Chick-fil-A Reportedly to Stop Funding Anti-Gay Groups

A lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy organization in Chicago says Chick-fil-A will cease donations to groups that oppose gay marriage.

In a Sept. 18 press release, The Civil Rights Agenda wrote that Alderman Moreno, the man who led the opposition in Chick-fil-A opening a restaurant in Chicago, "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 release added that Chick-fil-A has sent an internal memo to franchises and stakeholders that states that as a company, they will “treat every person with honor, dignity and respect-regardless of their beliefs, race, creed, sexual orientation and gender."

In July, news broke about Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy speaking publicly against gay marriage, route: {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"show", :id=>"whats-your-take-on-the-chick-fil-a-debate"} -->. Reactions have been strong on opposite sides of the spectrum, causing , where supporters of Chick-fil-A apparently bought so much food that many chains ran out of chicken, and