A look back at how Apple and Steve Jobs have long been champns for Gay Rights.
Contents:
- APPLE AND STEVE JOBS HAVE LONG BEEN CHAMPNS FOR GAY RIGHTS
- THE RNER CLOSET: WHY THERE ARE SO FEW GAY AND TRANSGENR EXECUTIV RPORATE AMERI
APPLE AND STEVE JOBS HAVE LONG BEEN CHAMPNS FOR GAY RIGHTS
Apple Inc Chief Executive Office Tim Cook raised ncern on Thursday over LGBTQ laws the Uned Stat, maly those foced on young people that opponents refer to as "don't say gay" legislatn. * apple supports lgbt *
From s openly gay CEO to s yearly special edn Pri Apple Watch bands, Apple preach about diversy and clivy of the LGBTQ+ muny and backs up those words wh everyday actns.
THESE BUSINESSES ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING WORKPLACES THAT AFFORD LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER (“LGBT”) EMPLOYEES THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A LIVING, EXCEL IN THEIR PROFESSIONS, AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES FREE FROM FEAR OF UNEQUAL TREATMENT. O) Chief Executive Office Tim Cook raised ncern on Thursday over LGBTQ laws the Uned Stat, maly those foced on young people that opponents refer to as "don't say gay" legislatn.
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THE RNER CLOSET: WHY THERE ARE SO FEW GAY AND TRANSGENR EXECUTIV RPORATE AMERI
* apple supports lgbt *
We hope that California voters will vote no on Proposn 8 — we should not elimate anyone’s fundamental rights, whatever their sexualy, to marry the person they 8 asi, here are some other exampl of Apple stickg up for Gay kicks hateful apps to the curbIn Febary 2011, a Christian group lled Exod Internatnal released an app on the iTun App Store lled "Gay Cure. " As the name impli, the app was meant to "helpg homosexual stgglers. " And if you take a look at the Exod Internatnal webse, they appear to be an anizatn oddly obssed wh "curg" homosexual app somehow ma past Apple's review procs, wh a 4+ ratg no ls.
Notably, this wasn't the first time Apple removed an app for s stance on homosexualy. "Apple has a gay-iendly reputatn and rporate cultureIn a 2008 survey nducted by PlaOut, nearly 40% of gay and lbian rponnts dited that they strongly nsir Apple to be gay-iendly. Amongst all brands, Apple me send, cedg the top spot to the Bravo TV for those keepg track at home, Samsung the survey was at the bottom of the heap, tg only a 4% favorable rponse om wh the release of iOS 6, Apple clud emotins pictg gay and lbian upl holdg hands.
A tax break which was origally slated for Apple was subsequently taken away after Williamson County exprsed disapproval of Apple's equal rights policy for gays. Williamson County, however, soon changed their tune amidst much Jobs stands up for gay rightsBut one of the more touchg exampl of Apple's support for gay rights volv Steve Jobs Steve Jobs passed away, former NeXT and Apple employee Ronald Hayn wrote a post tailg his first experience wh Jobs back the 1980s.