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Ceremonial Gay Marriage with Raymond and Byron, Featured in “13 Love Stories”

Join Raymond and Byron from 13LoveStories, Hotel Workers & Community Activists for a Special

“Rally for Living Wages & Equal Rights for All!”

Time: 4pm – 6:30pm

Location: Hyatt Long Beach

200 South Pine Ave

LGBT rights activists, workers, and community leaders will join forces outside the Hyatt Long Beach in support the ongoing fight for marriage equality. The Hyatt Long Beach is owned and operated by Hyatt Corporation, which also operates the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, owned by Doug Manchester. Manchester donated $125,000 to help put California’s Proposition 8 on the ballot last November. The Manchester Grand Hyatt has been at the forefront of the battle over same-sex marriage since leaders of San Diego’s LGBT community called a boycott of the hotel in July.

Background

LGBT rights activists, workers, and community leaders will join forces outside the Long Beach Hyatt hotel in support the ongoing fight for marriage equality. The Hyatt Hotel is owned and operated by the Hyatt Corporation, which also operates the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, owned by Doug Manchester. Manchester donated $125,000 to help put California’s Proposition 8 on the ballot last November. The Manchester Grand Hyatt has been at the forefront of the battle over same-sex marriage since leaders of San Diego’s LGBT community called a boycott of the hotel in July.

This event is co-sponsored by the Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs & a Healthy Community, San Diego Equality Campaign, Courage Campaign, Equal Roots, and Pride at Work.

The coalition is not calling for a boycott of the Hyatt Hotel, but pledges to hold the Hyatt Long Beach and its owner and operator, The Hyatt Corporation, accountable for their relationship to Manchester. With this press conference and delegation, labor and gay rights activists will expand the Hyatt Hypocrisy campaign, which is in full swing in San Diego, to Hyatt’s Long Beach Hotel.

If you would like to RSVP, please contact Maya Raquel Anderson with the Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs & the LA Alliance for a New Economy at: manderson@laane.org or 213-977-9400 x 107 or Jessica Austin UNITE HERE organizer at 818-399-0549