LGBTQ groups and activists are offering only faint praise for Chick-fil-A’s decision to halt funding for two faith-based groups, saying the company has to do much more to win their support.
“Chick-fil-A Still Isn’t LGBTQ-Friendly, Despite Pledge on Donations,” read a headline on the website of The Advocate, a major gay news outlet.
The Chick-fil-A Foundation on Monday announced a new donation strategy it says will “provide additional clarity and impact with the causes it supports.” Beginning in 2020, the Chick-fil-A Foundation will support Junior Achievement, Covenant House International and local food banks. Covenant House International is a Christian organization.
Chief Operating Officer Tim Tassopoulos told Bisnow.com that the Foundation would stop funding the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Salvation Army. Chick-fil-A’s ties to the two organizations were at the heart of controversies in Buffalo and San Antonio, two cities that rejected Chick-fil-A’s efforts to open airport locations there. The ties also were mentioned when LGBT activists successfully forced a Chick-fil-A to close in the United Kingdom. (Its lease was not renewed.)
Bisnow.com said Chick-fil-A was moving away from multi-year commitments and opting instead to fund organizations on an annual basis.
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