguyen@glide.org

Defying Hate and Bigotry, San Francisco’s Faithful Double Down on Their Fierce and Fabulous Celebration 

WHAT: “Springlicious, a Drag Show Extravaganza,” is one of the few church-sponsored drag shows in the world, and has raised money for the Glide Pride Team for over twenty years. Under the shadow of anti-trans hate, the Glide Pride Team is doubling down on activism and celebration, calling for San Francisco’s residents to “get their sparkle on,” and show up for solidarity.

At the show, Honey Mahogany, Director of the San Francisco Office of Transgender Initiatives will be receiving an award for her Exemplary Community Service in the Bay Area. She first gained national recognition on RuPaul’s Drag Race television series and is justly famed for her passionate advocacy for the rights of all in the Bay Area. Tickets to the event are available for purchase both on Eventbrite and during Glide Memorial Church services at 330 Ellis Street at 9am and 11am every Sunday.

WHEN: May 3rd from 3-8pm

• 3-4pm: A mixer serving Salvadoran pupusas, yucca frita, and other delicious food and drink.
• 4-6pm: Drag show
• 6-8pm: Community dance party

For pre-event interview, contact us!

WHERE:  The Great Northern Nightclub, 119 Utah Street, San Francisco.

WHY:  Stacy Pearson and Terri Harpo, the originators of Springlicious, were deeply dedicated to the empowerment of religious LGBT+ people. Stacy Pearson explains, “this show raises money to fulfill the Glide Pride Team’s mission of helping those in the LGBTQ+ community and their allies. We help remove barriers to being our authentic selves.” The cofounders of GLIDE, Reverend Cecil Williams and Janice Mirikitani, created historic solidarity between the civil rights and the LGBT+ rights movement. Glide’s current presiding pastor, Minister Marvin K. White, is a strong voice within the LGBT+ community carrying on this tremendous legacy of radical inclusion and unconditional love.

Purchase Tickets on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/springlicious-2025-tickets-1242640052849

About Glide Memorial Church

Founded in 1929 by philanthropist Lizzie Glide, Glide Memorial Church was established as “a house of worship for all people.” Originally serving a working-class congregation, the church faced challenges in the 1950s but was revitalized in the 1960s under Reverend Cecil Williams and Janice Mirikitani. Today, Glide remains a beacon of progressive activism, social justice, and community outreach in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, under the Pastoral care of Rev. Marvin K. White. The church is associated with Glide Foundation, which is renowned nationally for social justice advocacy and integrated comprehensive services which break cycles of poverty and marginalization.

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