Chick-fil-A manager in NH to help gay pride fest
NASHUA, N.H.—The manager of a Chick-fil-A in Nashua, N.H., is donating sandwiches to an upcoming festival celebrating gay rights.
The
support from franchise operator Anthony Piccola for the New Hampshire
Pride Fest comes as the restaurant chain continues to be criticized for
an executive's comments about gay marriage.
Piccola
said Wednesday that the Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in
its restaurants "is to treat every person with honor, dignity and
respect -- regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation
or gender." It followed a statement he made last week that said the
Nashua restaurant at the Pheasant Lane Mall has gay employees and serves
gay customers "with honor, dignity and respect."
Chick-fil-A
president Dan Cathy told the Baptist Press last month that the
Atlanta-based company was "guilty as charged" for backing "the biblical
definition of a family." That unleashed a flood of criticism from gay
rights groups and others, who have called for boycotts and efforts to
block the chain from opening new stores.
Opponents
of the company's stance are planning "Kiss Mor Chiks" for Friday, when
they are encouraging people of the same sex to show up at Chick-fil-A
restaurants around the country and kiss each other.
The
New Hampshire festival emphasizing "Unity Through Community" is
scheduled for Aug. 11 in Manchester's Veterans Park. It will feature a
march, music and a family-friendly drag show.I myself will not be attending any gay rights parade, that is my choice................
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