PRIDE CAT

Pride Cat is an annual volunteer-run alleycat race and celebration hosted during Pride Month in San Francisco. We bring together LGBTQ+ riders, allies, and joy-seekers to race, connect, and raise funds for trans-affirming causes.

And this is the fifth year of Pride Cat !!

Pride Cat is a love letter to trans, nonbinary, and queer community members—on bikes and beyond. It’s not just about racing, it’s about claiming space, showing up loud and proud, coming together as a community and giving back.

Funds raised have historically supported The Transgender District and Save Lyon-Martin Health Services. In 2025, we’re exploring directing funds to a LGBTQ+ immigration/asylum support organizations. To be announced soon. 

2023 Pride Cat WTFNB Podium, photo courtesy Richard Hoang

ABOUT

In a city shaped by queer resistance and biking culture alike, Pride Cat creates a space where many communities meet. The event reclaims the streets not just for racing, but for visibility, mutual care, and collective memory.

At a time when trans and queer communities continue to face systemic harm—from attacks on healthcare access to the criminalization of asylum seekers. Pride Cat offers a joyful act of defiance.

Pride Cat reminds us that building community is a form of resistance, and that joy, speed, and solidarity can all ride in tandem.

2021 Pride Cat WTFNB Podium

Fundraising

Over four events, Pride Cat has raised nearly $7500 for LGBTQ+ serving organizations, including:

2022 Pride Cat WTFNB Podium

PRIDE CAT

IN THE NEWS

San Francisco Pride Cat 2023: Where Bike Messenger and LGBTQ+ Culture Meet, an article in The Radavist. Written by Erik Mathy.
Pride Cat: Racing for the Transgender District, an article featured in Bicycle Law. Written by Zach Morvant

Erik Mathy’s article on Pride Cat in The Radavist

Zach Morvant’s article on Pride Cat in Bicycle Law