Has Chick-fil-A lost gay customers because of the gay marriage controversy?

Some still go:

I quit going there because of their political stance... about a year ago. Which is why I think it's silly that this is now a news story because no one cared beforehand. It wasn't like Dan Cathy just made the decision a few weeks ago to say "Oh hey, we decided not to support gay rights anymore."

No, their business is booming.

They probably didn't have any gay customers. The gay and lesbian community tends to know before it becomes headline news, who provides financial support for the anti same sex marriage groups. Chic-fil-A has probably lost some customers among hetrosexuals who just don't understand why these people oppose gay marriage.
See what Lewis Black has to say about this issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?...

It's amazing how dumb liberals are on this subject.

They do not discriminate as employers, the owner simply doesn't believe in gay marriage.

Isn't there something called the First Amendment or something?

I am absolutely a liberal! I do support the first amendment and I think government attempts penalize the owner of Chic-fil-A is absolutely wrong. That is the whole purpose of the first amendment - to prevent government from squashing dissent by penalizing those who disagree with government policy. On the other hand boycotting a business, or organizing a boycott is also a first amendment right.

Very correct, but boycott is not working in the case of the Chik Fil A deal. When people supported Chik Fil A on that day they doubled in sales their previous highest sales day.

I doubt they really did lose many gay people if any. If they want to eat there, they will. He never said anything offensive to gays. He stated his personal beliefs. The gay activist want to exploit this to keep anyone else from stating that they oppose gay marrige so that every business will be afraid not to support them. It looks like it has back fired though.

It has not just lost gay customers, it's lost half of America.

So what. Chick-Fil-A clearly showed that America is not as in love with gayness as the media and Hollywood would like for us to believe.

I'm sure some must have boycotted

Probably. But that is just a small percentage of people in America. I think they can keep going........

Actually they have beeh showing sales since the flap started.

Apparently Americans are waking up tot he fact that it's against our nature to allow bullying.

if they did, they picked up a lot of new christian ones. they made records sales that will carry them though the rest of the year.

that they did

I wouldn't bet on next year. The people who were offended by Cathy's statement probably weren't eating at Chic- fil- A every week or even every month. Many customers who ate a chic-fil-A 5 or 6 times a year might not return. A fairly large majority of teens in this country (hope for the future) support equal rights for gays. I can visualize many teens trying to convince their parents not to go there any more. Many of the new customers made their one visit to chic-fil-a to show solidarity with his position and will now return to their regular eating habits. Also many of the new customers were the result of fox news reporting that some mayor tried to block a chic- fil- a from opening in that city. If that is what happened, I also find that offensive. Cathy is certainly entitled to his opinion and he is entitled to say it publicly without government harrassment. However, now that I have heard that opinion I refuse to add one penny to his profits. I think anyone who has a gay friend or relative and eats a chic-fil-A should be ashamedt of adding to the profits Cathy has available to spend fighting against gay marriage

None that I know of, unless you stop eating there.

i dont think they will many new customers that never ate there before came out to patronize them on aug 1.

Any kind of bigotry is.

We just got back from chick-fil-a and I want to thank my gay brother and his partner for supporting freedom of speech .

More chicken for us! :D

Not if they like Chic-fil-a !

They've lost gay customers and they've lost straight customers who believe in gay marriage. They've gained temporary support of a lot of people who think this is a "freedom of speech" issue and they've gained a more lasting following people who will go out of their way to support traditional marriage.

Personally, I think there's nothing wrong with not purchasing things from a restaurant that willing released to the media (a Baptist magazine, yes, but considering they're a popular company it was inevitable the mainstream press would pick it up) their stance on a controversial issue of equality. When Oreo posted a picture of a multicolored cookie, while I supported them, did not feel sorry for their loss of sales from people who are against gay marriage because they would have to be stupid not to predict that. As the president of Chick-fil-a, he should have been prepared for backlash by making his views known during an interview. I support freedom of speech, but I think people need to face the consequences of what they've said no matter how free they are to say it. By saying that he is against gay marriage, many gays and people who support them will stop purchasing from Chick-fil-a--just like a company saying they're for gay marriage will face a boycott from the people who are against it.

Excuse me but did you happen to see the resonse of the people who support chick fil a . Have you also looked into how long this company has been in buisness there wealth . You really need a reality check the only hatred that came from this is from you and the gay community .

Was that just a generic response? Did you even read what I said? Hahaha. What you said is completely irrelevant to what I was discussing.

My stance that I shared in a nutsell:
If you're a public figure or a company going to release a stance on an issue, positive or negative, you should be prepared for the backlash by those who may be offended by your views.

And I'll say it again I saw and I participated in the backlash of what this Christian man said and the people spoke up and said we agree .

Its a toss-up if he's all that Christian, but then who are we to judge....including him?

Why is it Christians don't Rally up to go feed the homeless like they did Yesterday Stuffing thier Face with chicken isnt Pride and Gluttony a Sin ? :)

Obviously they forgot that and also the Rule about not protesting in Public

How can you say they didn't give that day , week or month this was 1 day to show support . Have you also looked into charities that CFA gives to that help people .

if they Truly lived thier lives as much as they believed in jesus they would be lining up at homeless shelters and food pantries to donate food to the homeless

How do you no that some of the people don't do this already . Just because your a Christian doesn't mean you have to work in homeless shelters or food pantries . You give from your heart money and time but there's no set of time or money you must donate to charity .

So you're saying because you have had a successful business, have a boatload of money, you can say and do anything you want? Sounds like a piece of the Republican agenda talking points to me.

Pssst, Michelle, mayhap the President of the Co., should have had a word first with Mr. Limbaugh to see what happens when you spew offensive opinions. Ya think?

and straight customers who support gay rights

That is true.

if the did they picked up a lot of new christian ones. they made records sales that woll carry them through the rest of the physical year lol. dont forget them black chuch christians either.