Void, a Chicago restaurant known for Italian American cuisine, held a "Chick-Feel-Gay" pop-up to raise funds for the Brave Space Alliance, an LGBTQ+ organization. This event aimed to poke fun at Chick-fil-A, a chain criticized for its past donations to anti-LGBTQ+ groups. CEO Channyn Lynne Parker expressed the organization's concerns about a Chick-fil-A location opening near them, emphasizing the need for a supportive community environment. Despite Chick-fil-A's pledges to redirect donations, apprehension remains within communities affected by its history of financial support to controversial organizations.
Brave Space Alliance said in January that it was "blindsided" by the news a Chick-fil-A location would be opening in the same building as its office.
CEO Channyn Lynne Parker told Windy City Times that "we respect the right of businesses to operate, but we also have a responsibility to our community to ensure that they feel safe, valued and supported."
Chick-fil-A's track record creates a level of understandable apprehension among the people Brave Space Alliance serves.
Tim Tassopoulos, president and COO of Chick-fil-A, remarked that "no organization will be excluded from future consideration - faith-based or non-faith-based."
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