Is Chick-fil-A still anti-LGBTQ+? Here’s its full record
From employee discrimination to millions in harmful donations, Chick-fil-A has a long anti-LGBTQ+ history. But how much is still going on?
September 11, 2024
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From employee discrimination to millions in harmful donations, Chick-fil-A has a long anti-LGBTQ+ history. But how much is still going on?
The bill, soon headed to Gov. Greg Abbott, would keep governments from punishing businesses because of their religious beliefs or donations.
The legislation prevents state and local governments from "punishing" businesses because of their donations to faith-based groups, including anti-LGBTQ ones.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the anti-LGBTQ bill during Pride Month. Last week, he celebrated again by supporting the notoriously homophobic chain.Â
The cohosts lauded anti-LGBTQ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for signing a law that prohibits punishing entities for donations to religious organizations (even those that are antigay).
The Republican senator is outraged because some Notre Dame students and staff don't want one of the homophobe-run company's restaurants on campus.
It appears Texas leaders cared more about getting the anti-LGBTQ+ company into the San Antonio airport than Chick-fil-A itself did.
The Texas House had killed the bill, which would protect individuals and businesses that discriminate, but the Senate has brought it back to life.
State Rep. Julie Johnson and the legislature's LGBTQ Caucus managed to keep the bill from coming up before the deadline for action.
Protests against the fast food chain, which has a history of supporting anti-LGBTQ causes, led a landlord to say the lease won't be extended.
Chick-fil-A, infamous for funding anti-LGBTQ causes, has gotten an upgraded location and a sponsorship at the university, and it's not sitting well with some faculty members.
The company's head of philanthropic giving says Chick-fil-A's donations are meant to help, not exclude.
The annual Human Rights Campaign State Equality Index labeled Texas as a "high priority to achieve basic equality."
Eliz Markowitz hopes to move the Texas House toward a Democratic majority and influence how the state draws congressional districts.