In 2014, Tim Cook beme the first CEO of a major pany to e out as gay. He says he’s happy about that distctn — and his cisn.
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- WATCH TIM COOK EXPLA WHY HE CAME OUT AS GAY
- APPLE CEO TIM COOK OUT AS GAY: I'M PROUD
- TIM COOK: BEG GAY IS GOD’S GREATT GIFT TO ME
- TIM COOK IS GAY. BUT HE NEEDS TO DO MORE FOR LGBT RIGHTS THAN BE 'OUT'
WATCH TIM COOK EXPLA WHY HE CAME OUT AS GAY
Apple CEO Tim Cook says he felt a “tremendo rponsibily” to publicly e out as gay. Though many of the people he works wh already knew he was gay, Cook says, his cisn to speak up was spired by a Dr.
One more years of stayg relatively silent, Apple CEO Tim Cook me out as gay on Thursday for the first time publicly, sayg that "while I have never nied my sexualy, I haven't publicly acknowledged eher, until now.
""So let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay, and I nsir beg gay among the greatt gifts God has given me. "'"So let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay, and I nsir beg gay among the greatt gifts God has given me, " Cook said Bsweek, beg the first Fortune 500 chief executive to e out, who took over the role 2011 shortly before the ath of Apple founr Steve Jobs, wr that he's been open about his sexualy wh many people his life, cludg "plenty" of his Apple lleagu, and that hasn't changed the way he's been treated.
APPLE CEO TIM COOK OUT AS GAY: I'M PROUD
He ntu the post:"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. "RELATED: Apple CEO tells climate change niers to sell their Apple sharThe Natnal Gay & Lbian Chamber of Commerce praised Cook for g out, wrg a statement that "The bs voice of the LGBT muny, mends Tim Cook for his movg and heartfelt g out say... Wyomg on Tuday beme the 32nd state to legalize gay marriage, jog several other nservative areas allowg same-sex lossal shift go for public opn, too.
TIM COOK: BEG GAY IS GOD’S GREATT GIFT TO ME
A recent poll shows half of the Amerin public believ gay marriage is a nstutnal right, wh 50% sayg that same-sex marriage is protected by the U. The numbers support of marriage equaly this year far surpass those om a siar survey 2004, when jt 32% of Amerins said they favored gay as a pany has been a strong supporter of marriage equaly. " And Cook himself has been a vol supporter of gay rights over the years.
"In December 2013, a speech Cook gave on gay rights and racism -- cludg personal discrimatn -- led some media outlets, cludg Gawker's tech se Valleywag, to ponr if that was the first time the Apple CEO acknowledged his sexual orientatn publicly.
TIM COOK IS GAY. BUT HE NEEDS TO DO MORE FOR LGBT RIGHTS THAN BE 'OUT'
This summer, a CNBC segment of "Squawk on the Street" turned heads when one host accintally "outed" Cook, sayg “I thk Tim Cook is fairly open about the fact that he’s gay at the head of Apple isn’t he? Tim Cook: Beg gay gave me perspective as a mory. In 2014, Tim Cook beme the first CEO of a major pany to e out as gay.