Fast-food company Chick-Fil-A’s return to Denver International Airport may be in jeopardy because of their anti-LGBT stance. A number of City Council members this week passionately questioned a proposed concession agreement, reports The Denver Post.
Councilman Paul Lopez called opposition to the chain at the airport “really, truly a moral issue on the city.”
His position comes despite ardent assurances from the concessionaires — who have operated other Denver Airport restaurants — that strict nondiscrimination policies will include protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Robin Kniech, the council’s first openly gay member, said she was most worried about a local franchise generating “corporate profits used to fund and fuel discrimination.” Four of the six committee members also had questions about the store’s ability to abide by local nondiscrimination laws. Ten of the full council’s 12 members attended the committee meeting; none spoke in favor of the proposed franchise.
“We can do better than this brand in Denver at our airport, in my estimation,” new council member Jolon Clark said at the meeting, according to The Denver Post report.
