Travelers passing through the San Antonio International Airport will have to get their fast food chicken elsewhere. According to a report from local station KTSA, Chick-fil-A has been blocked from opening a concession stand in Terminal A, and the reason is a good one.
However, the council voted 6 to 4 to accept the Paradies contract only if Chick-fil-A was removed from the list.
“With this decision, the City Council reaffirmed the work our city has done to become a champion of equality and inclusion,” Treviño said. “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.”
Chick-fil-A banned from opening at San Antonio airport due to 'legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior' https://t.co/HZrsj9RW0t
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 23, 2019
These donations were made despite Chick-fil-A stating in 2012 that they would…
San Antonio removes Chick-fil-A from airport concessions deal over company’s anti-LGBTQ giving https://t.co/Iz9nLjR8Z6 pic.twitter.com/HqeBces6cT
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) March 22, 2019
Although a country-wide boycott against Chick-fil-A on behalf of the LGBTQ community has been in action since 2012, San Antonio’s decision to block the franchise is one of the first major punishing actions against the company.
Like, actually dealt with.
LETS GOOOO SAN ANTONIOOOOOO YEEEEEEE HAWWWW
— The Realm’s Delight (@DanaTargaryen) March 24, 2019
San Antonio Airport banned Chick-Fil-A because of it's "anti-LGBTQ behavior"
— ChristianMingle™️ Thotpocket (@Wolf0Walmart) March 22, 2019
Power moves only, SA.
Time to make a trip to San Antonio and spend my tourist dollars
— J Lane (@JLane1908) March 24, 2019
Senator Ted Cruz is one such critic.
The details of this story are even worse. San Antonio City Council voted to ban @ChickfilA from the airport bc the company gave to...the Fellowship of Christian Athletes & the Salvation Army?!? That’s ridiculous. And not Texas. #LeftistIntolerance https://t.co/ApTnlpS2E0
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 23, 2019
"Everyone has a place here, and everyone should feel welcome," says San Antonio city council member, explaining why Chick-Fil-A is being banned from the airport.
— (Stephanie) Slade (@sladesr) March 25, 2019
The jokes, they write themselves.
And the Paul Anderson Youth Home, which received $6,000 in Chick-fil-A donations, teaches troubled youths that homosexuality is a sin and same-sex marriage is “rage against Jesus Christ and His values,” as stated in the ThinkProgress report.
The citizens of beautiful San Antonio deserve more delicious sandwiches, and fewer rabid attacks against companies because of their charitable giving to the community. Come on. —> https://t.co/Nvh0GN30EO
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) March 22, 2019
They’re being banned because they promote the spread of hateful, noninclusive messages, and continue to refuse protection against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity for their LGBTQ employees via the company’s employment non-discrimination policy.
But many others view it as a simple decision based on ethics.
San Antonio. Good on you. @ChickfilA meat is marinated in hate https://t.co/nCLTFAoPFY @tedcruz eat a Dick
— Willam (@willam) March 22, 2019
CEO Dan Cathy, who is incredibly open about his religious and societal beliefs, perhaps should have taken this advice a long time ago:
Just goes to show that if you own a business, it is obviously not in your best interest to discuss your views on anything. Not worth the risk alienating potential customers.
— John Bissell (@MNTwinsFan47) March 22, 2019
We support San Antonio and hope that other cities across America will consider morals and ethics before bringing Chick-fil-A to their neck of the woods.
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