Chick-fil-A at center of controversy

A group of gay-rights and same-sex marriage supporters protest in front of Chick-fil-A restaurant in Hollywood.   (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Protesters take photos while Jason Arca, left, kisses James Mays, both of Los Angeles, in front of Chick-fil-A restaurant in Hollywood.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Passenger in a vehicle show their support for a group of gay-rights and same-sex marriage supporters protesting in front of Chick-fil-A restaurant in Hollywood.   (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Gay pride flags are held up during protest in front of the Hollywood Chick-fil-A restaurant.   (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

An anti-Chick-fil-A protester holds a sign outside a restaurant in Hollywood. Thousands of Americans turned out Wednesday to feast on fried chicken in a politically charged show of support for the family-owned fast-food chain which opposes same-sex marriage. Long lines and traffic jams were reported throughout the American heartland after 630,000 people declared on Facebook they would take part in a “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day.”  (Robyn Beck / AFP/Getty Images)

Anti Chick-fil-A protesters hold signs outside a restaurant in Hollywood.   (Robyn Beck / AFP/Getty Images)

Hundreds of customers line up to get in the Chick-fil-A restaurant in Laguna Niguel.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Tammy Weaver, center, places her order at the Chick-fil-A restaurant in Laguna Niguel. Supporters of the company whose executives made comments about gay marriage turned out in huge numbers here and across the nation. Weaver, who drove 20 miles from her home in Ladera Ranch to support the cause said, “I’m in favor of Biblical marriage.”  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Hundreds of customers line up to get in the Chick-fil-A restaurant in Laguna Niguel. Supporters of the company whose executives made comments about gay marriage turned out in huge numbers across the nation.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

The Cathy family founded Chick-fil-A. In this Dec. 14, 2009, photo, founder S. Truett Cathy, left, and son Dan Cathy celebrate passing the $3-billon dollar mark in system-wide sales.  (Elissa Eubanks / Atlanta Journal-Constitution)