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Alan talks with Carly McGehee, the gay rights activist who planned the "Kiss-In" at Chick-Fil-A
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What's interesting is that they per trade yesterday as a David Champion free speech.
When it didn't play to -- that way that this was on what this was about what's your take on.
Not I have absolutely don't think it's about.
Free speech you know mr.
-- has every right to speak -- in mind.
But consumers have a right to know when he donates millions of -- proceeds to anti gay hate group.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Right this is not simply a guy's got a company has a personal point of you know I don't think anybody would begrudge.
Well some might but it wouldn't be as as much of a potent issue if we're just a CEO.
Within a particular point of view that we may not agree with her.
Correct correct you know I mean he yes you know.
But you know chip and I think that companies then and then and corporations now should realize that when they see something in -- half of their organization their company.
The corporation there will be a backlash there will be repercussions for what they.
They day and you write knowing that the cracking them but they will have to deal with the consequences especially if it's -- message of hate or intolerant.
-- also -- if you are consumer you know that your dollars are going the profits they make to support causes you may not agree -- We'll probably a lot of companies we do business where that may be the case we just don't know what they are.
Correct and actually -- Human Rights Campaign -- Really -- Researched called.
The corporate and equality index which allow people to go online and -- Weird you know pretty much every major company corporations spend their money and whether or not they're you know.
Supportive of the LG BT community and they even have an app.
Online -- -- for equality.
Which I checked before and I purchased almost anything because I want you know this is the thing about being conscious consumer hit about voting with our money and it's about -- voting with their feet.
One area where I did agree with some of the people on the other side was that I don't think they mayor and aldermen.
What -- say we don't want to and our tenant and take action to keep the business out of our town to me that's a mistake.
Yeah actually -- you know I'm not a politician so I can't comment on what politicians -- But I won't say it is amazing to me how many politicians.
Do celebrities can -- two -- Are standing up against chick -- his support LTD the American.
I use of the -- you are you prepared for the backlash.
On Friday and in there may be a bunch of people.
You know at the media might do let's take -- pictures of some of the most outrageous scenes gay people kissing knowing if they put those pictures up.
It's going to turn up a certain portion of the public.
Well absolutely but that's why we're encouraging and making it very clear to the people that are supporting us -- will be there tomorrow.
That this is a polite respectful and appropriate -- indicated a chance to make -- You know us against Cuba for us to be lewd or -- You know we're simply going to show I love and show that.
You know we have we're having you know and we have every right to love and and believe is just as much as heterosexuals the.
First we know we don't know the chick filet discriminates against gays it is and hire gays or anything like that right.
Well I you know I can't say that you know there hasn't been any official -- -- there have been a lot of current these -- popping up in the Internet.
You know off the record things from from -- employees saying you know that.
They're not necessarily the most.
Night and it and and that accommodating another -- or there is there currently it's a -- -- against strictly from a young woman because.
But he one at churches they fired -- -- to be stay at home mom.
Well they've had a number of lawsuits over the -- has less to twelve or fourteen years and the founder of the company.
Has said the older -- he's.
And it -- I think he's 91 or 92 knows that we prefer -- employees or more productive that is gays can't get married that means they don't prefer gay employees.
We have but that doesn't let that sounds like right there hopefully one day we will -- to.
We -- -- to be married at all fifty states.
What is the website once again people can -- National scene -- can stay -- Tumblr dot com.
Carly thank you very much appreciate your time -- thank you thank very much -- to TV organizer of national's same sex his stake.
