That they opened in the Oracle shopping centre in Reading also a bad idea. I remember it well from a contract nearby, not enough parking spaces.
You will find the UK LGwhatever scene is actually fairly sensible and it won't have taken much effort to stall a single restaurant with a few people protesting nearby.
Also people there would not want American crazy scam fundamentalist BS catching a hold and would be happy to boycott for this alone.
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According to tax documents obtained by the outlet, in 2017, the Chick-fil-A Foundation donated to groups with an alleged history of discrimination, including $1,653,416 to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and $6,000 to the Paul Anderson Youth Home.
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes requires a “sexual purity” policy for its employees, according to its job application, which states: “The Bible is clear in teaching on sexual sin including sex outside of marriage and homosexual acts. Neither heterosexual sex outside of marriage nor any homosexual act constitute an alternative lifestyle acceptable to God.”"
That cock blocks straight people, nobody wants that.