Chick-fil-A has once again made headlines for opposing marriage equality and some Raleigh citizens are none too happy about it. Jose Chavira of Raleigh, NC, has created a petition at Change.org titled “North Carolina State University:: Remove Chik-fil-a from the Atrium Food Court.” I have already signed this petition, adding the following reason to my digital signature:
As an NCSU alum, I don’t want my school to harbor a business that wishes to impede the rights and happiness of Wolfpack students.
The petition currently has 194 signatures with a goal of 4,500 signees. Hopefully, NCSU will join the ranks of Sesame Street by dropping its partnership with the fast food chain and releasing a similarly poignant press release:
The Jim Henson Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty years and we have notified Chick-Fil-A that we do not wish to partner with them on any future endeavors. Lisa Henson, our CEO is personally a strong supporter of gay marriage and has directed us to donate the payment we received from Chick-Fil-A to GLAAD.
Add your signature to the list and put the pressure on NCSU to stand up for ALL Wolfpack students.
I would like to invite the students to this event in Knightdale on the sidewalk in front of Chick-fil-A! It’s only 11 or 12 miles from State.
Sometimes we become complacent in things that don’t affect us personally as humans. I think that gay couples not being able to marry is such an injustice. It’s not fair. It singles them out as different or not worthy of the same rights we afford. I see this issue no different than the civil rights movement in the 60′s. Will your stance on this be silent? Will you stand up for what’s right? To purchase anything from Chick-fil-A tomorrow helps fund hate. I won’t sit back and watch this happen without using my right to say that it’s wrong. To the people I know, that live in Raleigh, Knightdale, Wendell, and Zebulon…I hope to see you tomorrow. Please don’t be silent. Be the change.
Wednesday
11:00am until 1:00pm
6711 Knightdale Blvd, 27545-7300 Knightdale, NC
Mike Huckabee has asked supporters of discrimination against the LGBT community to go to Chick-Fil-A on Wednesday, August 1st to show their support for Chick-Fil-A’s public stance against same-sex marriage.
I am asking you to join me with protest signs, and picket peacefully on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant Wednesday. We can make a difference, if we make the effort! Please join me and help stop the hate!
Briefly reading the news about petitioning Chick-fil-a I wonder who is the real hater. Can Americans’ have an opinion on the belief of marriage. It’s not like Chick-fil-a is protesting to remove a gay night club from Raleigh. Do they refuse to serve gay couples, no I don’t think so. If you don’t like Chick-fil-a don’t eat there. Jose stop being a hater please. Let’s all get along. Let the cow embrace you as you eat a delicious, mouthwatering chicken sandwich.
Let the market decide. I have a gay cousin who I love like a brother, but Chic-fil-a isn’t discriminating against anyone. And I hardly eat there anyway.