Supporters of Gay Marriage Hold Kiss-Ins, Protests at Chick-Fil-A Restaurants
At Chick-Fil-A restaurants across the nation and here in Atlanta, gay marriage supporters gathered in protest.
They say the chain’s president, Dan Cathy, is on the wrong side of the gay marriage debate.
In front of the downtown Decatur location, a few dozen demonstrators carried home-made signs as others kissed.
For Paul Beuchamp, this protest has been years in the making.
“The Chick-fil-a controversy has been a little more well-known in the gay community over the past few years. This is just the first time it’s been in the mass media. When we found out about this a few years ago, there was not this kind of coverage. And now that there is, I do feel it will start to change people’s minds about eating at Chick-fil-a.”
Marci Alt said she doesn’t have a problem with Dan Cathy expressing his opinion on gay marriage. But she says Chick-Fil-A’s financial backing of anti-gay interest groups goes beyond an opinion.
“As long as they stop putting the pen to the check, it will be a victory.”
During the protest, Brian Shepard and other Chick-Fil-A employees brought lemonade for the crowd.
“It’s a hot day, I thought you guys might want some lemonade,” he told the crowd on the sidewalk.
When asked what he feels about the people protesting, Shepard said he had no comment.
No protesters took any lemonade, although several media covering the event did.
On the restaurant’s patio, Sena Moore watched the protest as she ate lunch.
She said the protestors shouldn’t single out Chick-Fil-A for Cathy’s views against same-sex marriage.
“But that’s not just Chick-Fil-A, that’s also the government that denies them that right. So they should be handling that with the government, and not just Chick-Fil-A.”
Several protesters said they don’t expect their presence to change Dan Cathy’s mind on same-sex marriage.
They said they do hope it changes other peoples’ minds.
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