California Gay Marriage Proponents Organize Boycott Against San Diego Storage Company Over Proposition 8 Donations
Californians Against Hate have launched yet another boycott against a California business whose owners donated to the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign.
A San Diego nonprofit known for organizing protests against Proposition 8 supporters is calling for a boycott against a San Diego-based storage company.
Californians Against Hate has launched a statewide “virtual boycott” of A-1 Self Storage, owned by Terry Caster, who gave nearly $700,000 to support the gay-marriage ban that prevailed at the polls Nov. 4.
Fred Karger, head of Californians Against Hate, said the boycott is virtual because it will be promoted through blogs and social and business networking sites. His group organized a boycott against the downtown Manchester Grand Hyatt, owned by Proposition 8 supporter Doug Manchester, and a phone campaign against A-1 Self Storage.
More harassment and intimidation from the homosexual community as they prepare for a repeat election to overturn the gay marriage ban voted into law on November 4th.
It is likely that California Proposition 8 will not be overturned on state constituional grounds and gay marriage supporters wish to discourage donors to the 2010 effort to reinstitute gay marriage.
What better way then to publicly shame and financially hurt the businesses?
Polling is unclear whether Proposition 8 protests are effective in helping their cause. These types of boycotts also risk a voter backlash and portray gay marriage supporters as “sore loser” bullies.
Stay tuned…..
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5 Comments
GeorgeMcCumiskey
It’s unfortunate that many people are still anti gay or just overly religious and committed to marriage being one man and one woman – end of discussion. But this is American and they have the right to protest.
It’s unfortunate that many people are still narrow mindedly NEEDING to call a civil, loving, till death do us part union – a marriage. If they have the legal rights of decision making for health care why not say a rose is a rose is a rose and be glad for what they can get. But this is America and God bless em for their persistence.
Amalgamate
This is not harassment and intimidation
Gay people have every right to alert the gay community that their hard earned money should not be going to anti-gay businesses that vote to take away their rights.
Would you buy goods from someone who will turn around and donate some of your money to taking away your marriage rights? Of course not…
Gay Marriage will happen eventually and the only ones who will pay in the long run are those who promoted hate by trying to stop an unstoppable civil rights movement
Separate but equal is NOT equal
Flap
Yeah Yeah Yeah I have heard the argument before. It is just blacklisting and get ready for the backlash, dude.
Gay marriage will not happen anytime soon. You lost the election get over it.
Lisa
These people had a right to voice opinion and support the proposition, but just because you have the legal right to do so doesn’t meant that there aren’t repercussions to speaking your mind. The people in opposition to the bill have just as much right to boycott their business, and if enough people get behind them on it, maybe the business owners will think about changing their tune. And serves them right, I say. Why should you expect loyalty and support from your customers if you don’t support them?
Flap
Except when the gay marriage proponents stalk and harass people that are exerting their free speech rights.
It is called chilling dissent and it is wrong.