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In apparent response to media inquiries, PlanetOut Inc., the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, and the Human Rights Campaign acted swiftly April 22 and 23 to dissociate themselves from the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego. PlanetOut, GLAAD and Global Hyatt Corp. have partnered to offer a Pride 2008 “GLAAD Package” rate at 26 hotels nationally and to stage “Pride Rocks” parties at three hotels, in San Diego, San Francisco and Boston.

In March, Manchester told the San Diego Union-Tribune that his Roman Catholic faith drove him to donate to the anti-same-sex-marriage movement. “When they say that we cannot say that a marriage is between a man and a woman, that’s where I draw the line,” Manchester said.

The Human Rights Campaign took action against Global Hyatt on April 23, demanding that its “Best Companies for GLBT Equality 2007” logo be removed from Hyatt material referencing the San Diego hotel. “We do not condone his (Doug Manchester’s) participation in any efforts to write discrimination into the California state constitution,” the nation’s largest gay rights group said.

“We’re very concerned that the wrong impression is being made ... that there is a connection between the Manchester Grand Hyatt and San Diego Pride.”

DeHarte said Doug Manchester “basically has said ... he welcomes (gay) people to go eat and drink and stay at the hotel and at the same time he’s writing a check to fund the constitutional ban. We want the public to be aware of Manchester’s role in funding the constitutional amendment.”