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Organizers of San Francisco's Trans March defended the protesters whose heckling drove state Sen. Scott Wiener from the annual event last week.

Wiener, a Congressional candidate and a longtime advocate for transgender rights, was filmed walking through Dolores Park on Friday by several protesters who loudly criticized his record on the armed conflict in Gaza.

The next day, Wiener released a statement saying the protesters made "physical contact" and "made it impossible for me to safely remain in the park." The video, which garnered millions of views, was posted on X by Dimitry Yakoushkin, who wrote, "Scott Wiener showed up to the trans march and for the first time we kicked his ass out."

Organizers of the 22-year-old event doubled down on the protesters' criticism in a statement on Tuesday, even as dozens of political leaders signed a letter saying the confrontation had gone too far.

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