Brave Space Alliance, a Chicago-based LGBTQ+ group, expressed alarm upon learning about a new Chick-fil-A location opening beneath them without prior notice. The group highlighted safety concerns stemming from the restaurant's past donations to anti-LGBTQ+ organizations, contributing to apprehension among its members. CEO Channyn Lynne Parker emphasized the group's commitment to ensuring community members felt supported. Despite Chick-fil-A's pledge to cease donations to controversial groups in 2019, it continues to fund efforts against pro-LGBTQ+ legislation, raising ongoing concerns about its impact on the community.
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.
The company most notoriously has drawn criticism and boycotts over its millions in donations to various groups with anti-LGBTQ+ ties, including over $1.7 million in 2009 alone.
Chick-fil-A gave another $1.65 million to the FCA and $115,000 to The Salvation Army in 2018, before announcing in 2019 that it would cease its donations to the companies.
Chick-fil-A's profits have continued to fund efforts to block the Equality Act, which would update federal laws to protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in employment, housing, education, credit, and more.
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