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Trans March ejects Wiener, highlighting a decade of political clashes

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Trans March ejects Wiener, highlighting a decade of political clashes
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San Francisco state Sen. Scott Wiener was chased out of the Trans March during the Pride weekend kickoff after protesters criticized his Israel/Gaza stance. Wiener said he faced verbal and physical harassment and left for safety. The video of the confrontation circulated widely, underscoring a pattern at Trans March of politicians being booed or pressed to leave, including past incidents with Ed Lee and Mark Leno; Connie Chan appeared unchallenged. The episode feeds into broader national attention around Israel-Palestine debates within local LGBTQ+ communities.

Topics:nation#government#israel-palestine#pride#san-francisco#scott-wiener#trans-march
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  1. Scott Wiener was chased out of the Trans March. He’s not the only one.  Mission Local
  2. Pro-Transgender Candidate Is Chased From a Trans Rights Event Over Gaza  The New York Times
  3. ‘We’re better than that.’: Scott Weiner calls out ‘harassment’ at Trans March, Mission bar  KRON4
  4. Scott Wiener says harassment made it ‘impossible’ to stay at S.F. Trans March  San Francisco Chronicle
  5. California state senator running to succeed Pelosi calls out ‘harassment’ at trans march  The Hill

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