|
WINDY CITY TIMES
|
|
|
SC Carolina high school GSA wants Chick-fil-A gone
From a news release
2012-08-06
|
|
This article shared 2050 times since Mon Aug 6, 2012
|
|
Mount Plesant, SC — Two Students from Spectrum, Wando High School's Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), are circulating a petition to remove Chick-Fil-A from their campus. High school seniors Austin Bucholtz, Spectrum President, and Anne Singer, Secretary, report that they have collected over 1,000 signatures on their Change.org petition, which was created August 2.
"Chick-Fil-A funds organizations that are harmful to students, and they have no business operating out of our high school," says Anne Singer. "Their foundation gives money to organizations that claim to change gay people into straight people, despite a mountain of scientific evidence that shows such 'therapies' to be false, harmful, and dangerous. I am straight, I have many gay friends, and I think Chick-Fil-A's anti-gay practices hurt everyone."
Chick-Fil-A's charitable foundation, the WinShape Foundation, gave nearly $2 million to anti-gay groups in 2010, alone. The organization has supported groups like Exodus International, a major promoter of "ex-gay" therapy- the practice of trying to change a person's sexual orientation from gay to straight. The organization refers to being LGBT as "perverse" and a form of "sexual brokenness." Almost every esteemed medical association has discredited reparative therapy, citing the "treatment" as dangerous and a potential cause of suicidal ideation.
The WinShape Foundation has also funded the Family Research Council, a group that, in turn, spent tens of thousands of dollars lobbying Congress not to censure Uganda's "Kill the Gays" bill, a statute that would make homosexuality a crime punishable by death.
"Our issues with Chick-Fil-A go far beyond marriage," says Austin Bucholtz. "The First Amendment gives Mr. Cathy the right to express his beliefs, whatever they may be. Our problem is that our school district should not financially or otherwise support an institution that funds hate groups."
The petition has gained national attention from entertainers such as Pink, Perez Hilton, and the No H8 Campaign, who have all retweeted the students' link. There is also a Facebook page supporting the cause.
|
|
|
|
This article shared 2050 times since Mon Aug 6, 2012
|
ARTICLES YOU MIGHT LIKE |
---|
|
| | Schools are back in downsized Chicago Pride Parade after merging under 'welcoming schools' umbrella 2024-04-18 At least four schools are back in the Chicago Pride Parade lineup after they were previously told they wouldn't be able to march in this year's celebration due to new limitations enforced by the city. They ...
|
| | Chicago Pride Parade downsizing: Politicians, corporations most affected, but private schools could still be in 2024-04-16 Nearly 100 groups are on the waitlist to be in this year's Chicago Pride Parade after city officials mandated the annual event be cut by almost 40 percent. The waitlist for the June 30 parade includes ...
|
| | News is Out, Word In Black, Comcast NBCUniversal welcomes 16 Journalism Fellows to cover Black, LGBTQ+ communities 2024-04-16 Philadelphia (April 15, 2024) — Today, News is Out and Word In Black, together announced the 16 fellows selected for The Digital Equity Local Voices Lab, a new initiative powered by Comcast NBCUniversal to place journalists ...
|
| | First Queer and BIPOC-owned Illinois cannabis company opens Northalsted dispensary 2024-04-12 A small group gathered April 12 at 3340 N. Halsted St. to celebrate the grand opening of a historic new Northalsted business. SWAY, Illinois' first queer and BIPOC-owned cannabis company, marked the opening of its dispensary ...
|
| | NATIONAL Trans woman killed, Tenn. law, S. Carolina coach, Evan Low, Idaho schools 2024-04-12 Twenty-four-year-old Latina trans woman and makeup artist Meraxes Medina was fatally shot in Los Angeles, according to the website them, citing The Los Angeles Times. Authorities told the Times they found Medina's broken fingernail and a ...
|
| | Women & Children First marks its 45th anniversary 2024-04-11 By Tatiana Walk-Morris - It has been about 45 years since Ann Christophersen and Linda Bubon co-founded the Women & Children First bookstore in 1979. In its early days, the two were earning their English degrees at the University of ...
|
| | Big Gay Sal's, pizzeria named after owner's larger-than-life presence, opens in Northalsted 2024-04-10 Salvador Mora has always been known for his cheerful smile, warm hugs and big heart, but now it's his pizza that has people talking. Mora co-owns Big Gay Sal's, a late-night pizzeria that opened in March ...
|
| | Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame seeks nominations for 2024 induction 2024-04-09 --From a press release - The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame has announced a call for nominations for the 2024 class of inductees into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. Those wishing to may nominate individuals, organizations, businesses, or "Friends of ...
|
| | First of LGBTQ+-owned dispensaries set to open in Northalsted 2024-04-01 By Tatiana Walk-Morris - Since 1970, 3340 N Halsted St. had been the home of the Townhall Pub, the beloved cash-only dive bar known for its tasty drinks and friendly staff. But after Townhall's former owner William Bucholtz passed away ...
|
| | Nex Benedict's autopsy report released 2024-03-27 The full autopsy report for Nex Benedict (he/they)a 16-year-old transgender and Indigenous student from Oklahoma's Owasso High School who died in February a day after a school fighthas been released. The Oklahoma Office of the Chie ...
|
| | City Lit Executive Artistic Director Brian Pastor talks theater, comics, queerness 2024-03-26 City Lit Theater has announced its programming for the 2024-25 seasonwhich will be the company's 44th. It will also be the first season to be programmed under the leadership of Brian Pastor (they/them), who will assume ...
|
| | Brown Elephant returns to Northalsted 2024-03-26 Brown Elephant's Lake View location is moving to Northalsted and already accepting donations. Howard Brown Health, the largest LGBTQ+ health center in the midwest, operates three Brown Elephant resale shops in the Chicagoland area to help ...
|
| | An interstate trans healthcare crisis: Illinois prepares for influx of people seeking gender-affirming care 2024-03-26 With hard-won rights, such as access to hormone replacement therapy or permission to use one's chosen pronouns in school, breaking down in states across the country, trans residents of all ages are left with a choice: ...
|
| | No charges filed in Nex Benedict fight; campaigns call for Walters' removal 2024-03-22 In Oklahoma, Tulsa County District Attorney Stephen Kunzweiler announced that no charges will be filed in connection with the fight that happened the day before transgender, nonbinary high school student Nex Benedict died by suicide, NBC ...
|
| | NATIONAL Missouri measure, HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, judge, Texas schools 2024-03-15 In Missouri, a newly proposed law could charge teachers and counselors with a felony and require them to register as sex offenders if they're found guilty of supporting transgender students who are socially transitioning, CNN noted. ...
| |
|
|
|
|