Huffington Post: Boycott Gold's Gym

aterkel@huffingtonpost.com  

There is a  backlash from activists over a $2 million donation to American Crossroads, the conservative political group affiliated with former Bush adviser Karl Rove, and its four franchises in the San Francisco Bay Area are now leaving the brand over the controversy.

On Monday, Don Dickerson, the director of operations for Gold's Gym Bay Area, distributed a message through its Facebook page saying that it will be leaving the Gold's Gym brand.

We were as surprised by [CEO] Mr. [Robert] Rowling's action as anyone but because our company believes in and lives up to the ideals of equality for all . . .

Gold's Gym is run by TRT Holdings. It is headed by billionaire and major Republican donor,Robert Rowling.

The site Change.org launched a petition demanding that Gold's Gym stop supporting anti-gay politicians, and it already has nearly 2,000 signatures.

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