Miguel Martinez, left, kisses partner of five years, Sergio Andrade, right, during National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A on Richmond Avenue in support for love, equality, and the real definition of family Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in Houston. Andrade said that they want to have the freedom to go down to city hall and get married with family and friends instead of traveling to another state. Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle / © 2011 Houston Chronicle  Miguel Martinez, left, kisses partner of five years, Sergio...  Courtney Blair holds a sign during National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A on Richmond Avenue. Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle / © 2011 Houston Chronicle  Courtney Blair holds a sign during National Same Sex Kiss Day at...  Lauren Evans, left, kisses best friend of 10 years, Heather Humble, right, during National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A on Richmond Avenue. Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle / © 2011 Houston Chronicle  Lauren Evans, left, kisses best friend of 10 years, Heather Humble,...  Todd Partridge, left, kisses partner, Wes Thomas, right, during National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A. Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle / © 2011 Houston Chronicle  Todd Partridge, left, kisses partner, Wes Thomas, right, during...  Matt Locklin waves a gay pride flag during National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A in support for love, equality, and the real definition of family Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in Houston. "I'm mad as hell," he said. "I'm not taking anymore." Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle / © 2011 Houston Chronicle  Matt Locklin waves a gay pride flag during National Same Sex Kiss...  Sarah Dobbs, left, kisses partner of 9 years, Chris Neil, right, as she holds 4-month-old Cash Neil-Dobbs, during National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A in support for love, equality, and the real definition of family Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in Houston. "We just feel like Dan Cathy is using his position to spread an intolerant message," Dobbs said. Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle / © 2011 Houston Chronicle  Sarah Dobbs, left, kisses partner of 9 years, Chris Neil, right, as...  Eduardo Cisneros (L) and Luke Montgomery kiss in front of a Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant in Hollywood as Christian activist Alicia Daberkow (R) reads passages from the Bible on August 3, 2012 in Hollywood, California. Gays and lesbians puckered up in protest Friday, staging "kiss-ins" outside Chick-fil-A outlets across the United States over the fast food chain's opposition to same-sex marriage. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWNFREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/GettyImages Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN, AFP/Getty Images / AFP  Eduardo Cisneros (L) and Luke Montgomery kiss in front of a...  A man holds a placard for traffic on Sunset Boulevard in front of a Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant in Hollywood on August 3, 2012. Gays and lesbians puckered up in protest Friday, staging "kiss-ins" outside Chick-fil-A outlets across the United States over the fast-food chain's opposition to same-sex marriage. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWNFREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/GettyImages Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN, AFP/Getty Images / AFP  A man holds a placard for traffic on Sunset Boulevard in front of a...  Corri Riczu (L) and Kati Sawatske (R) kiss in front of a Chick-fil-A fast-food restaurant in Hollywood on August 3, 2012. Gays and lesbians puckered up in protest Friday, staging "kiss-ins" outside Chick-fil-A outlets across the United States over the fast-food chain's opposition to same-sex marriage. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWNFREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/GettyImages Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN, AFP/Getty Images / AFP  Corri Riczu (L) and Kati Sawatske (R) kiss in front of a...  Eduardo Cisneros (L) and Luke Montgomery (R) kiss in front of a Chick-fil-A fast-food restaurant in Hollywood on August 3, 2012. Gays and lesbians puckered up in protest Friday, staging "kiss-ins" outside Chick-fil-A outlets across the United States over the fast-food chain's opposition to same-sex marriage. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWNFREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/GettyImages Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN, AFP/Getty Images / AFP  Eduardo Cisneros (L) and Luke Montgomery (R) kiss in front of a...  