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Doug Manchester, owner of the Manchester Hyatt Hotels, donated $125,000.00 to the “Yes on Prop 8” campaign and got INDIGNANT when the Lesbian and Gay community organized and have supported a financial boycott of his hotels. And nearly a year later, Doug has had a change of heart, or is it wallet? and NOW wants to give an Olive Branch to our community. He is pledging to donate the same amount of money, $25,000.00 to Lesbian and Gay charities and give another $100,000.00 as credit towards staying at his hotels and holding parties and fundraisers there. Is Ashton Kutcher around anywhere? Because I feel like I am getting PUNK’D!
 
This BRIBE does nothing to undo the hurt that has been caused by the passing of Prop 8. The FACT that a group of people decided to take a BIGOTED stance and play GOD can’t be undone for $125,000.00. And the FACT that Manchester showed no compassion and said our complaints were “personal attacks on him and his family” hasn’t been forgotten. What happened to the “personal attack?” Is the fact that his companies wallets are getting lighter and lighter and emptier and emptier the real reason for the change in opinion? What about the personal attacks on OUR FAMILIES?
 
To our community’s credit, we have not wavered in honoring the boycott. And when former President Bill Clinton spoke at the Hyatt Hotel, he was met with protesters letting him know exactly how we felt. Many other organizations, including the American Trial Lawyers Association, have moved, canceled, or refused to hold their conventions at his hotels. It seems that with a recession, and people being more conscious about where they spent their money, Doug is feeling the pinch. This has nothing to do with a change of heart. It has to do with cobwebs and dust in the company vault!
 
What has changed since then? NOT A DAMN THING! We still are unable to get married in California and his money helped create this situation. So until we ARE able to get married in California, the boycott should stay EXACTLY HOW IT IS, PERIOD! And any Lesbian and/or Gay organizations that accepts money or holds any events at his hotels should be branded as SELLOUTS, and they too should be boycotted!
 
To REITERATE, BOYCOTT any and all hotels owned or controlled by Doug Manchester. They include the:
 

* Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, CA
* Grand del Mar Resort, San Diego, CA
* Whitetail Club and Resort, McCall, Idaho
 
Let “Papa”, as Manchester likes to be referred to, know that his Lesbian and Gay children can’t be BOUGHT! And as for Howard Bragman, the GAY MAN, who is helping Doug change his identity with our community, he should be boycotted too. I hope the two pieces of gold he is receiving is worth it. As for me, there is NO AMOUNT OF MONEY that will make me accept money to sell out my people. NO AMOUNT AT ALL!

 
 
 
 
 
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