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Campus Pride executive director  Shane L. Win dmeyer (left) and Chick-Fil-A's  Dan Cathy Huffington Post is all gaga (not her) about Dan Cathy and the supposed softening of his anti-gay beliefs and acti ons.  Activist and  Campus Pride executive director  Shane L. Win dmeyer blogged that he was invited to meet with Dan for a conversation and better understanding of each other's viewpoint. Yes, after months of personal phone calls, text messages and in-person meetings, I am coming out in a new way, as a friend of Chick-fil-A's president and COO, Dan Cathy, and I am nervous about it... ...Never once did Dan or anyone from Chick-fil-A ask for Campus Pride to stop protesting Chick-fil-A. On the contrary, Dan listened intently to our concerns and the real-life accounts from youth about the negative impact that Chick-fil-A was having on campus climate and safety at colleges across the country. He was concerned about an incident last fall where a fraternity w...

It seems that anti-gay threats of boycotts matter less and less these days.  How encouraging that the company that hired Ellen, and is now standing up to the anti-gay bigots, was also the company that threatened to pull their advertising when Ellen came out in real life and her sitcom in 1997.  I guess homophobia is slowly, but surely, loosing its' corporate clout. Via Lez Get Real: JC Penney’s is not only adamant about ignoring One Million Moms, which is an affiliate of the notorious hate group the American Family Associaiton, but they are making it clear- Ellen DeGeneres is staying put. OMM has been demanding that JC Penney’s fire DeGeneres because she’s openly lesbian. JC Penney stated that it “stands behind its partnership with Ellen DeGeneres.” Herndon Graddick, Senior Director of Programs and Communications at GLAAD stated “This week Americans spoke out in overwhelming support of LGBT people and J.C. Penney’s decision not to fire Ellen simply for who she hap...

David Caton hates gays, muslims and reality!! Meet David Caton, an anti gay activist described by ThinkProgress.org as a manufacturer of "faux outrage".  He is the president and only paid staff member of  The Florida Family Association (FFA).  He convinced home improvement chain Lowes to pull their advertising from a TLC reality show about American Muslims called, you guessed it "All-American Muslim".   His other calls for boycotts have included: Protests annual “Gay Days” at Walt Disney World :  Every   year , FFA objects to Walt Disney World’s “ Gay Days ,” when gay and lesbian people create visibility for themselves throughout the theme park. Disney does not officially sanction the event, but FFA calls on followers to complain to Disney officials that it takes place. This year, the organization even paid to  have a banner flown  over the Interstate 4 corridor warning travelers that Gay Day was that weekend. Claimed Modern Fami...