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More protests are planned for this weekend over the issue of same-sex marriage.
Eighty rallies around the nation are set for tomorrow. One of them is planned for the Salt Lake City and County building. The featured speaker is an Iraq war veteran who says he was dismissed after declaring that he is gay.
Also, a candlelight vigil is set for the state Capitol.
Organizers are hoping for a turnout of 3,000 people. That's about how many showed up at protests this week against the passage of California's Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage.
Meanwhile, Bill Marriott wants his hotels left out of the protest.
On a blog, Marriott acknowledges that he is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which supported Prop. 8, but says he didn't contribute to the Proposition 8 fight and neither did his company, Marriott International.
In fact, he points out that Marriott has had domestic partner benefits for years, and his hotels have hosted gay community events.
Still, some activists have proposed a boycott.
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