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The popular Atlanta-based fast food chain has a notorious history of charitable donations to anti-LGBTQ organizations.

Food-wise, the fast food chain is known for its fried chicken sandwiches and chicken nuggets, served with a side of waffle fries and house-made special sauce. In the public arena, however, Chick-fil-A has a more ominous reputation — staunch anti-LGBTQ views framed explicitly around chairman and former CEO Dan Cathy’s conservative Christian beliefs.

In 2019, it was reported that the company would stop making donations to anti-LGBTQ organizations. However, in 2021, Cathy was linked to a massive charity behind what the Daily Beast described as “one of the biggest bankrollers of organizations currently on the front lines in the fight against ,” which would codify anti-discrimination law for people on the basis of their sex, sexuality and gender identity.space. Some expressed concern about the anti-LGBTQ views of the company's leadership. Others noted that it could bring about a potential gridlock of cars because the location doesn't have a drive-thru option.Top Picks In Shopping

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