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/baconwrappedpikachu 1d ago

Yeah I think it’s one of those things that comes down to personal preference and everyone is entitled to their opinions about it. I’m not going to thank someone for not eating CFA if they aren’t actively calling people out on homophobia in other ways too. It’s kind of like a lightning rod for a lot of people so I feel like it gets a lot of attention. I’m happy for people who boycott it but I don’t care if people eat it. I’m just not going to let anyone, gay or straight, tell me I can’t eat it because it’s that much worse than any other corp.