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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- APPLE CEO TIM COOK SAID HE CID TO E OUT AS GAY AFTER READG LETTERS OM KIDS STGGLG WH THEIR INTY
- WATCH TIM COOK EXPLA WHY HE CAME OUT AS GAY
- TIM COOK: BEG GAY IS GOD’S GREATT GIFT TO ME
- APPLE CEO TIM COOK OUT AS GAY: I'M PROUD
APPLE CEO TIM COOK SAID HE CID TO E OUT AS GAY AFTER READG LETTERS OM KIDS STGGLG WH THEIR INTY
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WATCH TIM COOK EXPLA WHY HE CAME OUT AS GAY
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TIM COOK: BEG GAY IS GOD’S GREATT GIFT TO ME
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. Beg gay is “God’s greatt gift to me, ” he said.
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APPLE CEO TIM COOK OUT AS GAY: I'M PROUD
"'"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.