Gaza Protesters Force Scott Wiener From Trans Pride March, Deepening 2026 Election Backlash
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 5
Gaza Protesters Force Scott Wiener From Trans Pride March, Deepening 2026 Election Backlash
2 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 5
Summary
Scott Wiener said protesters at San Francisco’s trans pride march surrounded, touched and screamed at him over Gaza, making it unsafe for him to remain at the event.
The confrontation drew condemnation from Nancy Pelosi and even Wiener rival Connie Chan, while organizers countered that he was never in danger and had distracted from arrests and the police response.
Wiener’s stance on Israel had already angered both sides: he initially declined to call Gaza a genocide, later adopted the term, and says he would oppose US military aid to Israel.
A parallel New York controversy involving Rep. Dan Goldman and a Brooklyn cafe, followed by Goldman’s primary loss, has reinforced how Israel-Gaza has become a sharper litmus test in Democratic politics.