Chick-fil-A

Despite immense backlash over its funding of anti-LGBT+ organisations, Chick-fil-A has insisted that it will push forward with opening a “permanent” UK location. The statement comes on the same day that the UK’s only remaining Chick-fil-A shut its doors after facing a fierce public boycott. A second location in a shopping centre in Reading was also forced to close after sustained pressure from LGBT+ activists. The chicken chain said the closure of the restaurant inside the Macdonald Aviemore Resort in the Scottish Highlands was not related to the backlash, despite a petition...

American fast food chain Chick-fil-A has donated another $1.8 million to anti-LGBT+ groups after backtracking on its promise not to do so anymore. Chick-fil-A has a long history of opposing LGBT+ rights. The Baptist-owned company has given millions of dollars to anti-gay groups, leading to protests, boycotts, and several new branches being banned from opening. Last month officials confirmed that they would stop donating to these causes and instead focus on education, homelessness and hunger. However the company quietly went back on this promise after meeting strong resistance from anti-LGBT+ conservatives...