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  "description": "Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell led a protest at the opening of the first London branch of the US fast food giant Chick-fil-A, in Kingston upon Thames, today, 5 March.\n\nThe picket took place outside the restaurant at 90 Eden Street, as campaigners challenged the company over its past funding of organisations that oppose LGBTQ+ equality. \n\nThe protest organisers, the Peter Tatchell Foundation aided by Ru Cluck the Chicken, have repeatedly attempted to engage Chick-fil-A in dialogue. \n\nTher",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-05T11:16:32.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Human rights campaigner**Peter Tatchell** led a protest at the opening of the first London branch of the US fast food giant **Chick-fil-A** , in Kingston upon Thames, today, **5 March**.\n\nThe picket took place outside the restaurant at **90 Eden Street** , as campaigners challenged the company over its past funding of organisations that oppose LGBTQ+ equality.\n\nThe protest organisers, the **Peter Tatchell Foundation** aided by**Ru Cluck the Chicken** , have repeatedly attempted to engage Chick-fil-A in dialogue.\n\nThere were a number of senior Chick-fil-A officials from the US at the opening. Activists asked to talk to them, but they refused.\n\nPeter Tatchell said: “We have been unable to secure assurances that Chick-fil-A will not in future fund homophobic organisations that campaign against LGBTQ+ human rights. Every letter and request for a meeting has been ignored.\n\n“Our protest calls on Chick-fil-A to publicly commit to ending all financial support for organisations promoting discrimination. Until we have that commitment, consumers should boycott Chick-fil-A.\n\nPeter Tatchell added: “Chick-fil-A’s US charitable arm has donated millions to organisations that oppose same-sex marriage, promote so-called conversion therapy, and campaign against laws to protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination.\n\n“These include donations to the **Fellowship of Christian Athletes** ,**Focus on the Family** and the **National Christian Charitable Foundation** - groups that have campaigned against the **US Equality Act** and continue to promote discriminatory homophobic laws and policies.”\n\nTatchell said the Foundation had sought dialogue with the company prior to the protest.\n\n“We have repeatedly written to Chick-fil-A’s US headquarters and to the UK firm that handles its public relations, **Lexington Communications**. We asked Chick-fil-A to give assurances that it will not fund individuals, organisations and campaigns that oppose LGBTQ+ human rights. They have refused to give any assurances.\n\n“The Peter Tatchell Foundation again urges Chick-fil-A to renounce all funding of anti-LGBTQ+ organisations.\n\n“Chick-fil-A’s funding of bigotry is out of step with British values. We urge consumers to boycott their restaurants. There should be no place in the UK for a business that uses its profits to fund prejudice.”\n\nThe protest is the latest action by the Peter Tatchell Foundation calling on Chick-fil-A to commit to LGBTQ+ equality as it expands into the UK market.",
  "title": "Peter Tatchell leads protest at Chick-fil-A's first London restaurant - \"it has funded anti-LGBTQ+ campaigns.\"",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-05T11:16:57.845Z"
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