A pro-gay fried chicken restaurant that provides free condoms with your meal has opened in Chicago.
Leghorn Chicken, which opened last month in Chicago's Ukrainian Village, could be a chicken restaurant of choice for those boycotting the infamously anti-gay Chick-fil-A chicken chain .
The restaurant, which states on its website that it "proudly and enthusiastically champions gay rights", has pledged to donate 2 percent of profits to pro-gay causes, and is also promoting safe-sex by providing Leghorn-branded condoms with every meal.
They also promise not to involve religion in their chain, stating: "We are emphatically uninterested in your organized religion, secular religion, agnosticism, atheism or nontheism. Whatever tickles your pickle."
Despite the apparent homage, according to Red Eye Chicago , owner Jared Van Camp backed away from naming Chick-fil-A specifically, saying: "I would never cite any names or franchise" when asked about "a certain non-inclusive chicken franchise".
Last month, Chick-fil-A boss Dan Cathy said that he had "learned a lot" from embroiling his chain in controversy over gay rights, and regrets not focussing on customer service, but hadn't changed his mind.
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