San Fran liberals ban lesbian Asians from starting Dem club because title had ‘family’ in it

Democrats in San Francisco have been dubbed “mean girls” after they banned a lesbian Asian from establishing a liberal club in the city.

Cyn Wang, who worked for the Obama administration, tried to start a group called the Westside Family Democratic Club, but was stopped because the title contained the word “family” and because he supported a recall from an awakened school board.

The Chinese immigrant has long been a Democrat and on paper seems like the perfect candidate to represent a liberal group. Voting for Biden in 2020, Wang labeled herself an intersectional feminist and denounced the Republican Party as “the greatest threat to our democracy.”

She also married a Mexican immigrant, who got her green card this month; runs a small family business and sends her daughter to public school.

Wang was confident that her club would be approved by the Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC) without incident, but when she and her other club members joined the Zoom meeting, they were gravely mistaken.

Wang (pictured with Nancy Pelosi) was sure her club would be approved by the Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC) without incident, but when she and her other club members signed up for the Zoom meeting, they were seriously mistaken .

The group was met with backlash, accused of being racist and even secretly funded by Republicans.

“My mouth was open,” Wang told the San Francisco Chronicle. “Those allegations couldn’t be more false.”

‘Fighting systemic racism is one of the reasons why I am involved in local democratic politics. For me it lifted the veil on how narrow they have a definition of what being a Democrat means.”

Even DCCC member Janice Li said the meeting gave off a “mean girl” mentality.

“It’s that ‘you can’t sit with us’ mentality that makes me very uncomfortable with the state of politics in San Francisco,” Li told the Chronicle. “It’s very, ‘You’re not even allowed in.’ They are very mean girls.’

San Francisco politics has always been a battleground, and the group planned to get more voter rolls in counties one, four and seven, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, and they wanted families to get more involved rather than the city to leave – hence why family was in their club’s name.

Wang wanted a more welcoming party for families, especially on the west side, where there were very few clubs. She even helped create the San Francisco Parent Coalition, which last year focused on recalling two of the three school administrators, and a few parents she met there helped found her new club.

The club was accused of being racist and secretly supported by Republicans, among others, and a critic, local tenant activist Jordan Davis (pictured at another rally), told them: ‘F**k you’

The club wanted to focus on improving the public school system, clearing the streets, building more homes, and strengthening the city’s public transportation—all goals that local Democrats supported.

In addition, they met all the requirements to be chartered – a point emphasized Honey Mahogany, a DCCC president.

Despite this, they were met with negativity and a local tenant activist even told them, “F**k you.”

“F– you, Westside Family Democratic Club!” Jordan Davis said at the meeting. ‘I give my time! F– you!’

Davis has been to several political events in San Francisco and always used foul language and often left the stage shouting obscenities.

Local Brandee Marckmann, who opposed the school board’s recall, sharply accused them of being conservative: “I recognize a Republican when I see one.”

DCCC members were reportedly grilling Parag Gupta – one of the parents of the parent coalition who helped found the westside club – who was shocked by the harsh interrogation.

DCCC members were reportedly grilling Parag Gupta – one of the founders of the westside club – who was shocked by the harsh interrogation. They asked him about members’ income levels, racial backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities, and even whether they voted for the school board’s recall

The group met all the requirements to be chartered – a point Honey Mahogany, a DCCC chairperson, (left) emphasized. Another DCCC member, Peter Gallotta, who voted to file the charter, said he wondered why the club wanted to be chartered rather than just become an advocacy group.

They asked him about their income level, racial background, sexual orientation, gender identity, and even whether they voted for the school board’s recall.

“We’re just getting started,” Gupta told the DCCC. “We want to be an inclusive club, and we try to be representative of all demographics, genders, races and inclusive of all families. If someone considers himself a family, we consider him a family.’

Despite trying to reconcile the criticism, the DCCC received enough votes to close them temporarily – even though not all members voted.

Keith Baraka, a DCCC member, abstained due to public commentators’ concerns, but later told the Chronicle that he had spoken with Wang and would support the group if they became charter again.

Peter Gallotta, who voted to bring in the charter, said he wondered why the club wanted to be chartered rather than just become an advocacy group.

“I think we need to reform our application process so that as members we have more and better information before we give a stamp of approval,” he told the Chronicle.

Mahogany, the only member to defend the group, said another charter vote would be called soon.