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Not McLovin’ It

admin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:00:27 +0000

It’s no shocker that anti-gay groups are less than happy with McDonald’s outreach to the LGBT community by running a gay themed ad in France, but it may come as a bit of surprise to find out that some LGBT equality groups are less than happy with the fast food giant.According to a post on BNet:

It turns out that shortly after the French ad began airing last week, the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce sent McDonald’s (MCD) a scathing letter that severed its ties to the company.

Find out why at: BNet!

We’re NOT Lovin’ It

James — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:00:34 +0000

Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund today filed a Complaint with the Florida Commission on Human Relations against an Orlando McDonald’s restaurant for refusing to hire 17-year-old Zikerria Bellamy because she is transgender.

On July 10, 2009, Ms. Bellamy applied online for a job at a McDonald’s restaurant in Orlando, Florida. On July 28, after managers at McDonald’s learned that Zikerria is transgender, she received a voicemail message from one of the managers telling her, “You will not get hired. We do not hire faggots.” She was never allowed to interview for a job.

“Zikerria should not have been denied a job just because she is transgender. Like everyone else, she deserved to be judged on her ability to do the job and not on who she is,” said TLDEF executive director and attorney Michael Silverman.

“I just wanted to earn to some money and was willing to work hard at this job. In the current economy, jobs are really hard to find. I never expected to be judged on who I am, instead of being judged on whether I can do the job,” said Ms. Bellamy.

More at: Focus On The Rainbow!

We Love Happy Meals

James — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:30:44 +0000

I admit to having a weakness for McDonald’s french fries. There’s just something about those thin slivers of golden-fried potatoes, seasoned with just the right amount of salt. I know too much of them isn’t good for me but figure it’s OK to indulge every now and then.

McDonald’s fries might not help my cholesterol count, but eating them does have one benefit: It annoys the Religious Right.

McDonald’s is officially under boycott from Donald Wildmon’s American Family Association (AFA). The AFA, a Mississippi-based Religious Right outfit best known for obsessing over sexual content on cable and network television and its vociferous opposition to the “homosexual agenda,” has been going crazy lately because McDonald’s has made it clear that its family-friendly policy includes gay families.

Read more if this at blog.au.org or more about this issue at gayagenda.com.

Vegan Applauds McDonald’s

James — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:52:11 +0000

As you may or may not know, a group who identifies themselves as the American Family Association (AFA), and who has in many cases been referred to as the American Fascist Association has , not so successfully, started a boycott against one of or national landmarks, McDonalds. That’s right, and not because their kids or obese either. Get the skinny at gayagenda.com.

We’re Lovin’ It

James — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:57:37 +0000

The anti-gay American Family Association, which condemns gay and lesbian family causes like marriage equality, has called for a boycott of fast-food chain restaurant McDonald’s. McDonald’s, however, has given the AMA notice that it’s not about to allow its policies to be dictated by anti-gay groups. In a May 29 letter to AFA founder and chairman Donald Wildmon, Pat Harris, Global Chief Diversity Officer for McDonald’s, wrote, “Our founder Ray Kroc once said, ’None of us is as good as all of us.’” Added Harris, “This is a core value of McDonalds.” Get the meat of this story from edgenewyork.com.