Apple CEO Tim Cook out: 'I'm proud to be gay'

Contents:

• HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
• APPLE'S TIM COOK: 'SO LET ME BE CLEAR: I'M PROUD TO BE GAY'
• PETER THIEL MAK HISTORY AT RNC: 'I'M PROUD TO BE GAY'
• HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
• WHY ARE PEOPLE PROUD TO BE GAY
• APPLE CEO TIM COOK OUT: 'I'M PROUD TO BE GAY'
• PROUD TO BE GAY AND PROUD TO BE WHE
• MEET DR. JSE EHRENFELD: A JEWISH VETERAN, AND THE FIRST OPENLY GAY PRINT OF THE AMA
• 'I AM PROUD TO BE GAY,' TECH INVTOR PETER THIEL TELLS GOP CONVENTN
• APPLE CEO TIM COOK OUT AS GAY: I'M PROUD
• APPLE’S TIM COOK SAYS THAT HE IS ‘PROUD TO BE GAY’

HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY

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

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PETER THIEL MAK HISTORY AT RNC: 'I'M PROUD TO BE GAY'

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HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY

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WHY ARE PEOPLE PROUD TO BE GAY

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APPLE CEO TIM COOK OUT: 'I'M PROUD TO BE GAY'

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Like everyone else, gay people have dreams and goals and want pannship and love jt like anyone else you know. It is important to note that the Amerin Psychologil Associatn has clared that groups claimg to cure homosexualy are dangero and unhealthy.

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PROUD TO BE GAY AND PROUD TO BE WHE

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MEET DR. JSE EHRENFELD: A JEWISH VETERAN, AND THE FIRST OPENLY GAY PRINT OF THE AMA

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"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.

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'I AM PROUD TO BE GAY,' TECH INVTOR PETER THIEL TELLS GOP CONVENTN

”In March, some men will cry the need for an Internatnal Women’s Day, celebrated on the is Pri Month, a time to reflect on and celebrate lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer history. There is a level of social and systemic privilege not afford to many members of the LGBTQ muny North Ameri, and certaly many untri around the is herently polilPri has been celebrated every year June sce 1970 after the 1969 Stonewall rts New York, when police raid the Stonewall Canada, Toronto’s Pri was lnched siar fashn after protts epted when police raid four bathho Febary 1981 and arrted hundreds of gay motive has always been — and should rema — polil.

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APPLE CEO TIM COOK OUT AS GAY: I'M PROUD

Thiel prumably had his own sre to settle; 2007 Gawker’s Valleywag blog published a piece tled, “Peter Thiel is totally gay, people” before he was publicly out. ”Gregory Angelo, print of the pro-LGBT Log Cab Republins, hoped Thiel would also acknowledge the historic nature of his prence as a gay man. Only two other openly gay people have addrsed the GOP nventn before, and the last time happened 16 years ago, legat om Texas silently protted by bowg their heads prayer.

’ I don’t thk ’s an accint that they’re havg an openly gay nservative addrsg the nventn on a night that is pog that theme, ” Angelo said Wednday.

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APPLE’S TIM COOK SAYS THAT HE IS ‘PROUD TO BE GAY’

In the meantime, we have the “Proud to be Gay” ad mpaign by EY which appears to have ffled some feathers.

Gay dividuals are romantilly or sexually attracted to people who are the same genr as them. Keep md that experienc of sexual aroal are extremely nuanced, and aren’t ncrete proof that you’re gay.