A group of LGBT youth leaders between the ages of 14 and 26 at Youth Empowered to Act (YETA) will protest the grand opening of a new Chick-Fil-A restaurant in Laguna Hills, California on July 26. According to GLAAD, the youth will be holding signs and handing out informational flyers during the grand opening starting at 6 A.M in order to notify potential customers of the company’s anti-equality politics.
The protest comes following an announcement by CEO Dan Cathy who said he is against marriage equality. When asked in an interview by the Baptist Press whether he opposed same-sex marriage, he replied, “guilty as charged.”
Prior to Cathy revealing his suspected stance on gay marriage, Chick-Fil-A had donated a reported $2 million to anti-gay groups.
More information on the protest can be found on the official YETA Facebook page.
On September 20th 2012, the LGBTQA Club at California State University San Marcos, along with other concerned residents of North County San Diego will be holding an “Educate About Chick-Fil-A” event at 194 North El Camino Real, Encinitas, CA 92024 from 10am-4pm.
This is the date of their Grand Opening in Encinitas, and we will be standing outside the business all day educating the public about the companies spending habits.
This event is open to everyone, and should you have any questions, please feel free to email me at lgbtqa.csusm@gmail.com