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Same Sex Kiss Day at Decatur Chick-fil-A

From noon to 2 p.m. Friday, gays and lesbians are urged to pucker up at the restaurant.

A Same Sex Kiss Day is planned from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at the at 105 East Trinity Place in Decatur.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has organized the National Same-Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A restaurants across the country that day.

Gayborhood App and Carma Productions announced the Decatur event. An email said,

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TheΒ event is open to all community members (gay or straight) who do not agree with Chick-fil-A's support of sites and organizations that believe only men and women constitute marriage.

The Same Sex Kiss Days are a protest against statements by the Chick-fil-A president in support of traditional marriage and against same-sex marriage.

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Other Patch stories on Chick-fil-A and the controversy:

Local owner/operators of the Decatur Chick-fil-A write letter to the community.

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