Gay rights groups were most incensed about the chain's financial support for what they called anti-gay groups.
Less than 5 per cent of users predicted to be gay, for example, were connected with explicitly gay groups.
Fast food chain Chick-fil-A, under fire in July for its financial support of anti-gay groups, stopped making those donations.
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Gay rights groups also are incensed about the chain's financial support for what they say are anti-gay groups, largely through the WinShape Foundation, a group started by Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy.
Gay rights groups are lobbying aggressively for the gay marriage language to be included and they dispute suggestions that it would jeopardize the bill.
Would gay rights groups who want to see this go before the Supreme Court?
Gay rights groups, already unhappy at the choice of tournament venue, say he should apologise or resign.
By their own admission, gay rights groups have been under funded and disorganized.
"Bergoglio's stance against gay marriage, however, predictably earned him the ire" of gay rights groups in in Chile, the paper says.
As Mr Beck was marched away, someone briefly unfurled a rainbow-coloured banner - adopted by gay rights groups as a symbol of pride.
The closest race came in Oregon, where gay rights groups concentrated much of their effort and money and thought they had the best chance of winning.
On Wednesday, gay legal groups filed a petition asking the California high court to invalidate Proposition 8 on the grounds that voters lacked the authority to change state law.
Gay rights groups are adamantly seeking the provision be inserted into the measure, but Republicans have warned that could splinter the coalition behind the bill and doom its chances for passage.
It must also form alliances with other organizations, such as civil rights and gay rights groups, that have indicated they are willing to enter into a broader coalition to support this cause.
The move outraged gay-rights groups, which said the Vatican was pinning the blame for the abuse scandal on homosexuality.
The move also shows the growing influence of gay-rights groups and their backers.
Gay and lesbian groups hope the new plot twist will add fresh interest in the program, both among viewers and advertisers.
Among those supporting Ms. Quinn's candidacy are New York gay-rights groups such as the Human Rights Campaign and the Empire State Pride Agenda.
Gay-rights groups are holding meetings all over New Jersey to organize an army of lobbyists, enough for all 40 of the state's legislative districts.
Gay-rights groups said they were emboldened to take their cause back to the ballot box by research showing American attitudes reached a turning point.
Gay-rights groups say the plan is inadequate, and that no units should be allowed to discriminate, while some conservative religious leaders and advocacy groups want the ban to stay in place nationwide.
Gay-rights groups and others have been pressing the Scouts to end the ban, and its executive council in February briefly considered a policy that might allow local troops to develop their own policies on gay members.
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So we funded groups created by the people directly affected: childcare groups, women's centres, police monitoring groups like those that worked so closely with Neville and Doreen Lawrence, a lesbian and gay help line, groups representing the disabled.
His statements, both old and new, have drawn criticism from gay rights and public health groups.
Anti-gay activists and conservative Christian groups said they have no plans to obstruct Kim Jho's September ceremony.
The bill was backed by mental health groups, and gay rights activists say reparative or "conversion therapy" can increase risk of depression or suicide.
That momentum has also prompted greater international solidarity between groups campaigning for gay rights, according to Andy Wasley, a spokesman for the UK's Stonewall charity.
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