The LA Times is reporting a counter-movement to Chick-fil-A wherein supporters of same-sex marriage and LGBT human and civil rights will show up to make a physical statement about where they want to spend their dollars.
Advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights are trying again Tuesday with National Marriage Equality Day, initiated by Equally Wed, a lesbian and gay wedding magazine. So far, nearly 28,000 people have signed up to attend…
According to Equally Wed, executives at the coffee chain had privately pushed organizers to include other companies that support same-sex unions — such as Amazon.com and Nike.
“In an effort to heighten awareness for all companies and nonprofits contributing to the fight for marriage equality, we’ve decided to rename August 7 as National Marriage Equality Day,” according a description of the event on Facebook.
The page also lists dozens of other brands in the same camp, including Absolut Vodka, Google, Macy’s and Tiffany & Co.
Will you choose to support one of these businesses to show your support of LGBT people?
If not, did you support the Chick-fil-A boycott or even Appreciation Day?
In your estimation, do any of these tactics work?
Also, enjoy the Funny or Die John Goodman KFC LGBT spoof:
The difference between the two speech acts of queueing for Chick-Fil-A and Starbucks on the designated days is that the former is the use of one’s freedom of speech in the service of abrogating other people’s civil rights, while the latter is using one’s free speech to support the rights of other people. I find it distasteful and contrary to American principles of freedom and democracy whenever Americans find some way to use one of their civil rights in an attempt to limit or remove the civil rights of some other group of people. Where your rights should end is… Read more »
I don’t mean to be disrespectful, but I think this is sort of silly. Most of the people who went to CFA would also go to Starbucks to stand up for their freedom of speech to support gay marriage. Whether people want to face it or not, to a lot of people it was a gesture of supporting freedom of speech. When Mayor’s of cities got involved and said they weren’t going to “allow” them to open new locations in their cities, it became such a fire storm, and it became the fact that an individual has the right to… Read more »
Nope I won’t be going to Starbucks, just like I didn’t go to Chik-Fil-A