Remember how the San Diego hotelier Doug Manchester donated $125,000 to the Yes on Campaign? And then Californians Against Hate organized a boycott against the hotels Manchester owned, including the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, the Grand Del Mar, Whitetail Club and Resort, the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego. And then there was all the hubbub when Bill Clinton crossed the picket line to attend a conference being held at the Manchester?
Well, it looks like the boycott worked because Doug Manchester is now crying uncle.
From the San Diego Union-Tribune:
In July, the boycott began.
Manchester brushed it off at first, but he seems to feel otherwise now:
His plan – which his people warned this newspaper against publishing, even after a Hyatt representative discussed it – is to give $25,000 to a national organization that promotes civil unions and domestic partnerships.
Manchester also is considering offering $100,000 in hotel credit to local gay and lesbian organizations so they can use the Grand Hyatt for events such as fundraisers.
. . . Fred Karger of Californians Against Hate, which started the boycott along with a local labor group, said he hasn’t heard a word from Manchester or his people. “I’d be delighted to talk,” he said.
We’ll see what comes of this. Are there any gay organizations that promote just civil unions and not marriage? That would be weird . . . .
But it’s a step in the right direction. And it shows that boycotts work!
hat tip toBox Turtle Bulletin.
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