Overview
- Multiple accounts say march participants surrounded, shouted at, and taunted state Sen. Scott Wiener during San Francisco’s Trans March after accusing him of supporting or enabling violence in Gaza, and he retreated from the crowd on June 26.
- Video circulated on social media shows attendees calling Wiener a “genocidal” supporter and telling him he no longer belonged at the event despite praise for his record on transgender and LGBTQ legislation.
- Reporting notes that Wiener remains a candidate for the U.S. House seat Nancy Pelosi is vacating and that his campaign draws support from J Street Action Fund, which backs candidates critical of Israeli government policy while affirming Israel’s right to exist.
- One outlet reports separate clashes between masked march participants described as ‘Trantifa’ and San Francisco police, and the incident has been amplified largely by right-leaning publications that posted the videos and eyewitness accounts.
- The episode underscores a growing split inside progressive coalitions over Israel and Gaza, and it could affect Wiener's standing with parts of the LGBTQ base and voter perceptions in his congressional race.