Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 02 July 2012
Tags: chick-fil-a, new report, 2010, donations, two million, $2, million, anti gay, winshape, detailed, exodus international, family research council, georgia family council, christian athletes, equality matters 
Looks like gays won't be chowing down at Chick-fil-A anytime soon!
The LGBT community and our straight-allies refrain from funneling money to vehemently anti-gay groups by ordering Chick-fil-A's greasy chicken sandwiches and soggy waffle fries due to what we know about the fast food chain's donations between 2003 and 2009.
Today, however, Equality Matters has released an extensive report revealing that Chick-fil-A continued to give us a fat middle finger by donating millions to anti-gay groups again in 2010.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Tags: fox news, equality matters, trans teen, macy's, changing rooms, discrimination policy, america's news hq, shannon bream, transphobic, mock, dbags, lgbt
Once again making TMZ seem like a bastion of journalistic integrity and a surefire Pulitzer prize contender, Fox News has continued its tradition of new lows by mocking a trans teen questioned for using Macy's changing rooms. Details and video follow.
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Tags: chick-fil-a, anti-gay, boycott, fast food, marriage equality, equality matters, same sex, gay, dan cathy, irs, tax forms, $2 million, donate, homophobic
Don't go celebrating Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy's AIDS Run win by ending the gay boycott of the fast-food king with a chicken sandwich just yet—Equality Matters has uncovered 2009 IRS tax forms that reveal the company donated nearly $2 million to anti-gay causes. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 16 May 2011
Tags: orbitz, drop fox, fox news channel, media matters, anti-gay, companies, drop fox, glaad, courage campaign, equality matters, advertising
In the first move of Media Matters' DropFox campaign, a coalition of LGBT groups including Courage Campaign, GLAAD and Equality Matters have asked online-travel site Orbitz to stop advertising on the Fox News channel.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Tags: chick fil a, anti-gay, donations, dan cathy, president, lies, equality matters, family research council, religion, bigots, boycotts
It's time for an official Chick-Fil-A boycott, folks.
Earlier this month, in the face of controversy and boycotts, Chick-Fil-A president Dan Cathy said his company doesn't support an "agenda against anyone." Equality Matters has uncovered heinous donations that show Cathy is a liar. Follow the jump for the details.
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Written by Jeff Katz, | Monday, 20 December 2010
Tags: media matters, equality matters, gay rights, marriage equality, president obama, don't ask, don't tell Talking heads on all the networks predicted it all weekend long, and now we're seeing the first sign that a strong push will be made for full equality for the gay community. Liberal-backed watchdog group Media Matters is officially launching Equality Matters today—a “communications war room for gay equality.”
Says the New York Times:
It will be run by Richard Socarides, a former domestic policy adviser to President Bill Clinton who has been deeply critical of President Obama's record on gay rights. A well-known gay journalist, Kerry Eleveld, the Washington correspondent for The Advocate will leave that magazine in January to edit the new group’s Web site, equalitymatters.org, which is to go online Monday... FULL STORY
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