This story has been updated with additional comment from the Trans March. The organizers of the San Francisco Trans March downplayed the harassment of gay Jewish congressional candidate Scott Wiener at their event last weekend, saying that “many working class LGBTQ people” believe “he does not represent their interests.” In a follow-up statement, one organizer […]
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A growing number of Jewish, Democratic and LGBTQ figures are condemning the harassment of Jewish congressional candidate Scott Wiener by anti-Zionists at the San Francisco Trans March on Friday. Wiener’s political opponent, meanwhile, did not condemn the incident directly when asked, instead disavowing “threats of violence and hate speech” more generally. Wiener had been filmed […]
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After declining to say whether he believed “Israel is committing genocide in Gaza” during a debate last week, California congressional candidate Scott Wiener has announced that he does, in fact, believe Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute a genocide. Wiener’s demurral during the Wednesday debate, during which his two Democratic opponents endorsed the genocide charge without […]
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