A restaurant has sold “Chick-Feel-Gay” sandwiches to raise money for an LGBTQ+ centre.
For one day only, on Sunday (22 June), 20 per cent of proceeds from chicken burgers, nuggets and fries, at Chicago restaurant Void were donated to Brave Space Alliance, a Black-and-trans-led LGBTQ+ centre that shares a building with a new branch of Chick-fil-A.
The initiative aimed to offer a “more gay, less repressed” alternative in response to controversy surrounding Chick-fil-A.
A spokesperson wrote on Instagram: “We took the sandwich and left out the bigotry.”
Comments under post were full of praise with one person writing: “Petition for chef Dani to do Chick-Feel-Gay year-round. The fast-food joint replied, “That would be incredible.”
Chick-fil-A has faced criticism in the past for giving money to anti-LGBTQ+ organisations.
In 2011, it was reported that the Chick-fil-A Foundation had donated almost $3 million (about £1.9 million at the time) to a group that opposed marriage equality, and, two years later, it was revealed that anti-LGBTQ+ donations had almost doubled.
In 2012, Chick-fil-A’s billionaire chairman Dan Cathy voiced his opposition to same-sex marriage. He later said he regretted getting the company entangled in a controversy, but insisted that his views had not changed.
While Cathy promised in 2019 to end donations to anti-LGBT+ causes, he soon seemed to change his mind.
In 2021, it was reported that a number of Christian billionaires, including Cathy, had donated large sums to the National Christian Charitable Foundation, which was said to be pushing for the derailment of the Equality Act, legislation aimed at amending the 1964 Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in many areas of public life in the US.
@pinknews A Chicago restaurant hosted a one-day pop-up over the weekend serving chicken sandwiches, nuggets, and fries to raise funds for a local LGBTQ+ center. The event, hosted by restaurant Void, aimed to offer a “more gay, less repressed” alternative, with 20% of proceeds donated to Brave Space Alliance, a Black- and trans-led LGBTQ+ center that shares a building with a new Chick-fil-A location. Chick-fil-A has long faced criticism for donations to anti-LGBTQ+ organizations and efforts to block the Equality Act. Void’s message was clear: you can serve great food without funding discrimination. In a post on Instagram, they said: “We took the sandwich and left out the bigotry.” #chickfila #pridemonth #transrights #chicago #lgbtqia #chickensandwich ♬ The Champion – Lux-Inspira
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