Manchester's PR guy on Prop. 8 boycotts

Howard Bragman claims Manchester is the victim—but here’s what he had to say about Prop 8 donors last year:

‘Am I really under some obligation to give El Coyote [Mexican restaurant whose owner gave $100 to Yes on 8] money that may eventually be given to groups that oppose my civil rights? I think not… Peaceful protests, boycotts and community organizing are the tools of our trade and ultimately the things that will win this struggle… I will not fund my own demise and I won’t go where I’m not wanted.” —Huffington Post

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Wednesday
Jul162008

L.A. Times: Same-sex marriage proponents urge San Diego hotel boycott

Proponents of same-sex marriage are calling for a boycott of two prominent San Diego hotels because their owner, Doug Manchester, contributed more than $100,000 to the campaign for Proposition 8, the ballot measure that would amend the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage.

Manchester, San Diego’s most prominent hotelier, who goes by the moniker “Papa,” donated $125,000 to pay for signature gatherers to get the measure on the ballot. He could not be reached for comment.

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