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When gays get so angry about a chicken sandwich, it is because Chick-fil-A has given around $5 million to fight to discriminate against us. When we praise brave Eagle Scouts who give up their badges in protest of the Boy Scouts of America’s prejudice, it’s not about scoring political points; it’s because there are kids in dens who are being taught to believe that they are less than equal. When we rant about the pastor who preaches that gays should be thrown into a concentration camp, we scream out of fear. And our fears are justified — in the last seven days, a lesbian in Nebraska was carved with a knife, a gay man in Oklahoma was firebombed, and a girl in Kentucky was kicked and beaten — her jaw broken and her teeth knocked out — while her assailants allegedly hurled anti-gay slurs at her.

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Conor Gaughan - “We Are Not Arguing Over Chicken” (Huffington Post)

I feel that the concerns here are completely justified; being gay does NOT in any way make it okay for someone to commit such crimes against you,not at all. And I completely understand the outrage coming from the gay community.

No one wants to go to a restaurant and spend their money only to find out that its being used against them and what they believe…but then again, what about the other side of it? There are so many restaurants and shopping centers alike that support gays,and yet non-supporters have to buy from them (I don’t mean any disrespect). 

Instead of boycotting Chick-fil-A trying to force them into either closing their chain or forcing them into support for the homosexual community, why can’t there be a meeting of sorts between both sides and a mutual agreement such as “if you stop giving money to anti-gay organizations and use it for something else (maybe something like domestic abuse or a fight for a common cause) that we can both agree on,then I see no reason not to eat at your restaurant again.” 

I know it isn’t THAT simple,but still…I just feel suffocated in all this hate going around. I feel terrible for all of my LGBT friends out there…I mean, this stuff really hurts.  

(Source: thecellofellow)