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CA: APA Shuns Manchester's Hotel in Support of Prop 8 Boycott

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

The American Psychological Association, which will hold its annual convention in San Diego in August, is the latest group to officially protest San Diego hotelier Doug Manchester’s financial support two years ago of California’s gay marriage ban.

While the association is not formally calling for its members to boycott the Manchester Grand Hyatt, its governing body and many of those planning to attend the conference have opted to cancel meetings scheduled at the hotel as a way of expressing their displeasure over Manchester’s financial contribution to the successful Proposition 8 campaign to outlaw gay marriage.

The group, which expects to draw 14,000 attendees to its first San Diego convention, acknowledges that it may take a financial hit for its cancellation of some meeting-room bookings, spokeswoman Rhea Farberman said.

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CA: 300 March at San Diego Hyatt to Protest AHA Meeting at Anti Gay Hotel

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Close to 300 people staged a raucous demonstration at the Manchester Grand Hyatt hotel in San Diego on Jan. 9 to protest the American Historical Association’s decision to go ahead with its annual meeting there rather than honor the gay boycott of the hotel. The boycott was launched in mid-2008 after hotel owner Doug Manchester donated $125,000 to the campaign to put Proposition 8 on the ballot. The constitutional amendment passed in November 2008, repealing same-sex marriage in California.

The AHA said its contracts with the Hyatt were in place long before anyone had heard of Prop. 8 and that it would have cost the association around $800,000 to move the Jan. 7-10 convention.

Instead, the AHA staged a free-to-the-public, 15-part miniconvention at the Hyatt “to explore historical perspectives on same-sex marriage.

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Gay Rights Groups Launch Campaign Against Doug Manchester, Major Contributor to Prop 8

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Two state groups have launched a new Web site and e-mail campaign against San Diego hotel developer Douglas Manchester.

10News learned the groups behind the campaign are The Courage Campaign and Equality California.

Manchester angered many after donating $125,000 to fund anti-gay marriage Proposition 8.

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