Toryn Clark (2nd L) and Corri Riczu (C) kiss in front of a Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant in Hollywood on August 3, 2012. Gays and lesbians puckered up in protest Friday, staging "kiss-ins" outside Chick-fil-A outlets across the United States over the fast-food chain's opposition to same-sex marriage. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWNFREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/GettyImages Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN, AFP/Getty Images / AFP  Toryn Clark (2nd L) and Corri Riczu (C) kiss in front of a...  Same sex couple Whitney Copeland and Skye Newkirk embrace outside a Chick-fil-A restaurant on August 3, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. Several same sex couples gathered to kiss in support of a National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A held across the country in response to Chick-fil-A's stance on gay marriage. Photo: Tom Pennington, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Same sex couple Whitney Copeland and Skye Newkirk embrace outside a...  Same sex couple Shellie Crandall and Pam Buchmeyer kiss outside a Chick-fil-A restaurant on August 3, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. Several couples gathered to kiss in support of a National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A held across the country in response to Chick-fil-A's stance on gay marriage. Photo: Tom Pennington, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Same sex couple Shellie Crandall and Pam Buchmeyer kiss outside a...  Jim Fortier, left, and Mark Toomajian, kiss as they join about two dozen members of gay rights groups and others protesting outside the Decatur, Ga., Chick-fil-A restaurant Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Gay rights activists plan kiss demonstrations at Chick-fil-A stores Friday, just days after the company set a sales record when customers flocked to the restaurants to show support for the fast-food chain owner's opposition to gay marriage. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Phil Skinner) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT MBO (REV-SHARE) editor's note: CQ Photo: Phil Skinner, Associated Press / AJC  Jim Fortier, left, and Mark Toomajian, kiss as they join about two...  Same sex couple Tyler Savage and Larry Farris kiss outside a Chick-fil-A restaurant on August 3, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. Several couples gathered to kiss in support of a National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A held across the country in response to Chick-fil-A's stance on gay marriage. Photo: Tom Pennington, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Same sex couple Tyler Savage and Larry Farris kiss outside a...  Protesters take part in a "Kiss In" outside a Chick-fil-A restaurant on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012 in Atlanta. Gay rights activists are planning demonstrations at Chick-fil-A restaurants to protest the fast-food chain owners' opposition to same-sex unions. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bob Andres) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT Photo: Bob Andres, Associated Press / AJC  Protesters take part in a "Kiss In" outside a Chick-fil-A...  Allen Smith, Tiffany Ford, center, and Ashley Marion join gay rights groups outside the Decatur, Ga., Chick-fil-A restaurant Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Gay rights activists plan kiss demonstrations at Chick-fil-A stores Friday, just days after the company set a sales record when customers flocked to the restaurants to show support for the fast-food chain owner's opposition to gay marriage. (AP Photo/David Tulis) Photo: David Tulis, Associated Press / FR170493 AP  Allen Smith, Tiffany Ford, center, and Ashley Marion join gay...  Same sex couple Tyler Savage and Larry Farris kiss outside a Chick-fil-A restaurant on August 3, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. Several couples gathered to kiss in support of a National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A held across the country in response to Chick-fil-A's stance on gay marriage. Photo: Tom Pennington, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Same sex couple Tyler Savage and Larry Farris kiss outside a...  Same-sex couple Whitney Copeland and Skye Newkirk embrace outside a Chick-fil-A restaurant on August 3, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. Several same sex couples gathered to kiss in support of a National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A held across the country in response to Chick-fil-A's stance on gay marriage. Photo: Tom Pennington, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Same-sex couple Whitney Copeland and Skye Newkirk embrace outside a...  