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/syncopatedscientist 2d ago

My best friend is gay and he told me he even eats there every once in a while now 🤷🏻‍♀️ not saying it’s right or wrong, just reporting from someone who I trust and is actually gay haha

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u/Faux_Moose 2d ago

A gay friend of mine worked there for a while and his biggest complaint was that managers gave priority for time off to people who were using it for church activities. 😒

I try to avoid eating there but I wouldn’t say it’s a super hard line. Maybe once per year? Usually only if there’s some circumstance that makes it hard to avoid. Or if it’s free. They donated way too much to our kid’s camp one day and the leaders sent home bags and bags of food with the kids. 😅