Apple's Tim Cook: 'So let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay' - CNET

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• APPLE'S TIM COOK: 'SO LET ME BE CLEAR: I'M PROUD TO BE GAY'
• APPLE IOS 6 'EMOJIS' WILL INCLU GAY AND LBIAN EMOTINS

APPLE'S TIM COOK: 'SO LET ME BE CLEAR: I'M PROUD TO BE GAY'

"I'm proud to be gay. I nsir beg gay among the greatt gifts God has given me, " Cook said an 800-word say posted on Bloomberg Bsweek. "Beg gay has given me a eper unrstandg of what means to be the mory and provid a wdow to the challeng that people other mory groups al wh every day.

"Plenty of lleagu at Apple know I'm gay, and don't seem to make a difference the way they treat me, " Cook wrote. So if hearg that the CEO of Apple is gay n help someone stgglg to e to terms wh who he or she is, or brg fort to anyone who feels alone, or spire people to sist on their equaly, then 's worth the tra-off wh my own privacy.

APPLE IOS 6 'EMOJIS' WILL INCLU GAY AND LBIAN EMOTINS

"Dpe never publicly acknowledgg his sexualy before, Cook has for several years topped Out magaze's annual list of the most powerful and fluential gay men and women the US.

As recently as September, Cook tweeted support of the At, Texas, pri para celebratg gay rights. " Cook on Thursday said beg gay has been "tough and unfortable at tim, but has given me the nfince to be myself, to follow my own path, and to rise above adversy and bigotry.