Fort Myers, Fl – Chick-fil-A has comeunder fire again for its ties to leading anti-gay organisations, this time by students. Earlier this month, students at Indiana University successfully petitioned to drop the chain from being food vendor at the school.
Now Florida Gold Coast University, student, Rachad Davis, upon hearing news that a Chick-fil-A has plans to open a location on the school property, has started a Facebook group to put a stop to the move.
“We have the right to choose where our money is going. Giving money to an organization that supports anti-gay networks and isn’t environmentally conscious is the wrong thing to do.
And the more we pay them, the bigger they grow,” said Davis.
His group now has 200 members and the students behind the group say,
“The Student Union is a place where all students should feel safe and welcome. By allowing a company with a history of bigotry and homophobia into our campus, we potentially allow FGCU to place monetary gain above the comfort and safety of the very students who are expected to frequent the Union Building,”
The action of the students at FGCU has created a snowball effect that has started to sweep the country as students at the University of North Texas, Texas Tech University Gainesville State College, the University of New Orleans, Indiana University (Bloomington Campus) and Mississippi State University are all launching campaigns, of a similar nature to draw attention to Chick-fil-A’s ties to anti-gay groups.
The students vs. Chick-fil-A campaign continues… Check out their Facebook, ‘NO Chick Fil a (sic) at FGCU’H