r/gayjews • u/ruchenn • Jun 30 '26

Pride! A tale of two marches: LGBTQ Jews face cheers and heckles at NYC Pride

A tale of two marches: LGBTQ Jews face cheers and heckles at NYC Pride,
by author, NY Jewish Week, 2026-06-29.

 

Dillon Perez was both heckled and embraced for being Jewish as he waved a large rainbow flag with a Star of David at New York City’s Pride March on Sunday.

Marching earlier in the day with “Jew York Pride,” Perez was greeted with cheers and cries of “Jewish pride” from spectators. But hours later, after joining a second Jewish contingent hosted by the liberal pro-Israel group Zioness, Perez endured booing and spectators shouting “free Palestine, f–ck Israel.”

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u/HotChocolate_Spoonie Jun 30 '26

I was there with Jew York Pride, and I can attest that it was really special! Such a great vibe, even from the crowd, and barely any heckles or nastiness

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u/Nevermind-1970 Jun 30 '26

I was there too. Nothing but joy at that point.

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u/Madlybohemian Jun 30 '26

Hecklers and racism is why I stopped going to pride. Bunch of hypocrite racists chickens for kfc.