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State Senator Scott Wiener at the World Cup (Photo @ScottWiener)

Wiener Roasted and Devoured by LGBTQ Mob: Kicked Out of Trans March, Harassed at SF Bar Over Israel

Wiener built his political career as one of California’s most aggressive advocates for LGBTQ causes

By Megan Barth, June 27, 2026 12:49 pm

San Francisco State Senator Scott Wiener, a longtime champion of radical LGBTQ and transgender policies, was confronted and ultimately driven out of two separate locations in the city this week by leftist activists, including allies of the very community he has long empowered over his support of Israel.

The incidents highlight the growing fractures within progressive coalitions of the Democratic party, where foreign policy purity tests on Israel and Gaza now override domestic alliances on social issues.

On June 24, during a World Cup match at The Napper Tandy Irish Restaurant and Sports Bar in the city’s Mission District, anti-Zionist activist Jesus “Frisco Lens” Coba approached Wiener and berated him on camera.

Coba demanded Wiener leave, shouting, “Wiener, you gotta get the f*** up out my hood, bro. It’s free Palestine here… we against the genocide.” He accused the senator of pushing a “genocidal agenda” as a “Zionist” and pressed him to say “Free Palestine” for the video. Wiener, seated with his back to the wall, remained largely silent and denied taking money from AIPAC when accused. 

After the recording ended, Coba and a group of about six associates continued harassing Wiener for roughly 30 minutes, yelling and banging on the wall behind him. Bar owners eventually forced the agitators to leave.

The video quickly went viral on social media.

Just two days later, on June 26, Wiener attended the annual San Francisco Trans March in Dolores Park, an event he has supported for years as a key backer of transgender legislation.

Activists, including self-described “Trantifa” elements aligned with pro-Palestinian causes, surrounded him, shouted profanities, and demanded he leave over his stance on Israel.

Video footage captured the scene: demonstrators chanted against “Zionists,” called Wiener a “piece of sh*t,” and told him repeatedly to “get the fu*k out of here.” One activist filming acknowledged Wiener’s work on trans issues but declared, “your policy on the genocide in Gaza is terrible. You do not belong here anymore Scott and it breaks my heart.” Others yelled, “We fu*king hate you” and “Everybody fu*king hates you.” 

Wiener walked away in silence as the group followed him out of the park. The person who posted the video, Dimitry Yakoushkin, celebrated: “Scott Wiener showed up to the trans march and for the first time we kicked his a** out. It’s sad because while he’s written some good legislation for queers, he’s ultimately a genocidal-supporting center right shill.”

Wiener, who is Jewish, has long backed Israel’s right to exist and defense measures while criticizing aspects of the Netanyahu government. He has faced pressure from the far left before, including stepping down from a leadership role in the California Legislative Jewish Caucus earlier this year amid Gaza-related controversy. He is currently campaigning for Congress in California’s 11th District.

In 2024, California Globe editor Kay Grimes predicted the backlash, writing:

I am told that in San Francisco, Sen. Wiener may be too conservative.

The only subject Weiner and I have ever agreed upon is Israel – Senator Scott Wiener has been very clear-headed following the Hamas terrorist attack October 7, 2023, murdering more than 1,400 Israeli citizens, most of them civilians, including babies, small children, the elderly, disabled, and more than 200 were taken hostage.

However, we vehemently disagree on matters of “alternative sexuality,” as Sen. Wiener passes legislation supporting the “alternatives,” including his legislation, Senate Bill 145 to protect sex offenders who have sex with minors – a bill passed by Democrats in the California Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Wiener built his political career as one of California’s most aggressive advocates for LGBTQ causes. He also authored SB 107, making California a “sanctuary” state for transgender minors seeking “gender-affirming care,” and has pushed additional shield laws and related policies.

Yet none of that shielded him from the mob this week. The same radical elements he has empowered through legislation and public support turned on him the moment he failed a new litmus test on Israel.

These incidents underscore a broader, national pattern: progressive coalitions fracturing under competing ideological demands, with pro-Palestinian activists increasingly dominating spaces once focused on domestic social issues. What began as tolerance for radical positions has evolved into enforced ideological conformity—where even reliable allies are purged for “wrongthink.”

On Saturday, Wiener responded to the harassment, stating:

“Last night I attended the trans march, as I’ve done each year for the past 22 years since the first march in 2004. As I walked through Dolores Park to participate in a trans-led Pride Shabbat service in connection with the trans march, a group of people began screaming at me, ran up to me, surrounded me, and began harassing me, both verbally and physically, including physical contact. They were so physically and verbally aggressive that it was impossible for me to safely remain in the park. As a result, I left the park and, for the very first time, did not participate in the trans march.

I have no objection whatsoever to anyone disagreeing with me, opposing me, or protesting me. All of that is core to democracy. I also have no issue when people talk to me on the street and ask questions or express opposition. That’s democracy, even when the people engaging in this conduct misrepresent my views.

But when opposition and disagreement transition to harassment, including cornering me, touching me, or trying to physically bully me out of a public event, that crosses a line.  We’re living in a time when violence is all too often threatened or used against people in public life. In San Francisco, we’re better than that.”

For observers outside the progressive bubble, the scenes offer a stark reminder of how the left’s own radical factions devour their own. Wiener learned that lesson the hard way this week in San Francisco—twice.

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