Jim Fortier, left, and Mark Toomajian, kiss as they join about two dozen members of gay rights groups and others protesting outside the Decatur, Ga., Chick-fil-A restaurant Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Gay rights activists plan kiss demonstrations at Chick-fil-A stores Friday, just days after the company set a sales record when customers flocked to the restaurants to show support for the fast-food chain owner's opposition to gay marriage. (AP Photo/David Tulis) Photo: David Tulis, Associated Press / FR170493 AP  Jim Fortier, left, and Mark Toomajian, kiss as they join about two...  Gay rights groups and others protest outside the Decatur, Ga., Chick-fil-A restaurant Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Gay rights activists plan kiss demonstrations at Chick-fil-A stores Friday, just days after the company set a sales record when customers flocked to the restaurants to show support for the fast-food chain owner's opposition to gay marriage. (AP Photo/David Tulis) Photo: David Tulis, Associated Press / FR170493 AP  Gay rights groups and others protest outside the Decatur, Ga.,...  Tascha Madaffari, left, with her children William and Emerson, front, join gay rights supporters Laura Whitman and Taylor Pasqualetti, right, for a picnic outside the Decatur, Ga., Chick-fil-A restaurant Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Gay rights activists plan kiss demonstrations at Chick-fil-A stores Friday, just days after the company set a sales record when customers flocked to the restaurants to show support for the fast-food chain owner's opposition to gay marriage. (AP Photo/David Tulis) Photo: David Tulis, Associated Press / FR170493 AP  Tascha Madaffari, left, with her children William and Emerson,...  Gay rights groups and others protest and hold a "kiss-in" outside the Decatur, Ga., Chick-fil-A restaurant Friday, Aug. 3, 2012 as a public response to a company official who was quoted as supporting the traditional family unit. About two dozen protesters gathered on the busy corner to voice their views. (AP Photo/David Tulis) Photo: David Tulis, Associated Press / FR170493 AP  Gay rights groups and others protest and hold a "kiss-in" outside...  Graffiti is painted on the exterior wall of Chick-fil-A restaurant in Torrance, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. The graffiti on the side of the restaurant said "Tastes like hate" and had a picture of a cow. No one has been arrested. Gay rights activists plan kiss demonstrations at Chick-fil-A stores Friday, just days after the company set a sales record when customers flocked to the restaurants to show support for the fast-food chain owner's opposition to gay marriage. (AP Photo/Daily Breeze, Sandy Mazza) Photo: Sandy Mazza, Associated Press / The Daily Breeze  Graffiti is painted on the exterior wall of Chick-fil-A restaurant...  Same sex couple Tyler Savage and Larry Farris hold hands outside a Chick-fil-A restaurant on August 3, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. Several same sex couples gathered to kiss in support of a National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A held across the country in response to Chick-fil-A's stance on gay marriage. Photo: Tom Pennington, Getty Images / 2012 Getty Images  Same sex couple Tyler Savage and Larry Farris hold hands outside a...  From left, Chick-fil-A employee Chug Shafe offers lemonade to Jennifer McNulty and her husband Jesse outside the Decatur, Ga., Chick-fil-A restaurant Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Gay rights activists are planning demonstrations at Chick-fil-A restaurants to protest the fast-food chain owners' opposition to same-sex unions. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Phil Skinner) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT Photo: Phil Skinner, Associated Press / AJC  From left, Chick-fil-A employee Chug Shafe offers lemonade to...  Salena Hale (left) and Kawana Bullock snap a photo of their kiss in front of the Chick-fil-A restaurant in Fairfield, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Gay rights advocates are encouraging gay and lesbian couples to post photos of their kiss in front of the restaurants nationwide to protest the owner's position against same-sex marriage. Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle / SF  Salena Hale (left) and Kawana Bullock snap a photo of their kiss in...  Jim Nunley (left) has an animated discussion about gay marriage with Nicholas Renault, who showed up at the Chick-fil-A restaurant in Fairfield, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, to support a kiss-in organized by gay rights advocates to protest the restaurant chain owner's position against gay marriage.  Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle / SF  Jim Nunley (left) has an animated discussion about gay marriage...  Chick-fil-A customers eat chicken sandwiches while watching the activity happening outside the restaurant in Fairfield, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Gay rights advocates are encouraging gay and lesbian couples to kiss in front of the restaurants nationwide to protest the owner's position against gay marriage.  Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle / SF  Chick-fil-A customers eat chicken sandwiches while watching the...  Gay marriage supporters, from left, Emmie Hesley, Cathy Dear and Amy Paffenroth hold signs in front of a Chick-fil-A in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Thursday Aug. 2, 2012, in protest of the chicken eatery's stance on gay marriage.  Photo: Northwest Florida Daily News, Nick Tomecek / AP  Gay marriage supporters, from left, Emmie Hesley, Cathy Dear and...  Jim Fortier, left, and Mark Toomajian, kiss as they join about two dozen members of gay rights groups and others protesting outside the Decatur, Ga., Chick-fil-A restaurant Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Gay rights activists plan kiss demonstrations at Chick-fil-A stores Friday, just days after the company set a sales record when customers flocked to the restaurants to show support for the fast-food chain owner's opposition to gay marriage.  Photo: David Tulis / AP  Jim Fortier, left, and Mark Toomajian, kiss as they join about two...  Tascha Madaffari, left, with her children William and Emerson, front, join gay rights supporters Laura Whitman and Taylor Pasqualetti, right, for a picnic outside the Decatur, Ga., Chick-fil-A restaurant Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Gay rights activists plan kiss demonstrations at Chick-fil-A stores Friday, just days after the company set a sales record when customers flocked to the restaurants to show support for the fast-food chain owner's opposition to gay marriage.  Photo: David Tulis / AP  Tascha Madaffari, left, with her children William and Emerson,...  Allen Smith, Tiffany Ford, center, and Ashley Marion join gay rights groups outside the Decatur, Ga., Chick-fil-A restaurant Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Gay rights activists plan kiss demonstrations at Chick-fil-A stores Friday, just days after the company set a sales record when customers flocked to the restaurants to show support for the fast-food chain owner's opposition to gay marriage.  Photo: David Tulis / AP  Allen Smith, Tiffany Ford, center, and Ashley Marion join gay...  Gay rights groups and others protest outside the Decatur, Ga., Chick-fil-A restaurant Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Gay rights activists plan kiss demonstrations at Chick-fil-A stores Friday, just days after the company set a sales record when customers flocked to the restaurants to show support for the fast-food chain owner's opposition to gay marriage.  Photo: David Tulis / AP  Gay rights groups and others protest outside the Decatur, Ga.,...  Gay rights groups and others protest and hold a "kiss-in" outside the Decatur, Ga., Chick-fil-A restaurant Friday, Aug. 3, 2012 as a public response to a company official who was quoted as supporting the traditional family unit. About two dozen protesters gathered on the busy corner to voice their views.  Photo: David Tulis / AP  Gay rights groups and others protest and hold a "kiss-in" outside...  Customers and news reporters gather in front of the Chick-fil-A restaurant in Fairfield, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Gay rights advocates are encouraging gay and lesbian couples to kiss in front of the restaurants nationwide to protest the owner's position against gay marriage.  Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle / SF  Customers and news reporters gather in front of the Chick-fil-A...
ATLANTA (AP) &acirc;�� When President Barack Obama said same-sex couples should have the right to marry, it was national news for a few days before the presidential campaign and the country went back to business as usual.  &quot;Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day&quot; on Wednesday, with supporters flooding the chain's franchises around the country, was countered with &quot;kiss-ins&quot; by same-sex couples at assorted locations Friday, long after Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy's initial comments to a religious publication touched off the clash.  Coursing throughout the conversations on social media, in letters to the editor and in long lines to buy chicken sandwiches is the sense among proud Southerners that the outcry over Cathy's comments smacks of regional stereotyping.  Cathy, a devout Southern Baptist whose family has always been outspoken about its faith, sparked the controversy by telling the Baptist Press that he and his family-owned restaurant chain are &quot;guilty as charged&quot; for openly &acirc;�� and financially &acirc;�� supporting groups that advocate for &quot;the biblical definition of a family unit.&quot;  Police were investigating graffiti on the side of a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Torrance, Calif., that read &quot;Tastes like hate&quot; and had a painting of a cow, in reference to the chain's ubiquitous ads featuring cows encouraging people to eat poultry.