I wonder if it's true?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/19/chick-fil-a-anti-gay-organizations-funding-ceased_n_1896580.html

Chick-Fil-A Agrees To Cease Funding To Anti-Gay Organizations, Chicago LGBT Group Claims

Could Chick-fil-A be turning over a new leaf?

A Chicago-based lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy group reports that the restaurant chain -- which was at the epicenter of a media firestorm this summer after its president confirmed his company's anti-gay stance -- has agreed to cease donations to right-wing groups that oppose same-sex marriage.

In a press release, the Civil Rights Agenda (TCRA) cites Chicago Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno as confirming that Chick-fil-A officials declared in an internal document that the company "will treat every person equally, regardless of sexual orientation." TCRA reportedly served as an advisor to the alderman as he negotiated these concessions with Chick-fil-A executives, though details of exactly what those negotiations entailed remain unclear.

"We are very pleased with this outcome and thank Alderman Moreno for his work on this issue,” Anthony Martinez, executive director of TCRA, said in the statement. “I think the most substantive part of this outcome is that Chick-fil-A has ceased donating to organizations that promote discrimination, specifically against LGBT civil rights. It has taken months of discussion, both with our organization and with the Alderman, for Chick-fil-A to come forward with these concessions and we feel this is a strong step forward for Chick-fil-A and the LGBT community, although it is only a step.”

Said to be titled "Chick-fil-A: Who We Are," the fast food chain's "internal memo" reportedly states that they will "treat every person with honor, dignity and respect-regardless of their beliefs, race, creed, sexual orientation and gender."

Among those to praise the document was Rick Garcia, policy advisor for TCRA, though he noted his organization still hoped the company would adopt an anti-discrimination policy at the corporate level. "As we have heard from gay employees that work for Chick-fil-A, there is a culture of discrimination within the company and we would like to ensure that employees can speak out and call attention to those practices without fear of reprisal," Garcia noted. "It takes time to change the culture of any institution and steps like a corporate policy ensure that progress is made."

TCRA's statement appears to confirm earlier reports which indicated that Chick-fil-A might be reconsidering their LGBT stance. Last month, reliable sources who did not wish to be identified told the HuffPost Gay Voices team that Dan Cathy, the fast food chain's president, "welcomed campus leaders to a private luncheon in Atlanta...to discuss diversity, hospitality and the opportunity to find common ground," though no further information regarding exactly which college groups were present was provided.

The recent backlash against the Atlanta-based fast food chain was sparked by Cathy's remarks in a July 16 interview with the Baptist Press. When writer K. Allan Blume asked Cathy, the son of company founder S. Truett Cathy, about the restaurant group's "support of the traditional family," the president glibly responded, "Well, guilty as charged."

Cathy went on to note, "We are very much supportive of the family -- the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that...we know that it might not be popular with everyone, but thank the Lord, we live in a country where we can share our values and operate on biblical principles."

Yet even before the national controversy, students at colleges and universities have been among the most vocal critics of Chick-fil-A's well-reported donations to groups like Exodus International, Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council. In February, New York University student Hillary Dworkoski launched a petition against the fast food chain, calling for NYU to close its Chick-fil-A franchise, reportedly the only one in Manhattan.

Campus Pride, a non-profit LGBT college student advocacy organization, announced this morning that it is suspending its "5 Simple Facts About Chick-fil-A" campaign, which informed students about the company's anti-LGBT connections.

Shane Windmeyer, Executive Director of Campus Pride, who has been meeting with Cathy and other Chick-fil-A leaders over the last six weeks to find "common ground," said in a statement, "At the end of the day, this is not about politics for Campus Pride, this is about dignity, respect and the campus safety of all students at colleges and universities, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students."

That Chicago LGBT group illustrates what Chick-fil-A is claiming.

From the Los Angeles Times:

the gays pushing people around again...thats the main reason i'm anti gay, things like this... what does it matter where they spend their money? now i'm boycotting chic-fill-a

If there was one here, I'd boycott 'em with you.

Guess I'll have to boycott Pollo Feliz. << He's a gay chicken that is self destructive. They give head, and I mean, da' whole head, for the cause. To make fried chicken.

Chick-Fil-A can spend their money anyway they want. If they want to put profits above their values, they're certainly allowed to do so. It will be interesting to see how the anti-gay crowd will react.

i'm guessing not as flamboyant as the gay crowd...

They were flamboyant about it? I know people stood up against him and many stopped eating there. Just like you're planning on doing because they backed down. Does that make you flamboyant, too?

no, i'm not going to make a big fuss about it and use it as an excuse to meet "others"... i'll just not eat there anymore...

Who used it as an excuse to meet "others?" And why is others in quotes?

your just full of questions today, aren't you...

No answer?

you know the answer, i don't have to spell it "out" for you...

I for one am getting rel tired of the gay movement. They need to understand that there will be people who dislike them and there is nothing they can do to change that; however, continuing the way they are going about things will only turn more people off to their cause.

As for Chik-Fil-A they can spend their on needles and guns as far as I'm concerned, not my money nor is it my place to tell them how or where to spend it.

Just because people don't like gay people, it does not mean gay people need to give up and go back in the closet. There will always be bigots out there. That does not mean they should not have equal rights and be harassed.

If someone just does not agree with homosexuality, I see no problem with that. It's those who go out of their way to try and stop gay people from having equal rights as well as harassing them that I have a problem with.

And yes, Chick-Fil-A can spend their money on whatever they want. However, if it's going to be going toward anti-gay organizations, I will not put my money toward that.

damned if they do, damned if they don't...gays have equal rights, there is not one right they don't have that i don't have... it is the exact same... gays want extra rights

That's the way it is with all the 'SPECIAL' (shortbusser) groups. None of those idiots want equality.

Not everyone who dislikes the gays are bigots, some (myself included) are tired of the marches, and gay-ins and the shenanigans they been pulling lately with businesses who disagree with them. I don't care for Chik-Fil-A's food so I don't eat there, but if In-N-Out burger or El Taco was to take a stance against gays in anyway and gays tried to retaliate I would definitely eat there.

I guess it depends upon the issue

would I protest someone trying to promote and encourage traditional marriage.. no

would I protest someone trying to OUTLAW sodomy and alternative sexual activities,,, yes


REALLY , Fast food is just not that serious, and I patronize the places with the best service and food,,I dont research their political affiliations,,,,its just not that serious

IF someone were to discover they used their profit to actually FUND harming people,, that would be a killer

Honestly, Burger King is King in my book, and whether they sent money to defending marriage (which I support) or to advocating same sex (which I do not support) I would still love their products,,lol

I dont know when we became so anal as to have to have companies and people support EVERY thing the way we support it or oppose everything we oppose

if its a good product, buy it,, unless its funding death or isnt american made,, that is

I live in a fairly liberal city and don't notice all these things that people claim gay people are always doing. So, it isn't something that interferes with my life.

Yes, it's in the news sometimes, but so are other things like anti-gay groups boycotting companies that support gay rights. While I don't agree with those groups (such as one million moms boycotting jc penny because of Ellen Degeneres) it's their right to do so. I do believe that behavior is bigoted, though, but that's my opinion. You don't have to agree.

you keep using the word "bigoted" ... do we not have the rights to like or dislike anything without a label? your entitled to your opinion, and i respect it, but maybe you choose to through out a label to quick...