The LGBTQ community has always been defiant. We defy convention. We defy injustice. We defy efforts to keep us quiet. In that spirit, SDNYC celebrated our 2025 Annual Event last week with friends, leaders, and luminaries of the LGBTQ community. Thank you to all who attended and offered support!

We were honored to recognizing pathbreaking and inspiring LGBTQ leaders who have demonstrated the power and impact of our community:

Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary and Special Advisor to the President
Sean Coleman, CEO and Executive Director of Destination Tomorrow
Yanery Cruz, Director of Advocacy and Programs at New York Transgender Advocacy Group (NYTAG)
Queers for Kamala Co-Founders Kathleen Borschow, Jeffrey Omura, and Daniel Wein

See photos of the night below! All credits: Donna Aceto Photography.