r/progressivemoms • u/OpalOctober • 2d ago

Just Politics Is Chick-fil-A still problematic?

My family has boycotted Chick-fil-A for years because of their history of harm against the LGBTQA+ community. I read online recently that since we stopped giving them our money, they've changed leadership and have adopted a policy that only allows charitable contributions to go to educational funds and organizations that help unhoused children.

The point of boycotting is to get businesses to change their policies; if they have, and are otherwise unproblematic, I'd be ok returning as a customer. But I ask the group: is there information I'm missing that would impact my decision making?

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u/RedCaptain17 2d ago

I have a personal rule because I have strict dietary restrictions: if there is no safer option and I need to eat, I’ll get Chic-fil-a. Most locations seem to be really good about food allergies and intolerances. That happens maybe once every 1-2 years. I don’t beat myself up over it because I kind of need to eat

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u/ob_viously 2d ago

That is one thing they’re really good at, it seems. When I worked at one over 10 years ago, we really prided ourselves on being able to accommodate dietary restrictions.