The San Francisco Bay Times extends special thanks and appreciation to all those who contributed their time, expertise, and funding support for the “Celebrating LGBTQ+ AAPI Women Leaders and Allies” event held at Catch in the Castro on Sunday, May 18, 2025, during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
The event allowed for a reunion of community friends and included both unexpected and meaningful moments within a tightly scheduled time frame.
Volunteers Steve Scheitlin, Karen Bardsley, Juan Davila, and Susan Berston teamed with venue personnel including Catch owner Mina Habil and mangers Amy Daboussi, Alberto Garia-Sosa, and others. Bay Times columnist Beth Schnitzer helped with the programming and ABC7 News coverage.
Contributing live auction and raffle prizes were artist Debra Walker, San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Pride, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, The Freight, Opera Parallélle, Fresh Meat Festival, Olivia Travel, Big Bus Tours, NAPA Cellars and Menage a Trois Wines, Jay Greene Law Firm, and QTAPI.
Official event sponsors, with presenting sponsor Kaiser, were displayed on an official banner (see below) produced for the event by Fran Herman and Audry deLucia of ellaprint.
San Francisco Bay Times extends a special “Thank You!” to A. Sparks, Madeleine Lim, Amy Sueyoshi, and Crystal Jang.
Honoring LGBTQ+ AAPI Women Leaders
Published on May 23, 2025
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