It’s no secret that Chick-Fil-A has been major donors behind two anti-LGBTQ organizations. Every year or so, the news resurfaces, it goes viral for a day or two, then dies down. This time around however is a bit different.
Chick-Fil-A officially announced they will be backing off of donations to two organizations: Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in 2020. They will be moving those donations towards different organizations.
BIG NEWS: Back in May, I reported on Chick-fil-A’s continuing anti-LGBTQ charitable giving. I didn’t expect the firestorm that followed. My piece got national attention, people reactivated boycotts of the brand, and local governments began ending partnerships. (1) https://t.co/DuOkaNaxcg
— Joshua Israel (@jeisrael) November 18, 2019
But, the @ChickfilA Foundation also announced that in 2019, it had ceased all giving to these groups and that it will refocus its giving in 2020 on a few groups.
This is a huge step, after years of donations to these anti-LGBTQ groups. (3)
— Joshua Israel (@jeisrael) November 18, 2019
This is a major step for a company that has come to symbolize anti-LGBTQ discrimination. But they have work to do if they want to be an inclusive company. (6)
— Joshua Israel (@jeisrael) November 18, 2019
Though they’ve made this announcement in the past as well, only time will truly tell if they mean it.
Featured image via The Wall Street Journal.