Local groups call on Pride to reconsider booking Kehlani over pro-Gaza comments

Local groups call on San Diego Pride to reconsider Kehlani after pro-Palestine comments

A coalition of organizations called on San Diego Pride to reconsider the singer Kehlani as one of its headliners for the Pride Festival in light of what they claim are anti-Semitic comments.

Local groups call on Pride to reconsider booking Kehlani over pro-Gaza comments

Flags at the 2023 San Diego Pride parade. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) A coalition of local organizations and synagogues has called on San Diego Pride to reconsider one of its headliners for the Pride Festival in light of what they claim are antisemitic comments. Kehlani, who uses they/them pronouns, has been vocal about support for Palestinians during the bombing campaign and invasion of Gaza by Israel following the October 20…

NY City Council Slam SummerStage Cancellation Of Kehlani

Thirteen New York City Council members are urging the City Parks Foundation to reinstate Kehlani‘s canceled headlining set at SummerStage concerts, calling the move a troubling act of censorship. In a letter sent Tuesday, Council Members Tiffany Cabán and Dr. Nantasha Williams, joined by 11 colleagues, condemned the cancellations of Kehlani’s Pride performance and Noname’s Juneteenth show. They argue the decisions were politically motivated, tie…

Jewish Groups Urge San Diego Pride to Disinvite Kehlani - San Diego Jewish World

Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — A coalition of local organizations and synagogues has called on San Diego Pride to reconsider one of its headliners for the Pride Festival in light of what they claim are antisemitic comments. Kehlani, who uses they/them pronouns, has been vocal about support for Palestinians during the bombing campaign […]