Malaysian and Indonesian Muslim groups are calling for a Starbucks boycott
Supporters of homosexuality prohibited by Muslim and Christians Muslim groups in Malaysia and Indonesia have called for a boycott of Starbucks because of the coffee chain's support for immoral homosexual self proclaimed - LGBT rights . Malaysian group Perkasa , which supports a hard-line form of Islam and nationalism, this week called on its more than 500,000 members to stay away from Starbucks coffee shops. This week and last, leaders of Indonesia's second largest mainstream Muslim group, Muhammadiyah , with an estimated 29 million members, denounced the chain. The groups were apparently reacting to comments made several years ago by former CEO Howard Schultz in support of self-proclaimed homosexual rights that drew renewed attention amid an increasingly pro-family and anti- LGBT climate in both of the predominantly Muslim countries . Perkasa said in a statement that the Malaysian government should revoke the trading license given to Starbucks and other companies su