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To: Brumar89 who wrote (891589)	10/4/2015 5:28:04 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 1573957

American fast-food chain Chick-fil-A was the focus of controversy following a series of public comments made in June 2012 by chief operating officer Dan T. Cathy opposing same-sex marriage. This followed reports that Chick-fil-A's charitable endeavor, the S. Truett Cathy-family-operated WinShape Foundation, had donated millions of dollars to political organizations seen as hostile to LGBT causes by LGBT rights activists, who called for protests and boycotts of the chain, while counter-protestors rallied in support by eating at the restaurants. National political figures both for and against the actions spoke out and some business partners severed ties with the chain. Chick-fil-A released a statement in July 2012 stating, "Going forward, our intent is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena." [1] In March 2014, tax filings for 2012 showed the group stopped funding all but one organization which had been previously criticized. [2] en.wikipedia.org