Chick-fil-A, on the cusp of replacing KFC as the nation’s largest chicken chain, appears to be softening its stance on gay issues.

The Atlanta-based chain has been a contributor to causes widely recognized as anti-gay, and its president two months ago caused a social-media firestorm by saying his company was “guilty as charged” of supporting the biblical definition of the family unit. But the company appeared to offer a more moderating point of view late Thursday.

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