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Posted: 2019-05-19T21:23:19Z | Updated: 2019-05-19T21:23:19Z

Chick-fil-A s long history of supporting anti-LGBTQ positions has resurfaced as the head of the companys charitable branch said the organization does not intend to stop donating to groups with a history of LGBTQ discrimination.

Rodney Bullard, leader of the Chick-fil-A Foundation, defended the groups donations in an interview published Wednesday in Business Insider , saying they were relevant and impactful to the community.

The calling for us is to ensure that we are relevant and impactful in the community, and that were helping children and that were helping them to be everything that they can be, said Bullard, the companys vice president of corporate social responsibility and the executive director of the companys charitable foundation. For us, thats a much higher calling than any political or cultural war thats being waged. This is really about an authentic problem that is on the ground, that is present and ever present in the lives of many children who cant help themselves.

Bullard told Business Insider that Chick-fil-A is focused on serving low-income and underprivileged children, ignoring the fact that LGBTQ youth are often disproportionately harmed by issues like homelessness , mental illness and poor education .

The company, which is headquartered in Georgia, has long drawn criticism over its donations to anti-LGBTQ organizations. Tax documents obtained in March by ThinkProgress found that the company donated about $1.8 million in 2017 to groups known to discriminate against the queer community, including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, The Salvation Army and the Paul Anderson Youth Home. Chick-fil-A said it has since stopped donating to the latter organization after learning of its strict policy against same-sex marriage.

Chick-fil-A has also gained heat for not including employee protections for discrimination stemming from sexual orientation and gender identity, according to ThinkProgress . The company also consistently scores a zero in the Human Rights Campaigns annual buyers guide.

The company prompted outrage in the LGBTQ community after billionaire CEO Dan Cathy publicly denounced same-sex marriage in 2012. Chick-fil-A since pledged not to have a political agenda, though its tax filings show differently.

In the months since the filings release, two airports have banned Chick-fil-A from opening on their premises. San Jose, California, said it would allow a location at its airport if the company encourages hiring LGBTQ employees and if LGBTQ flags are hoisted at the airport to counter queer discrimination.

Some people on Twitter reacted to the Chick-fil-A Foundations dismissal of criticism over its donations to anti-LGBTQ organizations:

here goes: both Wendys and Jack in the Box spicy chicken sandwiches are better than chik-fil-a

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here goes: both Wendys and Jack in the Box spicy chicken sandwiches are better than chik-fil-a

christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 17, 2019

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You know what? Fuck @ChickfilA. https://t.co/VBxemZrDfz

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You know what? Fuck @ChickfilA . https://t.co/VBxemZrDfz

Jodi Picoult (@jodipicoult) May 18, 2019

I only go there on Sunday.

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I only go there on Sunday.

Jeff Furbish (@JJFurb) May 17, 2019

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