County official announces he will withdraw from San Diego Pride delegation

Jordan Marks Photo credit www sdttc com Yet another local official has communicated his intention to withdraw from the San Diego Pride festival over comments made by its headline act Kehlani San Diego County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder Jordan Marks declared this week that he has withdrawn his office from the County of San Diego s delegation participation in San Diego Pride s weekend programs due to safety concerns for members of the Jewish population He also has called on the County of San Diego to withdraw from participating As a Jewish leader and a area member who lost his uncle to a Palestinian bus bombing in Jerusalem during the Second Intifada I cannot assistance or feel safe attending any event where the headliner calls for a violent Intifada Revolution Marks disclosed in a declaration As an ally and advocate for our LGBTQ public I will be supporting other public events that don t put our population at pitfall of physical danger I applaud the Jewish locality leaders for standing strong for a safe and inclusive San Diego and offering alternative JPride events that celebrate the strong allyship we have with the LGBTQ neighborhood Marks joins San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria San Diego County Human Relations Commissioner and LGBTQ leader Nicole Murray-Ramirez and multiple advocacy groups to urge Pride leadership to change the headline performer Kehlani The singer has been accused of promoting antisemitic rhetoric on social media A comment from the ARCC office commented Kehlani s hateful messages including calls to eradicate Zionism and for an Intifada Revolution are not only dehumanizing but they can also lead to real-world violence against Jews