New Soni Wolf

Over the course of written report of twoscore years, Soni helped the organization  Dykes on Bikes evolve into a 501(c)3 non-profit, spearheading the group’s mission to create a national together with international community of women’s motorcyclists supporting philanthropic endeavors inwards LGBTQ communities.

She was a proud veteran of the USA Air Force. Soni moved to the San Francisco Bay Area inwards the 1970s, never imagining she would uncovering herself an advocate together with leader inwards a historic motility for equality.

Soni was the Dykes on Bikes’ longstanding secretarial assistant together with historian, together with inwards 2016 was granted Secretary Emeritus status, she mentored many Dykes on Bikes, was a steadfast leader inwards LGBTQ community, together with inwards 2016 was Sainted past times The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

Over fourteen years, Soni guided a squad of lawyers to successfully argue, all the way to the U.S.A. Supreme Court twice, that the trademark Dykes on Bikes signifies pride inside our community together with is protected every bit political speech. Dykes on Bikes’ legal strategy helped overturn an unconstitutional law, purpose of the Lanham Act, inwards what has been hailed every bit i of the most of import Freedom of Expression cases inwards years (Matal vs Tam).

In 2003, the arrangement voted to officially recognize themselves every bit “Dykes on Bikes.”

“It took a lot of courage to travel ok together with to say, ‘This is who I am. I’m a dyke. I’m non gay, I’m non lesbian; I’m a dyke. That’s who I am,'” said Brown. “And beingness bold similar that is something that gave inspiration to our organization. And together with hence that resonates alongside people or hence the world.”

Convincing the Supreme Court that they had reclaimed the give-and-take “dyke” proved to travel a bigger challenge every bit the organiztion fought to trademark their group’s name.

Testifying every bit an goodness witness inwards Washington, Wolf enunciated the groups stand upward eloquently.

“There’s dissimilar descriptors of beingness gay, together with what that means. But if you’re going to telephone telephone me anything other than adult woman or a human being, telephone telephone me a dyke,” said Brown, quoting from Wolfs testimony.

https://www.dykesonbikes.org/soniwolf
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/06/22/dykes-on-bikes-remember-founder-on-her-40th-pride-anniversary/





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