Gay boycott of Utah car dealership hit wrong mark?
”Fred [Karger] and I focused on common ground, and there is plenty of common ground…. Fred learned some things I don’t think he knew.”
John Garff of the large chain of car dealerships, Ken Garff Automotive, based in Salt-Lake City, UT. Fred Garff of Californians Against Hate, a group aimed at overturning the ban on gay marriage passed through Proposition 8, had called for a boycott against the Garff car dealership because it has been revealed that the owners’ mother, Katherine Garff, had donated $100,000 to support Proposition 8. What Karger apparently did not know about the Garff dealership is that it has made significant financial contributions to the Human Rights Campaign and Utah Pride parade. (Salt Lake Tribune)
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