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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 1602907" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p><a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150424/hells-kitchen-clinton/owners-of-gay-hotel-face-boycott-ted-cruz-meeting-with-ted-cruz" target="_blank">http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150424/hells-kitchen-clinton/owners-of-gay-hotel-face-boycott-ted-cruz-meeting-with-ted-cruz</a></p><p></p><p>The owners of gay hotel and wedding spot The OUT sparked outrage and a boycott after meeting with Republican presidential hopeful Senator Ted Cruz Monday.</p><p></p><p>Co-owners Ian Reisner and Mati Weiderpass, who also own a large stake in gay beach resort the Fire Island Pines, faced mounting criticism both online and from hotel clients after the meeting.</p><p></p><p>AIDS charity Broadway Cares canceled a May 10 event set to be held at the hotel's club, 42 West, because of the meeting, they said in a release.</p><p></p><p>"We cannot in good conscience hold an event at a venue whose owners have alienated our community," they said in a statement.</p><p></p><p>A Facebook campaign boycotting the pair's properties had garnered over 4,500 supporters by Friday, and called the meeting with Cruz "a devastating blow to the community."</p><p></p><p>"We spent most of the time talking about national security issues and in particular the challenges regarding the defense of Israel to ISIS and Iran-- these are the only issues where we found common ground," Weiderpass said.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 1602907, member: 12952"] [URL]http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150424/hells-kitchen-clinton/owners-of-gay-hotel-face-boycott-ted-cruz-meeting-with-ted-cruz[/URL] The owners of gay hotel and wedding spot The OUT sparked outrage and a boycott after meeting with Republican presidential hopeful Senator Ted Cruz Monday. Co-owners Ian Reisner and Mati Weiderpass, who also own a large stake in gay beach resort the Fire Island Pines, faced mounting criticism both online and from hotel clients after the meeting. AIDS charity Broadway Cares canceled a May 10 event set to be held at the hotel's club, 42 West, because of the meeting, they said in a release. "We cannot in good conscience hold an event at a venue whose owners have alienated our community," they said in a statement. A Facebook campaign boycotting the pair's properties had garnered over 4,500 supporters by Friday, and called the meeting with Cruz "a devastating blow to the community." "We spent most of the time talking about national security issues and in particular the challenges regarding the defense of Israel to ISIS and Iran-- these are the only issues where we found common ground," Weiderpass said. [/QUOTE]
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