I don't get it... Is it because they're afraid we'll make them look bad at it? The divorce rate is 50% for currently legal marriages. Is it that giving us the same rights makes them no better? Do straights need to feel superior to gays to make it through life? Is that why the inalienable right that they have should be denied to gays. If it's religious then why can non-religious straight couples marry and why are there governmental laws providing "perks" to marriage? If it is a religious Rite then there shouldn't be Legal "perks" that alienate a particular group. If it is a legal civil right then there is no justifiable reason to deny it to any two consenting adults this right. These purveyors of hate and legal slight should be boycotted across the country by every self-respecting LGBT person/supporter.
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http://www.latimes. com/news/ local/la- me-boycott16- 2008jul16, 0,7045685. story

Same-sex marriage proponents urge San Diego hotel boycott

The two targeted properties are owned by a donor to the campaign for a
constitutional ban.
By Jessica Garrison
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

July 16, 2008

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.

Although they expressed outrage about the boycott and a rally planned
for Friday, opponents of gay marriage also immediately began using it
in their fundraising appeals.

On Tuesday, they sent a blast e-mail saying they had raised $100,000
in the 24 hours after the boycott was announced. "Gay marriage
advocates and their union allies have just launched a campaign of
intimidation against Doug Manchester and are trying to shut down his
business," read the e-mail from Brian Brown, executive director of the
National Organization for Marriage. "Would you give a generous gift of
$50, $100 or even $500 right now?"

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.

Boycotts as part of political campaigns are relatively rare. It is a
tactic more often employed by civil rights groups. The dust-up in San
Diego -- which follows a march last month against another Proposition
8 supporter, Carlsbad car-dealership owner Robert Hoehn -- is another
indication that same-sex marriage is a combustible political topic and
is viewed by gay marriage advocates as a civil rights issue.

Fred Karger, who heads Californians Against Hate and is organizing the
protest against the Grand Hyatt and one other San Diego Hyatt hotel
owned by Manchester, said it was the first of what would probably be
many business boycotts between now and the November election.

"We are going to be monitoring the contributions, " he said.

Karger is not formally affiliated with Equality for All, the umbrella
group coordinating the campaign against Proposition 8.

jessica.garrison@ latimes.com

Times staff writers Tony Perry and Michael Finnegan contributed to
this report.

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