Art Smith

“This has to be the greatest privilege… of my entire life, really. I’m over the moon!”

Something new is coming to the parade of food festivals that has sprung up around the country – CookOUT/RockOUT, a food and music event celebrating LGBT chefs and other food luminaries.

CHICAGO — LGBT advocacy group Equality Illinois on Tuesday kicked off a multi-faceted “Flick-the-Hate” campaign aimed at Illinois communities where Chick-fil-A has franchises, a response to the fast-food chain’s millions of dollars in donatons to anti-LGBT organizations, and anti-gay comments from its president.