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Title: Gay rights protesters ... Same Sex Kiss Day to counter --- Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day
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nydailynews.com
URL Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat ... eciation-day-article-1.1128354
Published: Aug 3, 2012
Author: Michael Walsh
Post Date: 2012-08-03 18:42:31 by BorisY
Keywords: gross, gross, gross
Views: 836
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Gay rights protesters flood Chick-fil-A for Same Sex Kiss Day to counter Huckabee-inspired Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day Advocates of same-sex marriage countered the success of Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day on Wednesday with their own event at their local Chick-fil-A location: Same Sex Kiss Day By Michael Walsh NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Friday, August 3, 2012 Phil Skinner/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP Jim Fortier, left, and Mark Toomajian, kiss as they join about two dozen members of gay rights groups and others protesting outside the Decatur, Ga., Chick-fil-A restaurant Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Gay rights activists plan kiss demonstrations at Chick-fil-A stores Friday, just days after the company set a sales record when customers flocked to the restaurants to show support for the fast-food chain owner's opposition to gay marriage. Who would have thought that the struggle for gay rights would be entwined with fast food chicken sandwiches? Gay rights protesters responded to Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day with Same Sex Kiss Day two days later. Organizers encouraged supporters of gay rights to stage a "kiss in" on Friday. People smooched their loved ones at Chick-fil-A outlets and snapped photos for social media sites, such as Tumblr and Facebook. But organizers, expectedly, encouraged participants to eat elsewhere. Carl McGehee, a Dallas-based political activist, thought of the kiss-in. "I hope the visibility of the kiss-in helps LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) youth who feel isolated and are victims of bullying," McGehee explained. "I want LGBT youth who are growing up in places like Texas, where I was raised, to know that it's okay to be who you are, because it seems that (Chick-fil-A president Dan) Cathy disagrees with that." Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day distressed many liberal groups Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of customers clogged the fast-food chain across the country to support "Christian principles." “While we don’t release exact sales numbers, it was an unprecedented day,” said Chick-fil-A’s executive vice president of marketing, Steve Robinson. Tom Pennington/Getty Images Same sex couple Tyler Savage and Larry Farris kiss outside a Chick-fil-A. Groups like the It Gets Better Project were established to show LGBT youth that, despite the seemingly endless number of people who bully gays, they are not alone. For gay rights supporters, the droves of people opposing gay marriage in the outlets' drive-through lanes and counter lines serve as a reminder that acceptance of marriage equality still has a long way to go. Chick-fil-A’s Dan Cathy ignited a national controversy when he affirmed the restaurant's opposition to gay marriage. He told the Baptist Press that the company supported "the biblical definition of the family unit," upsetting gay marriage advocates. The subsequent debates gave rise to Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day. A gay-rights protestors outside a Chick-fil-A location in Hollywood. In support, Fox News host Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, created a Facebook event. He wrote that Chick fil-A is "a great American story that is being smeared by vicious hate speech and intolerant bigotry from the left." For some, simply kissing wasn't the extent of their protest. When employees of a Chick-fil-A in Torrance, Calif. arrived to work Friday morning, they received a message from activists. Graffiti reading "Tastes Like Hate" was sprawled across the side of the building, reports KTLA. No one has been arrested for the vandalism. Protesters take part in a "Kiss In" outside a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Atlanta. READ MORE: CHICK-FIL-A SAYS WEDNESDAY WAS 'RECORD-SETTING' DAY AS ONE STORE MANAGER CO-SPONSORS N.H. GAY PRIDE EVENT AND GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS REPORTEDLY PLAN 'KISS DAY' One man, the former CFO of Vante Inc., Adam Smith, even lost his job after berating a young woman at the drive through window and sharing it on YouTube. “I don't know how you live with yourself and work here," he said. Even Wendy's stepped into the argument when Jim Furman, a Wendy’s franchise owner in North Carolina, posted the message "We stand with Chick-fil-A” outside several of his fast-food