Tameside stands with the LGBTQ+ community: Oppose Chick-fil-A at Snipe Retail Park
The Issue
We are calling on Tameside residents and supporters of the LGBTQ+ community to stand together in opposition to plans for a Chick-fil-A restaurant at Snipe Retail Park.
Plans have emerged for Chick-fil-A to become the intended occupier of the former Pizza Hut premises at Snipe Retail Park in Ashton-under-Lyne. [uk.news.yahoo.com]
We want this petition to give people across Tameside, Greater Manchester and beyond an opportunity to stand together and show their support for the LGBT+ community.
Our concerns are rooted in Chick-fil-A’s documented history surrounding LGBT+ equality.
In 2012, the company’s then CEO, Dan Cathy, publicly expressed his opposition to same-sex marriage, including his support for what he described as the “biblical definition of the family unit”. His comments resulted in widespread protests and boycotts by LGBT+ people and allies. [advocate.com], [inews.co.uk]
Chick-fil-A’s charitable giving has also attracted significant controversy. Reporting on 2017 tax filings identified more than $1.8 million in donations to organisations criticised for their positions on LGBT+ rights, including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, whose policy required employees to refrain from “homosexual acts”. [independent.co.uk]
In 2019, Chick-fil-A announced that it would stop funding the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and The Salvation Army, saying its charitable giving would instead focus on education, homelessness and hunger. We recognise that change, but we also believe people have a right to consider the company’s wider history when deciding whether it represents the values they want to welcome into their community. [cnbc.com], [independent.co.uk]
This history has previously prompted opposition in the UK. When Chick-fil-A opened its first UK restaurant at The Oracle in Reading in 2019, LGBT+ campaigners protested against the company’s arrival. Days after the restaurant opened, it was confirmed that its lease would not be extended. [independent.co.uk], [inews.co.uk]
Why we're speaking up
Tameside is home to LGBT+ people of all ages, as well as their families, friends and allies.
We want our LGBT+ neighbours, friends, partners, colleagues and young people to know that they belong here.
This petition is an opportunity for people in Tameside, across Greater Manchester and further afield to make their voices heard and demonstrate that our communities stand for equality, dignity, inclusion and belonging.
Our message is not directed at individual employees, customers, religious communities or people's personal beliefs. It is a peaceful response to the documented history of a major corporation and an opportunity for our community to say what we stand for.
If you believe LGBT+ people deserve to feel welcomed, respected and supported in their communities, please add your name.
Let's show that Tameside stands with its LGBT+ community.
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The Issue
We are calling on Tameside residents and supporters of the LGBTQ+ community to stand together in opposition to plans for a Chick-fil-A restaurant at Snipe Retail Park.
Plans have emerged for Chick-fil-A to become the intended occupier of the former Pizza Hut premises at Snipe Retail Park in Ashton-under-Lyne. [uk.news.yahoo.com]
We want this petition to give people across Tameside, Greater Manchester and beyond an opportunity to stand together and show their support for the LGBT+ community.
Our concerns are rooted in Chick-fil-A’s documented history surrounding LGBT+ equality.
In 2012, the company’s then CEO, Dan Cathy, publicly expressed his opposition to same-sex marriage, including his support for what he described as the “biblical definition of the family unit”. His comments resulted in widespread protests and boycotts by LGBT+ people and allies. [advocate.com], [inews.co.uk]
Chick-fil-A’s charitable giving has also attracted significant controversy. Reporting on 2017 tax filings identified more than $1.8 million in donations to organisations criticised for their positions on LGBT+ rights, including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, whose policy required employees to refrain from “homosexual acts”. [independent.co.uk]
In 2019, Chick-fil-A announced that it would stop funding the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and The Salvation Army, saying its charitable giving would instead focus on education, homelessness and hunger. We recognise that change, but we also believe people have a right to consider the company’s wider history when deciding whether it represents the values they want to welcome into their community. [cnbc.com], [independent.co.uk]
This history has previously prompted opposition in the UK. When Chick-fil-A opened its first UK restaurant at The Oracle in Reading in 2019, LGBT+ campaigners protested against the company’s arrival. Days after the restaurant opened, it was confirmed that its lease would not be extended. [independent.co.uk], [inews.co.uk]
Why we're speaking up
Tameside is home to LGBT+ people of all ages, as well as their families, friends and allies.
We want our LGBT+ neighbours, friends, partners, colleagues and young people to know that they belong here.
This petition is an opportunity for people in Tameside, across Greater Manchester and further afield to make their voices heard and demonstrate that our communities stand for equality, dignity, inclusion and belonging.
Our message is not directed at individual employees, customers, religious communities or people's personal beliefs. It is a peaceful response to the documented history of a major corporation and an opportunity for our community to say what we stand for.
If you believe LGBT+ people deserve to feel welcomed, respected and supported in their communities, please add your name.
Let's show that Tameside stands with its LGBT+ community.
Image sourced from the512.org
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Petition created on 9 November 2026