Gay activists and union leaders commit to year two of Hyatt Boycott

At a press conference , and marked the one-year anniversary of the Manchester Hyatt , launched last year in response to Doug Manchester’s $125,000 contribution to qualify Proposition 8 for the ballot.
“For over a year we have urged San Diegans, and Americans to the Manchester Hyatt because of Manchester’s contribution to Proposition 8 and onerous for the hotel’s ,” said , a national leader and former aid to slain . “The hotel’s own have admitted to losing over $7 million in business due to the . This has truly shown the power of our reenergized community and the alliance between the community and labor.”
Proposition 8 eliminated the right of same- to marry in California. also committed to continue the and expand its scope.
“One of our for the next year will be to take the to the next level – global,” said , founder of Against Hate. “We will ask and tour operators throughout the world not to and room nights at the Manchester properties. We will put up a virtual bright around Manchester’s , and ask not to cross it.”
The has drawn increasing and picked up since it began. Early on, several announced that they would move or cancel at the hotel. Recently, the American Association of Justice, a trial group moved its entire convention out of the Manchester Hyatt to to honor the . At a recent and travel exposition, a hotel confirmed that the has cost the hotel more than $7 million.
At the press conference, unveiled more than just a . They came with a new logo and visual aid – bright reading “Do not cross. Do not support and .” say the caution tape is intended as a reminder for individuals throughout the country not to patronize the hotel.
“We want to send a very to all those planning to travel to that the Manchester Hyatt is on and stronger than ever,” said Commissioner, Nicole Murray-Ramirez. “The , hotel workers and community started this fight together and we intend to finish it together.”

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China hushes up first gay pride week

- of ’s first week were struggling Thursday to find new venues for their after police in Shanghai warned clubs and bars against joining the planned festival.
The came even as ’s state-run English-language daily was hailing the as “a good of the country’s ” and “an event of .”
Police and commercial warned a of “very severe” if it screened as part of the festival, says an who asked not to be identified. A studio called off a after a similar visit.
said the official interference illustrated official toward gatherings: low-key in are tolerated; public activities are banned.
“If you attract a of attention and media reports, the government will intervene,” says Wan Yanhai, an in .
The two American women who organized Shanghai week deliberately avoided scheduling any public that would have required official permission, for of being banned. The festival of film, theater, literary readings, and , however, has drawn considerable international , even if the Chinese- in Shanghai has made no mention of the event. Most of the 500 or so who have attended so far have been foreigners.
There are thought to be around 35 million in , who considerable in the workplace and elsewhere if they are courageous enough to come out. was a crime here until 1997, and classed as a until 2001. Some government-funded are still trying to find a “cure” for .
Although websites, clubs, and have sprung up in cities such as and Shanghai, there is still a taboo on culture in and . At the same time, adds Mr. Wan, “the traditional Chinese concept of the family is very , and families put heavy pressure on to get married.” China hushes up first gay pride week
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Gay men vie for East Bay House seat

Two men from Fairfield are vying for an East Bay set to be vacated by Representative (D-), whose to a key post received from the this week.

The full is expected to confirm Tauscher prior to the July 4 holiday. A special election would then be held to fill her seat sometime in the fall.

Should either of the openly candidates secure her 10th – and they both in being elected – they would raise to four the number of out serving in .

Anthony Woods, 28, an African American war , has gained the most notice, both nationally and locally. He has deftly used his being discharged from the military last December due to his to gain as the over the ’s anti- “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy has heated up this spring.

But he is as a and would need to best four (so far) in the party’s primary for the special election. The top -getters among and would then advance to a , where could also enter the race.

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How Facebook and Web 2.0 are changing the nature of gay activism

Kowing there are at least 13,000 across the world who support them has been a tremendous boost to and .

The Oshawa couple was brutally assaulted in front of their children on Nov 3 in an attack that left them battered and bloodied. The couple chose to fight back, but not through press releases and phone calls, the of established organizations. Three days after the assault Currie and started a Facebook group.

“One of our friends phoned and said, ‘You should call the newspapers,’” says Currie. “We said, ‘We’re not sure about that.’ Then said, ‘. We should start a group.’ Not only is it unbelievably worldwide, it’s free.”

Currie says when they checked the group a later there were 87 members.

“We were on there yesterday [Nov 28] and there were 13,000 ,” she says. “Roughly every a new member joins. We’ve got emails from Norway, Spain, Australia, France, Scotland, Ireland. They’ve seen it [bashings] happen, if not had it happen to themselves.

“We were just trying to get the message out that it’s not an isolated incident, that it happens all the time. It completely snowballed from there.”

Among the ’s effects was that rather than having to chase the media, including Xtra, ended up coming to them.

“One girl who was checking out , her sister was a reporter for the Durham News, which is owned by the ,” says Currie. “It was the sister of this reporter who was saying, ‘That could have been my sister.’ in New York came across it on .”

also played a crucial role in organizing another of traditional activism: the . The Nov 14 Oshawa drew several hundred out on a windy, to support Currie and . The event was organized by the of , but Currie says much of the crowd learned of it through . See How Facebook and Web 2.0 are changing the nature of gay activism
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