article_snippet: The controversy surrounding one of America's biggest fast-food chains began in 2012 after a series of anti-same sex marriage statements from Chick-fil-A's COO Dan T. Cathy.
article_snippet: Chick-fil-A's COO Dan T. Cathy’s father, S. Truett Cathy, sponsored several organisations and group which actively oppose LGBT rights and same-sex marriage.
article_snippet: Chick-fil-A donated more than $3million between 2003 and 2009 to Christian organizations with a well-known anti-gay agenda, and in 2010 alone
article_snippet: Chick-fil-A gave nearly $2million to such causes, according to reports.
article_snippet: In June and July 2012, Chick-fil-A's COO Dan T. Cathy made several statements against gay marriage.
article_snippet: When asked about Chick-fil-A backing of ‘traditional’ families with a husband and wife, Chick-fil-A's COO Dan T. Cathy responded 'Well, guilty as charged’.
article_snippet: Chick-fil-A also stated that Chick-fil-A is runs on 'traditional Christian values' and is 'very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit'.
article_snippet: In response, gay rights protesters launched nationwide boycotts and staged same-sex 'kiss-ins' at Chick-fil-A stores across the country.
article_snippet: The book tells of how Chick-fil-A backlash from the public took Chick-fil-A from riches to rags, to 'true wealth'.
article_snippet: Wanda Flory, of Swanton, Ohio, center, watches with Terry, (left), and Elizabeth husband Richard, (center right), as Thea Grabiec, (right), kisses Sarah Shovan during the counter-protest against Chick-fil-A's Appreciation Day .