Gay College Students Vs. Chick-fil-A

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Earlier today we mentioned that a group of gay students and allies at Indiana University South Bend's campus successfully petitioned their school to drop Chick-fil-A as a weekly food vendor. The students, upset that Chick-fil-A allows franchises to donate significant amounts of food to anti-gay organizations, as well as the fact that Chick-fil-A's charitable arm has been partnering with some of the fiercest anti-gay organizations in the country, wanted to take a stand to keep homophobia off campus.

They succeeded, and potentially have sent a powerful message to other colleges and universities that have Chick-fil-A chains on school grounds.

In the case of Indiana University South Bend, the students who banded together believed that Chick-fil-A's connections to groups like the Pennsylvania Family Institute, Focus on the Family, the Ruth Institute, and the National Organization for Marriage was enough evidence to show that support for anti-gay politics ran deep within Chick-fil-A's corporate and charitable culture.

Turns out they're not the only college campus taking a good look at Chick-fil-A's politics. Check out the students at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), who are pushing back against their school for plans to open a Chick-fil-A in their Student Union. According to their Facebook page, the group wants to make sure all FGCU students know about Chick-fil-A's ties to anti-gay groups.

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http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/gay_college_students_vs_chick-fil-a

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