(FaithWire) – Faculty and staff members at the University of Kansas are calling for a boycott of Chick-fil-A, describing the fast-food eatery as a “bastion of bigotry” over its leader’s stance on LGBTQ issues. Chick-fil-A is hardly new to the Lawrence campus. KU has housed the Atlanta-based restaurant in the basement of its Wescoe Hall for 15 years, according to The Kansas City Star. But over the summer, it was given a prime real estate spot inside the school’s student union. Many who work at the college are none too pleased with the location change.
They are also up in arms over KU’s newly secured sponsorship with Chick-fil-A, which will feature a coin toss at the start of every home football game for the next several seasons. In a letter released this week, KU’s Sexuality & Gender Diversity Faculty and Staff Council claimed the popular quick-service restaurant is “hostile to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people, families, and communities.” “While many Christians are supportive of the LGBTQ community and many are members themselves, the culture of Chick-fil-A fosters hate and discrimination on multiple levels,” the letter continued. CONTINUE
