Restaurant Owner Regrets Prop 8 Contribution
November 12, 2008 by James Hipps · Leave a Comment
From PeaceLoveLunges.com:
In a dramatic, closed door lunch meeting, a visibly shaken owner of El Coyote restaurant in Hollywood expressed regret in her decision to donate $100 to the “Yes on Prop 8″ campaign, but her remarks before a group of about 60 members of Los Angeles’ LGBT community fell short of an outright personal apology.
“I’m sick of heart that I’ve offended anyone in the gay community,” said Marjorie Christofferson, co-owner of the restaurant for 17 years. “I have family, friends, and co-workers who are gay, and you are all treasured people to me.”
The tall, frail Christofferson stood in the center of the group, distressed and visibly shaking during her prepared remarks which lasted about 3 minutes. Two young female family members flanked her to prevent her from fainting, according to a restaurant employee. At several points during her speech, Christofferson simply became too emotional to continue.
El Coyote has become the latest casualty in the local outburst against the passage of Proposition 8, an anti-marriage amendment to the California State Constitution. Dozens of e-mails and websites, including the popular online local guide, Yelp.com, have urged boycotting the legendary cafe in recent days.
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