Supporters swarmed restaurants around the country in early August, as protesters gathered outside, for Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, launched by former presidential candidate and conservative Mike Huckabee.Ī report from LGBT advocacy group Equality Matters found that from 2003 to 2009, Chick-fil-A donated more than $3 million to Christian groups that oppose homosexuality. In short order, mayors from New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and elsewhere weighed in on the issue, joined by other politicians, celebrities and hundreds of thousands of consumers. Terry Dickson: Chick-fil-A culture wars show there's no escaping how you were raised He said that the company 'had a poor record when it came to acknowledging equal rights for all our citizens' and that it discriminated against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender job seekers and workers.
In July, as Cathy's comments inflamed passions nationwide, Moreno threatened to block a new Chick-fil-A restaurant planned for his area. He said he now will give Chick-fil-A the support it needs to open shop.
