Chicago Chick-fil-A will share a building with Black and trans-led LGBTQ+ group

Chicago Chick-fil-A will share a building with Black and trans-led LGBTQ+ group

A Chicago LGBTQ+ group was "blindsided" by the news that a new Chick-fil-A would be opening right below them.Brave Space Alliance, a Black- and trans-led community organization in Hyde Park, recently said that they were only made aware of the new location planned for the floor beneath them when local news outlets reported on its opening. CEO Channyn Lynne Parker told Windy City Times that no one from the company has yet reached out to engage wit…

New Chick-fil-A to share building with Brave Space Alliance, drawing ire from the LGBTQ+ group

A new Chick-fil-A opening in Hyde Park is receiving backlash for moving into a prominent LGBTQ+ organization’s building despite the company’s history of anti-LGBTQ+ support. The new Chick-fil-A is slated to open later this year at 1512 E. 53rd St.—downstairs from Brave Space Alliance, a Black- and trans-led community organization whose leader said they were blindsided by the news. “We respect the right of businesses to operate, but we also have …