SF’s 2025 Pride Weekend opened Friday with more than 10,000 people attending the annual Trans March from Dolores Park to the Tenderloin District. Prior to the march, Mayor Daniel Lurie was loudly booed, shouted down, and chased away from Dolores Park by attendees.

As Mission Local reports, when Lurie showed up to Dolores Park, march attendees were filmed telling him, “You are not wanted here.”

"How dare you come here!” One person shouted, “These are not your people!” while others chanted “Fuck off!” and “Do something for trans people!” as Lurie crossed Dolores Street, escorted by security, and exited the event. A passerby flipped him off as he embraced Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, prompting further calls from the crowd to “hang the trans flag at City Hall” and “stop pretending to be an ally.”

[Update: The Chronicle notes that Trans March participants have been known to denounce politicians whose support for the trans community rings hollow, including in 2016 when then Supervisor Scott Wiener, who is gay, and Mayor Ed Lee were booed away after attempting to take the stage, as reported by SFist.]

As the Chronicle reports, the Trans March drew more than 10,000 people. Marchers flowed from Dolores Park to the intersection of Turk and Taylor in the Tenderloin, site of the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria riot, where trans women and drag queens once fought back against police harassment.

As an all-queer marching band played, attendees waved signs reading “God is trans,” “Throw a brick,” and “Keep your fauxking hands off my beautiful trans wife.”

Later that night, Cumbiatón lit up the Mission District with green lighting, reggaetón, banda remixes, and unapologetic political solidarity. Born in LA, the queer Latinx dance party returned to The Chapel with music spun by undocumented immigrants and Palestinian refugees, and shouts of “¡Chinga la Migra!” and “¡Viva Palestina!” from the DJ booth.

For many, the Trans March was a lifeline. “Our existence should not be political," Lucas S. told the Chronicle, wearing a shirt that read, “Assigned Gulf of Mexico at Birth.” Jean Vila of Stanford added, “The more we show up as a community and support each other, the more we can help resist what’s happening nationwide.” James Irving, a trans Oakland resident, summed it up simply: “These people are being so true to themselves.”

Image: Screenshot from video

Previously: Video: Politicians Booed As Trans March (Un)Officially Kicks Off SF's Pride Weekend

Related: SF Trans Community Rallies to Reclaim Historic Compton's Cafeteria Site In the Tenderloin