New York, New York — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faced boos and heckling from some spectators while marching Sunday in the New York City Pride Parade, a public rebuke during one of the city’s most visible LGBTQ events.
Video cited by the Washington Examiner and the New York Post showed Schumer waving a pride flag and greeting attendees as some people booed, hissed, gave thumbs-down gestures, and showed visible disapproval. Other footage showed parts of the crowd responding more positively as Schumer highlighted his long record of supporting LGBTQ rights.
Schumer, a New York Democrat, has often noted that he was the first U.S. senator to march in the city’s Pride Parade in 1999. He has also pointed to his support for same-sex marriage and LGBTQ civil rights legislation.
The reaction comes as Democrats in New York face pressure from younger, more progressive, and pro-Palestinian activists who have criticized establishment party leaders. The Washington Examiner connected the crowd reaction to broader unrest within the Democratic coalition, though the precise reasons individual spectators booed Schumer were not independently verified.
The incident shows how even longtime Democratic leaders can face resistance at events where party support was once more predictable.
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