Soni Wolf, who founded Dykes on Bikes and fought to protect its name, dies
Soni Wolf, a founding member of Dykes on Bikes who had been named Community Grand Marshall at the upcoming San Francisco LGTB Pride Parade in June, died before she got a chance to make her final motorcycle ride down Market Street.
Wolf died April 25 of complications of pneumonia and pulmonary disease at Seton Medical Center in Daly City. She was 69. Her death was confirmed by her friend Brooke Oliver, attorney for the San Francisco Dykes on Bikes Women’s Motorcycle Contingent, as it is officially called.
“Dykes on Bikes manifests the unequivocal demand that now is the time for liberation and free expression,” said mayoral candidate and former state Sen. Mark Leno.