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10 Jul 2017

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Reuters

Starbucks CEO's support for LGBTQ rights faces opposition from some Indonesian & Malaysian Muslim groups

"Muslim Groups in Malaysia, Indonesia Boycott Starbucks Over LGBTQ Support," 06 July 2017

Perkasa, a group with about 700,000 members that campaigns for the rights of ethnic Malay Muslims, said it agreed with calls...by Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second-largest Muslim group, for a boycott of Starbucks over its pro-LGBTQ stand.

Muhammadiyah's call for a boycott has gained support from the Indonesian Ulema Council, its top clerical body.

The religious groups' opposition to Starbucks came after a video from 2013 circulated online of pro-LGBTQ comments made by the company's chairman and former chief executive, Howard Schultz.

In the video, Schultz said Starbucks embraced diversity and "not every decision is an economic decision", in response to a shareholder who complained that the company had lost customers because of its support for gay marriage.