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Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy befriended gay rights activist amid controversy
Though conflict initially brought them into contact, the leader of a gay rights organization said Monday he had become friends with Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy. “Yes, after months of personal phone calls, text messages and in-person meetings, I am coming out in a new way, as a friend of Chick-fil-A’s…
Dan Cathy on LGBT equality: Chick-fil-A supports ‘biblical families’
Chick-fil-A founder Dan Cathy recently said that his company funded groups that oppose equal rights for LGBT people because it wanted to “support biblical families.” In one of his first on-camera interviews since he told the Baptist Press that Chick-fil-A was “guilty as charged” of working to prevent marriage equality,…
Report: Chick-fil-A still raising funds for anti-LGBT groups
Just two days after Chick-fil-A was thought to have promised to stop fundraising for LGBT rights opponents, a report in The Advocate says it is still supporting one such organization, founded by the brother of the restaurant chain’s CEO, Dan Cathy. On Tuesday, the report said, Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy…
Chicago alderman Joe Moreno: Chick-fil-A discrimination ‘disturbing’
Chicago alderman Joe Moreno said Wednesday that the fast food chain Chick-fil-A had a “disturbing” history of discrimination. During an interview with the Baptist Press, Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy insisted the company was “guilty as charged” when it came to supporting anti-gay groups, sparking outrage in the LGBT community. Moreno…
Chick-fil-A brand health dives 40 percent after anti-LGBT remarks
The Georgia-based fried chicken chain Chick-fil-A has taken at massive hit since its founder publicly announced that the company opposed equal rights for LGBT people, according to a recent brand analysis. Market research firm YouGov found that Chick-fil-A’s BrandIndex score had fallen 40 percent nationally since Dan Cathy told the…
Chick-fil-A spokesperson dies from heart attack
The longtime public relations head for the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain died Friday morning, WRBL-TV reports. In a statement to the station, the company confirmed the death of Vice President for Corporate Relations Don Perry. “Don was a member of our Chick-fil-A family for nearly 29 years,” the statement said. “He…
Huckabee battles ‘militant homosexuals’ with ‘Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day’
Fox News host Mike Huckabee is so outraged that The Muppets and “militant homosexuals” are attacking Christian restaurant chain Chick-fil-A for their stance on LGBT rights that he has calling for “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” on August 1. “I have been incensed at the vitriolic assaults on the Chick Fil-A company…
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