"Most recently, in 2019, singer Ellie Goulding threatened to pull out of her performance at the NFL's Thanksgiving Day halftime show - intended to coincide with its annual holiday Red Kettle Campaign - over the company's homophobic track record. That same year, Chick-fil-A ended their donations with the charity, leading it to insist that it's working to atone its anti-LGTBQ+ past."
"National commander of the Salvation Army, David Hudson, in an op-ed for USA Today, previously called out allegations of discrimination as false. "Why take the time to read, research and rebut when we can simply scan and swipe? Assumptions are regularly presented as foregone conclusions, and facts often are drowned out by fiction," he wrote. He then listed ways in which the charity serves all people in need - 23 million a year -"
The Salvation Army experiences increased attention during the festive season as people search for charity support. The charity has had a spotty relationship with LGBTQ+ rights over the past decade, with public controversies and slow policy changes. In 2019 high-profile responses included Ellie Goulding threatening to pull out of an NFL halftime performance and Chick-fil-A ending donations, prompting the charity to say it is working to atone. National commander David Hudson called discrimination allegations false and cited services to 23 million people annually, a dorm for transgender individuals, LGBTQ+ representation in a Minneapolis shelter, and anti‑trafficking work in Baltimore. The charity's Inclusion webpage presents a renewed welcome for LGBT+ people.
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