This event being held on edge of Pride is a bit of common ground as the LGBTQ+ community is split this year over San Diego Pride’s decision to host musical guest Kehlani, with critics calling ...

Kehlani headlining this year’s Pride festival, after chanting “Long live the Intifada,” sends a clear message to San Diego’s Jewish community that we are not welcome at Pride.

The decision to invite Kehlani to perform at Pride is not in line with this spirit,” the letter read. “A celebration of one group should never come at the expense of another.

By James Miller • Times of San Diego About 500 people showed up for the first J Pride Festival, an offshoot event launched after a rift with San Diego Pride over the singer Kehlani.

Oakland native Kehlani was also slated to be a headliner at SoSF, a new San Francisco pride festival, but they announced last week that they had pulled out of that June 28 event.

CBS 8 had a candid discussion with the Interim Ex. Director of San Diego Pride with the Parade and Festival coming up on July 19 and 20. No topic was off limits.

Flickinger said San Diego Pride has discussed the Kehlani concerns with community members, but she’s concerned by efforts to pull funding from Pride events, seeing them as part of a broader ...

Criticism of San Diego Pride spilled into public view in late May, when a coalition of Jewish organizations called on Pride to remove Kehlani as its festival headliner.

About 500 people showed up to celebrate at the first-ever J Pride Festival at Mandell Weiss Eastgate Park after San Diego Pride went forward with headline act Kehlani, despite controversial ...

Jewish organizations create San Diego Pride alternative … News / Jul 11, 2025 / 10:13 PM PDT ...

San Diego Pride has officially unveiled the full entertainment lineup for the 2025 Pride Festival, and it’s packed with Grammy-level talent.

Kehlani performed at San Diego Pride on Saturday (July 19). The singer was recently dropped from previously announced performances at New York City’s SummerStage in Central Park and Cornell ...