Today, Chick-fil-a opened its first Canadian location in the city of Toronto. Naturally, there was a protest which featured chanting and a die-in. But there were also people eager to try the food. When the new store opened at 10:30 am the first people inside had been camped out front all night:

Good morning from the first Chick-Fil-A location in Canada, opening at 10:30am. First woman in line got here 10:30 last night. Protests planned by LGBTQ advocacy group @The519 pic.twitter.com/s8XCeyE4qv

— Meagan Fitzpatrick (@fitz_meagan) September 6, 2019

Doors open at Chick-Fil-A at Yonge and Bloor. First customers in line camped out overnight. pic.twitter.com/yR7EvyeUAt

— Meagan Fitzpatrick (@fitz_meagan) September 6, 2019

The protesters showed up a short while later. They sound a little lackluster in this clip:

Protesters arrived shortly after the doors opened pic.twitter.com/duKOd4Dhmu

— Meagan Fitzpatrick (@fitz_meagan) September 6, 2019

The ostensible cause of all of this is a comment the CEO of Chick-fil-a made in 2012. Matt Walsh suggested maybe it was time to let it go:

Seven years ago the CEO of Chick-fil-A said he believes in biblical marriage. Gay rights activists still haven't gotten over it. If there was an Olympic event for holding petty grudges, these people would win the gold every year. It's remarkable.

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) September 6, 2019

In addition to LGBT folks, there was also a contingent of protesters concerned about chickens (2nd clip below):

Protester addresses the crowd on a megaphone outside the #ChickfikA store. pic.twitter.com/AEao19ggyE

— Mark Carcasole (@MarkCarcGlobal) September 6, 2019

And also about capitalism:

Chick-fil-A protest leader: “Capitalism has shrouded our sacred hearts”
oh, of course they are also commies pic.twitter.com/tdIoq9WkTx

— Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) September 6, 2019

A little while later they held a die-in on the sidewalk. Notice the line of people stepping over the bodies to get to the delicious food:

Animal rights protesters now lying on the sidewalk to block Chick-Fil-A entrance. Customers stepping around them as they go in pic.twitter.com/pOlgTWHVS6

— Meagan Fitzpatrick (@fitz_meagan) September 6, 2019

After the nap on the sidewalk, it was back to chanting and some chalking:

Protesters now scrawling slogans with sidewalk chalk outside the #TO #ChickfilA. pic.twitter.com/YifMidxyKq

— Mark Carcasole (@MarkCarcGlobal) September 6, 2019

By the time lunch rolled around a couple hours later, some protesters are still there but the line for food was around the block. In the video clip below it looks to me like at least 100 people are waiting for food. And of course the customers aren’t hanging out to make a point like the protesters, they’re cycling through the restaurant and the line stays long because new customers are constantly getting in line.

There was a “big protest” organized at the first Chick-Fil-A that just opened in Toronto today. The line-up to get inside for lunch has more people than the entire protest crowd pic.twitter.com/jsg7mt2lSD

— Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) September 6, 2019

Despite the protest, the lunchtime lineup outside #TO #ChickfilA remains as long as it was this morning. pic.twitter.com/LptTBK2xKS

— Mark Carcasole (@MarkCarcGlobal) September 6, 2019

The Rebel put together a pretty good video covering the protest this morning. There are people of all backgrounds and colors waiting in line. None of them are there to do harm to gay people, though they are admittedly there to do harm to chickens. The interviewer meets one engaged gay couple in line. Asked if the protesters represents them, one of the guys (his name isn’t given) replies, “They don’t represent me, they represent foolishness in my mind.” Very well said.