Pro-Israel California senator heckled at Trans March, ‘We f—ing hate you’

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California state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, said Friday that he was forced to abandon the Trans March in San Francisco’s Dolores Park after demonstrators confronted him over Israel and Gaza in a viral incident that emerged as Pride Weekend began.
In the video, it was seen that many people surrounded Wiener while he was walking in the park and many attackers were shouting abusive messages.
“We hate you!”
Posted by Dimitry Yakoushkin clip As the Democratic lawmaker walked away from the crowd, he was heard criticizing Wiener’s stance on the war in Gaza, according to X.
California state Sen. Scott Wiener said he was forced to leave the Trans March in San Francisco after demonstrators surrounded him and confronted him over Israel and Gaza. (Getty Images)
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“I think your policy on genocide is terrible!” Yakoushkin said in the video. “I don’t think you belong here!”
As Wiener walked away, Yakoushkin continued to accuse him of betraying the LGBT community for his stance on Israel and Gaza.
“You behaved so badly in Gaza! You don’t belong here anymore, Scott, and it breaks my heart!” Yakushkin said: “It breaks my heart that someone who writes good laws for gays is so terrible about Gaza!”
Another person in the crowd accused Wiener of losing his place in the LGBT community because of his support for Israel.

Protesters in Dolores Park shouted at Wiener during Pride Weekend, and one hustler shouted that he “didn’t belong here” because of his stance on Gaza. (Getty Images)
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“You stopped being gay the moment you started supporting Israel!”
Wiener said she has attended the Trans March every year since the first march in 2004, and was marching in Dolores Park to participate in a transgender-led Pride Shabbat ceremony when the conflict arose.
“While I was walking in Dolores Park to participate in the trans-led Pride Shabbat ceremony in conjunction with the trans march, a group of people began yelling at me, ran up to me, surrounded me, and began physically abusing me, including both verbal and physical contact,” Wiener said. he said.

California Senate leaders and LGBTQ lawmakers condemned the confrontation, saying Wiener was the target of harassment and deserved “dignity and respect.” (Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)
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Wiener said the group appealed to Israel in opposing him.
“They made statements about ‘my Israeli handlers,’ among many other false, excessive and despicable statements,” Wiener said. “They were so physically and verbally aggressive that it was impossible for me to stay in the park safely.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Senator Wiener for further comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Wiener stated that he did not participate in the Trans March, which started in 2004 for the first time in 22 years and became one of the largest transgender meetings in the world.
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Representative Kevin Mullin, California, conflict said It went beyond the Bay Area’s tradition of political protest.
“We have a long and proud history of passionate protest and passionate disagreement here in the Bay Area; last night was not like that,” he said.
“Hate speech, harassment, and violence have no place in our politics or anywhere else. No matter your beliefs, no one should be threatened or intimidated simply because they come forward on behalf of their community. Elected officials and candidates do not forfeit their basic human rights to decency.”
California Senate President Pro Tempore Monique Limón also attended Senate Democrats and the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus condemned the conflict.
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The joint statement said Wiener spent 16 years in public service in San Francisco and was a “fearless advocate” for LGBTQ Californians.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie condemned he continued the confrontation and described the language directed at Wiener as antisemitic.
“As mayor, I can never accept hate directed at a member of our community,” Lurie said. “The language directed at Senator Wiener yesterday was targeted, hateful and anti-Semitic.”
Wiener finished first in California’s first two primaries in the San Francisco-based 11th Congressional District, seat of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Wiener and San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan entered the November general election, running an all-Democratic race to represent one of the party’s most high-profile House districts.
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