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After months of negotiations with Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno over its anti-gay positions and donations, Chick-fil-A has agreed to cease donations from its non-profit charity to anti-gay organizations and issued a company-wide internal mandate calling for the equal treatment of all employees and customers.

WinShape, a non-profit funded by Chick-fil-A, has donated millions of dollars to anti-LGBT organizations — some classified hate groups — including Focus on the Family, according to The Civil Rights Agenda, which worked with Moreno and company executives in an advisory capacity as they negotiated to adopt new policies. Chick-fil-A did not respond to attempts to confirm the information.

“This is a win for the LGBT community,” Moreno said in a statement provided by TCRA. “This is a win for everyone who works for the cause of equal rights, and a win for Chick- fil-A. This is a win for all.”

Chick-fil-A is looking to put this summer's fast-food culture wars behind it and will no longer donate money to groups fighting to block same-sex marriage—at least that's what gay rights advocates in Chicago are saying. The chicken chain, however, is saying suspiciously little about the whole thing.

Advocacy group The Civil Rights Agenda claims that the pledge came in the form of a letter the company sent to Chicago Alderman Joe Moreno, who had opposed the fast food chain's expansion into the city. The letter, according to the group, promised that the company's not-for-profit arm, The WinShape Foundations, "is now taking a much closer look at the organizations it considers helping, and in that process will remain true to its stated philosophy of not supporting organizations with political agendas." Chick-fil-A is also apparently circulating an internal memo that states the company will "treat every person with honor, dignity and respect-regardless of their beliefs, race, creed, sexual orientation and gender."
Moreno, it seems, has been appeased by the new developments and, according to the Chicago Tribune, will no longer stand in the way of Chick-fil-A opening a chain in the Windy City's increasingly trendy Northwest Side ward.

While Moreno described the apparent change in Chick-fil-A policy as a "big win," the Tribune keeps things in perspective:
"[T]he company made nearly identical pledges in a July 19 Facebook post that went up even before Moreno took issue with Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy's opposition to gay marriage. The statement of respect also falls short of Moreno's goal of adding language opposing discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people to the company's employee handbook."
Company officials, meanwhile, have been tight-lipped on the decision. When contacted by BuzzFeed, a spokesman neither confirmed nor denied the report, instead sending along an emailed statement reiterating what the chain says has been the its stance all along.

"We have no agenda, policy or position against anyone," the statement said. "We have a 65-year history of providing hospitality for all people and, as a dedicated family business, serving and valuing everyone regardless of their beliefs or opinions. The genuine, historical intent of our WinShape Foundation and corporate giving has been to support youth, family and educational programs."

As you can imagine christians and christian groups are outraged at Chick Fil A for possibly abandoning their anti gay donations and adding sexual orientation to their protected class policy, outraged LOL only in christianity!

MMarciano wrote:

As you can imagine christians and christian groups are outraged at Chick Fil A for possibly abandoning their anti gay donations and adding sexual orientation to their protected class policy, outraged LOL only in christianity!

Says who?

Those same people who supported those anti-gay comments were surely outraged by the reversal of opinion by the owner of the company.

You really don't get it, do you? The owner of Chick Fil A reversed her anti-gay stance.

Alderman Moreno has confirmed that Chick-fil-A will no longer give money to anti-gay organizations and that they have clarified in an internal document that the company will treat every person equally, regardless of sexual orientation. The Civil Rights Agenda worked closely with the Alderman in an advisory role as he negotiated these concessions with the executives at Chick-fil-A. Additionally, members of TCRA spoke directly with executives at Chick-fil-A during negotiations to aid in educating their decision makers about anti-discrimination policies and issues affecting the LGBT community.

The company has also released an internal memo to its franchise owners and stakeholders stating that all employees should receive equal treatment, no matter what their sexual orientation.

“I talked earlier today personally with Dan Cathy, CEO of Chick fil-A about the new reports that Chick fil-A had capitulated to demands of the supporters of same sex marriage,” Huckabee writes. “This is not true.” Cathy issued a statement that Huckabee posted on his website:

There continues to be erroneous implications in the media that Chick-fil-A changed our practices and priorities in order to obtain permission for a new restaurant in Chicago. That is incorrect. Chick-fil-A made no such concessions, and we remain true to who we are and who we have been.

Politico reminds readers it was Huckabee who organized the “Chick-fil-A appreciation day” this summer.

So, to recap, Chick-fil-A had allegedly told a Chicago alderman it would no longer contribute to groups that oppose same-sex marriage as a condition for opening a store in his ward. Then we reported that there appears to be a huge loophole allowing the chain to continue funneling cash to anti-equality groups. And now it seems the company CEO is saying it's business as usual.

okay, so the boycott is still on.