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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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Friday
Jul182008

San Diego 6 News: Gay marriage supporters boycott two San Diego hotels

DateFriday, July 18, 2008 at 4:00PM

The owner of the 40-story Manchester Grand Hyatt in downtown San Diego is the focus of a boycott for his support of a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage on the November ballot.

Hotel owner Doug Manchester contributed $125,000 to Proposition 8, the constitutional ban on same sex marriage.

“We feel that if these individuals, businesses, and organizations so adamantly desire to take away our right to marry, then the LGBT community, our families and our friends should fight back against these purveyors of hate,” said Californians Against Hate organizer Fred Karger.

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