Though NYC has just one Chick-fil-A (on the NYU campus), Wednesday’s ‘Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day’ stirred controversy and conversation over franchise president Dan Cathy’s bigotry and freedom of speech.
Christine Quinn, speaker of the New York City Council, had requested the president of NYU “sever your relationship” with the chain restaurant in response to Cathy’s public belief in ”the biblical definition of the family unit” and that gay marriage invites “God’s judgment on our nation.”
Though Quinn’s request is markedly more tempered than Boston Mayor Tom Menino’s declaration that Chick-fil-A is no longer welcome in Boston, the recently-married lesbian councilwoman has been heavily criticized by news media and other New York City politicians, who point out Dan Cathy was simply exercising his freedom of speech. Bloomberg, though personally supporting same-sex marriage, takes a hands-off approach to the controversy and has not banned the chain, as mayors in Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco have.
No Comments | Posted on August 3, 2012 | Categories: From the Blog, LGBTQA, What's New in New York
