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San Antonio Says Cluck You to Anti-LGBTQ Chick-fil-A

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Officials in Texas's second-largest city say the chicken chain is not welcome at their airport because of its antigay donations.

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City Council members in San Antonio signed a new concession agreement for their airport Thursday that dropped a planned Chick-fil-A because of the company's continued anti-LGBTQ policies and practices. The officials were specifically responding to a report this week that the company donated nearly $2 million to antigay organizations in 2017.

City Councilman Roberto Trevino spearheaded the effort to ban the Georgia-based chain from San Antonio International Airport.

"With this decision, the City Council reaffirmed the work our city has done to become a champion of equality and inclusion," Trevino said, according to Fortune. "San Antonio is a city full of compassion, and we do not have room in our public facilities for a business with a legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior."

Trevino said the airport is where visitors get their first impression of their city. "Everyone has a place here, and everyone should feel welcome when they walk through our airport," Trevino said, according to San Antonio NBC affiliate WOAI.

Chick-fil-A officials responded to the decision by San Antonio:

"This is the first we've heard of this. It's disappointing," the company's statement reads. "We would have liked to have had a dialogue with the city council before this decision was made. We agree with Councilmember Trevino that everyone is and should feel welcome at Chick-fil-A. We plan to reach out to the city council to gain a better understanding of this decision."

Seven years after the company's CEO said those who support same-sex marriage "shake their fist at [God]," the company has made nearly no advances when it comes to LGBTQ inclusion. The company continues to fund anti-LGBTQ causes, including a youth group that bans "homosexual activity." Chick-fil-A has also declined to add nondiscrimination protections for its LGBTQ employees. It has a zero on the Human Rights Campaign's annual buyers guide.

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.