establishments, according to the Daily Mail. Wendy's responded via Twitter: "An independent franchisee posted the sign, which he's taken down. We proudly serve ALL customers!" The slogan for Same Sex Kiss Day was "Kiss Mor Chiks," with a picture of two women kissing - a play on the Chick-fil-A slogan "Eat Mor Chikin," which is usually delivered on misspelled placards by protesting cows. A general view of atmosphere at the PETA and the LGBT community's 'Chick-fil-A Is Anti-Gay!' at Chick-fil-A on August 1, 2012 in Hollywood, California. mwalsh@nydailynews.com Comments (11) ladyjay1970 The LBGT community keep doin what you doin. The more you have Kiss Days, the more Dan Cathy supporters will end up with type 2 diabetes, strokes, high cholesterol, and heart attacks. So you doin me a big favor! Syntyr HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I see maybe 20-30 there protesting. At the Chik-Fil-A near me there were 200-300 people standing in line ALL DAY waiting to purchase a meal. This is a #GAYFAIL Stopthelies The images on this site are disturbing, disgusting, repulsive and offensive. This is NOT love! This is perversion at its height. If you want to boycott Chick Fil A, its your right. But this indecent exposure should not be allowed. It is sickening. Hear the Truth So I hear the anti-protest by the homosexual mafia and the sodomites included vandalism and bomb threats. Not too surprising from the intolerant and hypocritical left. maninthemiddle This is all so misguided. If they are so angry at the CEOs personal views, they are not accomplishing anything other than giving this chain more publicity. I never heard of this place until all of the controversy. NYCfella As i gay man I'm very disappointed at this counter protest to Chic-fil- a appreciation day last Wednesday. First, "Kiss in" lacks a purpose and the organizer don't have a clear goal for this protest. I'm trying to figure out what are they trying to accomplish by kissing someone in front or inside of a Chic-fil-a store? I just hope that this kind of protest will not backfire against us and bring even more turmoil to the already heated gay marriage debate. I hope the organizer of "kiss in" understand that President Obama is just pandering to gays for our votes not because he care about the gay marriage issue. I believe everyone has they right to their own convictions and believe system they grew up with. I also believe in the right to free speech. The attacks against free speech in the case of Chi-fil-a is why we're in this position right now, and by doing so we just put Chic-fil-a on the map and boost their sells to record never seeing before. only communist countries will force their believe into the masses and we're not on the list of communist country, this is The united States Of America land of the free where people have the right to speak their mind freely. Josie912 NYCFella, I agree, I got into some heated debates with gay people by saying exactly what you just said. I don't think this is a good idea, being a christian I know the mind set of some of these people, this will only make it worst and the chicken man will be laughing all the way to the bank! Docowen Flood? Really? You guys are so delusional. Who do you think you are kidding? jotyler Everyone deserves to eat fried chicken? How sad that the organizers of this event cannot see the hypocrisy involved in demanding fair treatment while simultaneously participating in the exploitation and oppression of nonhuman animals. Homophobia, racism, sexism, speciesism...they are all linked. It's interesting to note that Cathy's rationale for justifying his homophobia is the same one used by so many to justify their needless consumption of animals: because "the Bible" tells us so. AlfonseC will there be any hot lesbians making out??? if so, I'll enjoy the scene by slowly drinking my peach milkshake!!! Olefann12 This is great!! Go ahead as is your right and do not forget to bring along your Obama signs..PUHLEEZE!!! This display will only make those who are either ambivalent or pro Gay Marriage but believers in a man's right to free speech more angry! Go ahead and make sure you do this in front of littlke kids and families having a lunch..Show the world the vengeance of Gay Acxtivists. NOTICE I said Gay activists not all Gay people. By the waydid you all get upset at the President until last month when as the African American Pastors said he became a "Judas" for money from Gay groups and supporters?? Are those men who stood up against this activism and also called out the President all evil?? How come what those Pastors said is not BIG news in the media?? You phonies... Show more comments
Poster Comment: Stopthelies The images on this site are disturbing, disgusting, repulsive and offensive. This is NOT love! This is perversion at its height. If you want to boycott Chick Fil A, its your right. But this indecent exposure should not be allowed. It is sickening.
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