Burger King trolls Chick-fil-A with LGBTQ+ donations

Burger King is trying to get a leg up in the chicken sandwich wars by taking a not-so-subtle dig at rival Chick-fil-A's fraught history with the LGBTQ+ community

The fast-food chain tweeted last week that it would donate 40 cents to the Human Rights Campaign for every Ch'King chicken sandwich sold in June. The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest LGBTQ civil rights organization.Burger King added it will make those donations"even on Sunday," tweeting the eyes emoji. Chick-fil-A, because of its devout Christian ownership, closes its restaurants on Sundays.

during #pride month your chicken sandwich craving can do good! we are making a donation* to @HRC for every Ch'King sold 🏳️‍🌈 — Burger King June 4, 2021 Chick-fil-A and the LGBTQ+ communityChick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy said in 2012 that the company supports"the biblical definition of the family unit." In a 2018 interview with a local Atlanta TV station, Cathy reiterated his position on same-sex marriage but said he's not anti-gay.Read MoreThe company has since tried to distance itself from its less-than-supportive stance toward the LGBTQ+ community.

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