Pride Month

Ages All

Every June, we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and honor the diversity of sexual orientation and gender and the generations of activists, politicians and citizens who fight for their rights and safety.

Walk (or ride) with us in the SF Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29, 2025!

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By participating in Pride, we acknowledge Jewish religious and cultural norms have had historical negative consequences for queer Jews, and the work to repair and embrace has a long way to go. We strive to offer ways we can give back, make change and help create inclusive and safe spaces.

The JCCSF is committed to the Jewish idea that each human life is infinitely valuable, all of us are deeply connected and every person is radically unique. For too long, queerness may have seemed like a subplot of the Jewish story, something to be contained or eschewed. Yet, we see from textual activists that queerness has always been in the center of Jewish life, and today, the community of LGBTQ+ Jews and allies are working to build programs and institutions so members of the LGBTQ+ community can bring their/our whole selves to Jewish living and learning.

LGBTQ+ is an initialism (an abbreviation) that means Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning. “Plus” also represents gender and sexuality diversity not covered by the letters as our understanding of queerness as a society evolves and shifts.

Elderly woman walks in Pride parade
Group of teens pose with drag queen
May 2025
Thu
29

Holiday Events

Families In Connection: Trans & Nonbinary Family Member Support

Date
Thu, May 29
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Join fellow adult family members of transgender and nonbinary kids and adults for conversation, resources and moments of hope.
June 2025
Sun
1

Jewish Life

Snack Drive Benefiting the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center

Date
Sunday, June 1 – Monday, June 30
Time
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Donate nourishing, grab-and-go snacks to support those facing food insecurity. Drop items at the JCCSF lobby bin. Every snack makes a difference!
Tue
3

Arts & Ideas

Opera & Activism: The Legacy of Harvey Milk

Date
Tue, June 3
Time
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Explore Harvey Milk’s life and legacy in a dynamic lecture on how opera reimagines his story, activism and Jewish identity.
Mon
9

Jewish Life

Sound Journey: Pride

Date
Mon, June 9
Time
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Celebrate Pride with this sound journey, inviting you to explore your inner world, release barriers, and recharge your spirit.
Learn More REGISTER
Members $25 | Public $30
Sat
21

Fitness

DANCE WITH US: PINK SATURDAY PRIDE ZUMBAFEST

Date
Sat, June 21
Time
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Get up and dance! Move your body with Bay Area Zumba® masters in a high-energy morning of music, fitness and Pride.
Sun
22

Holiday Events

Pride Family Festival

Date
Sun, June 22
Time
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Join us for a lively Pride celebration full of color, creativity and community – featuring a kid-friendly drag show, hands-on crafts, and activities from local community partners.
Sun
22

Holiday Events

Drag 101 For Teens

Date
Sun, June 22
Time
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Ready to slay the stage? Learn drag basics, experiment with makeup, costumes and accessories, and create your own drag persona – in partnership with Keshet.
Sun
29

Holiday Events

SF Pride Parade: Proud & Jewish

Date
Sun, June 29
Time
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Join JCRC Bay Area, JCCSF, Keshet, Sha’ar Zahav, A Wider Bridge, and Jewish Community Federation as we proudly walk in the 55th annual San Francisco Pride Parade – celebrating joy, inclusion and solidarity down Market Street!

Celebrate Pride

In addition to the JCCSF’s line up of events and the many fun and impactful events happening throughout SF in June, we’ve got a few more meaningful ways for your family and friends to celebrate, share and learn!

  • Start a new chapter in your Pride journey with books curated by our friends at Out & About Bookshop, a mobile children’s bookstore connecting kids and families in the San Francisco Bay Area with LGBTQ+ stories. Stop by our atrium to enjoy a selection in our Pride Book Nook.
  • For the kids and the kids at heart – show your true colors with a Pride coloring sheets
  • Find important resources for your family and community with Keshet, an organization moving the Jewish community towards LGBTQ+ equality.
  • Learn about policies affecting trans and nonbinary folks with articles and toolkits from the Transgender Law Center, Equality Federation, Lambda Legal, and the Human Rights Campaign.
  • Settle in for drag storytime with Brock Harder and Mari Posa as they read you heartwarming tales of triumph

I AM A RAINBOW

WHEN I’M A GROWNUP

 

MY DAD THINKS I’M A BOY

NEITHER

 

    • Put on your dancing shoes, our Spotify playlist will have you movin’ and groovin’ all month long

 

  • Watch “Zander’s Magic Shoes” – the story of a gay refugee man who discovered a new sense of freedom on his journey from Uganda to San Francisco, filmed as part of the What We Carry With Us video project in partnership with Citizen Film.