SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Last week, a small group of gay-rights advocates picketed the opening of a new Chick-fil-A restaurant in Salt Lake City. The protest was planned for the lunch rush, and about eight people gathered at 12:30 p.m., holding signs with slogans such as “Chick-fil-A is anti-gay.”

According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the fast-food chain was the subject of boycotts earlier this year after a restaurant operator in Pennsylvania provided free food at events held by the Pennsylvania Family Institute, a political advocacy group that opposes gay marriage. More than 10,000 people have signed a student-led petition at Indiana University South Bend, demanding that Chick-fil-A be removed from campus.

Chick-fil-A, which is owned by a Baptist family that takes pride in guiding the business with religious principles, has refuted claims that it is anti-gay. Following the Pennsylvania incident, Dan Cathy, president and chief operating officer, said publicly that while he and his family believe in the “biblical definition of marriage,” they love and respect those who disagree and did not consider the free meals to be an endorsement of the Pennsylvania Family Institute or its mission.