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  • Chick-fil-A?s CEO Was Asked About His Company?s Position on LGBTQ+Rights. This Is What He Said

    From Only 2 genders@[email protected] to alt.food.fast-food,comp.os.linux.advocacy,talk.politics.guns on Wed Oct 14 23:32:16 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    Seven years after Chick-fil-A changed its charitable giving strategy
    following criticism over donations to conservative Christian groups seen
    as anti-LGBTQ+, CEO Andrew Cathy was asked on TODAY about the company�s official position on equal rights.

    �We�re focused on hospitality, serving great-tasting food, and great
    service,� Cathy told Craig Melvin on Oct. 14 as part of a conversation for
    the NBC News series �Business in America.�

    Watch the extended cut of the interview here.

    The fast-food chain came under fire in 2012 when Andrew Cathy�s father,
    Dan Cathy, publicly stated the company was against same-sex marriage.
    Public documents also revealed donations from Chick-fil-A to groups seen
    as opposing gay marriage or against gay rights, which drew backlash and protests in some parts of the country.

    Craig asked Andrew Cathy what he would say to those protesters today.

    �Well, for anybody that hasn�t tried us, we�d love for you to come try and have our great-tasting food and the hospitality that we�re known for,�
    Cathy said. �I think that everybody that will be willing to walk in the
    door, they�ll see that they�re welcome to come eat with us. We�d love to
    give them a great-tasting sandwich and give them great hospitality.�

    Following the scrutiny of its donations, the company announced in 2019
    that it would focus its charitable giving only on organizations working in education, homelessness and hunger.

    Craig said to Cathy that it appeared he did not want to talk about that chapter of the company�s history.

    �We�re focused on serving everybody that comes in to eat with us,� Cathy
    said.

    As part of their wide-ranging conversation, they also spoke about the
    origins of the nation�s third-biggest fast-food chain, the company�s
    policy of remaining closed on Sundays, the role of the family�s Christian faith in their business approach, Chick-fil-A�s classic chicken sandwich
    and more.

    https://www.today.com/food/news/chick-fil-a-lgbtq-rights-stance-ceo- andrew-cathy-rcna603194

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