Yes, Chick-fil-A Says, We Explicitly Do Not Like Same-Sex Couples

[Ian David]

Bet Chick-fil-A wishes this month would end. Over the past few weeks, the restaurant chain's deep ties to the anti-gay movement have been exposed and uncovered by a number of activists, most notably Jeremy Hooper at Good As You. Whether it's Focus on the Family, the National Organization for Marriage, the Pennsylvania Family Institute, or Exodus International, Chick-fil-A ties run deep.

Of course, the President of Chick-fil-A wants gay people to share no hard feelings. The restaurant will gladly feed homosexuals gobs of chicken sandwiches, after all. But when it comes to marriage, Chick-fil-A believes strongly that same-sex couples just don't deserve equal rights.

As we wrote about a few weeks ago, Chick-fil-A's charitable arm, the WinShape Foundation, has been particularly active in the fight against marriage equality. They've hosted conferences with some of the leading opponents of gay marriage in this country. A higher up at WinShape has even praised the efforts of anti-gay activist David Blankenhorn for working against marriage equality, and for articulating a solid reason why American culture should reject same-sex couples.

Now comes some email correspondence that Good As You has shared on their blog, where the WinShape Foundation's Retreat Center -- a center run by the charitable arm of Chick-fil-A -- admits that they have a severe distaste for LGBT people.



More:
http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/yes_chick-fil-a_says_we_explicitly_do_not_like_same-sex_couples


See also:

Here's what Chick-Fil-A doesn't understand:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=221x172331

[Wolf Frankula]

1. Am Straight, and Will Not Eat at Chick-Fil-A

You shouldn't either.

Who's with me?

Wolf

[Denninmi]

3. Well, I'm with you in spirit.

In practical terms, there aren't any of these restaurants in Michigan that I know of, so it's not really an option. But I would boycott them if they were here.

[friendly_iconoclast]

7. Same here. Tasty sandwiches aren't worth the bigotry.

[thanks_imjustlurking]

18. Ick. They're not even tasty. nt

[kcass1954]

8. I'm straight, too - and I'm with you.

I can't tell these assholes how to spend their money, but I can make damn sure they don't get any from me!

[roguevalley]

14. me. +2000%

[donheld]

16. Never been, never will unless they change their ways.

[RetiredTrotskyite]

17. My husband and I are with you!

[name not needed]

2. Goddamnit. Why does the one fast food chain I actually like have to be run by bigoted assholes?

[Ian David]

4. The bible verses on the sugar packets should have been a tip-off. n/t

[Tunkamerica]

5. there's weird scripture on Dr.Bronner's too. but i still use that.

his kids kept it on there to honor their dad after he died.

[TheWraith]

9. Are you serious?

Please tell me that that's a brilliant and witty joke.

[Ian David]

10. Yep. At least they did at the one chick-fil-a that I went to. n/t

[Jester Messiah]

13. Apparently, bigotry is delicious.

Or it could be the ungodly (pun totally intended) amounts of salt they use. Either way, I've never gone out of my way to eat at one and have no plans to start. Fast food in general is just bad.

[RyanPsych]

6. Well, I'm a vegetarian...

but Chick-Fil-A can still go fuck themselves and their stupid closed-on-Sundays restaurants

[Ian David]

11. Gay College Students Vs. Chick-fil-A

Gay College Students Vs. Chick-fil-A
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=291632&mesg_id=291632

[jeremyfive]

12. Ta-Ta, Chick-Fil-A, Never Again, My Love

Don't want to get poison chicken, myself.

[Celtic Raven]

15. Comments link

http://www.chick-fil-a.com/#feedback


We don't have one close, but wouldn't eat there if we did now that we know about their bigotry.