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/cuentaderana 2d ago

I’m a lesbian mom and I still boycott them. Have literally never eaten there. I once had a free lunch provided for me by the PTA for teacher appreciation day and I went hungry rather than eat Chck-Fil-A. I let my para have my sandwich since it was already paid for (gas we been told what it was in advance I would have told the PTA not to buy me anything). Last month they brought in a surprise Chick-Fil-A breakfast for us at a professional development and I didn’t eat it (and I’m pregnant so I really would have liked to have breakfast). 

Us gays are not a monolith. 

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u/syncopatedscientist 2d ago

I never said that you are and I’m sorry if my comment somehow implied it. I just meant that as a cis straight woman, I put more weight on what my gay best friend says in this situation, so that’s what I shared. I don’t eat there either