Apple CEO Tim Cook may be "proud to be gay," but he is not alone. More pany chiefs are makg their sexual orientatn known. Here is a list.
Contents:
- APPLE CEO TIM COOK SAID HE CID TO E OUT AS GAY AFTER READG LETTERS OM KIDS STGGLG WH THEIR INTY
- WHY IS APPLE'S TIM COOK THE ONLY OPENLY GAY CEO OF A MAJOR US FIRM?
- APPLE CEO TIM COOK: 'I'M PROUD TO BE GAY'
- APPLE CEO TIM COOK OUT AS GAY: I'M PROUD
- APPLE CEO TIM COOK OUT: 'I'M PROUD TO BE GAY'
- TIM COOK: APPLE'S NEW CEO AND THE MOST POWERFUL GAY MAN AMERI
- CEOS WHO ARE OPENLY GAY
- TIM COOK ISN'T THE ONLY OPENLY GAY CEO
- MAN SU APPLE CLAIMG IPHONE TURNED HIM GAY
- APPLE CEO TIM COOK IS 'PROUD TO BE GAY'
- APPLE'S CEO IS NOW OPENLY GAY. IS THAT PROGRS?
- APPLE CEO TIM COOK: 'I'M PROUD TO BE GAY'
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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WHY IS APPLE'S TIM COOK THE ONLY OPENLY GAY CEO OF A MAJOR US FIRM?
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"Cook add that beg gay gave him a lens to how other people thk and feel. Image source, Getty ImagIt's pretty startlg that among the chief executiv of the 500 biggt US pani only one, Tim Cook of Apple, is openly claratn this week that he is "proud to be gay" was hailed as an important moment for the gay muny. Campaigners say they know of boss of other big firms who are gay, but are reluctant to be open about hope Mr Cook's public acknowledgement will spur them to e what is holdg them back?
APPLE CEO TIM COOK: 'I'M PROUD TO BE GAY'
In a tragic moment for Steve Jobs, there is a bright spot: Tim Cook, who will succeed Jobs as Apple's CEO, is an credibly thorough and tail oriented boss who has revolutnized the way puters are assembled and steadily held the nfince of Apple's employe and partners. He is also, as we reported January, sted to bee an in for gay advancement. * apple owner gay *
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APPLE CEO TIM COOK OUT AS GAY: I'M PROUD
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APPLE CEO TIM COOK OUT: 'I'M PROUD TO BE GAY'
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TIM COOK: APPLE'S NEW CEO AND THE MOST POWERFUL GAY MAN AMERI
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 owner gay *
"Cook be the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 pany, acrdg to gays rights group Human Rights Campaign, who appld the Apple chief's say.
"Cook says he's been open wh others about beg gay, but felt pelled to publicly e out to help others.
"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. "This serv as an openg of the door for other CEOs, senr-level managers, senr-level executiv to say I'm ready to brg my thentic self to the office and I know now that 's not potentially a triment, 's an asset to be out and proud the workplace, " says Jt Nelson, -founr and print of the Natnal Gay & Lbian Chamber of has been among the top Amerin pani for embracg equaly. "Cook's piece published days after the Apple CEO cricized his home state of Alabama over gay rights.
CEOS WHO ARE OPENLY GAY
Apple CEO Tim Cook wr an op-ed that he's proud to be gay * apple owner gay *
In June, CNBC hosted a segment on gay CEOs where one host seemed to out Cook as gay.
"I thk Tim Cook is fairly open about the fact that he is gay at the head of Apple, isn't he?
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.
TIM COOK ISN'T THE ONLY OPENLY GAY CEO
Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that he is gay last week, but activist and wrer Darnell Moore qutns how that news looks like progrs to all LGBT people. * apple owner gay *
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. 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.
MAN SU APPLE CLAIMG IPHONE TURNED HIM GAY
The tech giant is lobbyg, filg urt briefs and recg alli om other big pani to oppose bills targetg gay and transgenr people stat like Iowa, Texas and Florida. * apple owner gay *
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.
APPLE CEO TIM COOK IS 'PROUD TO BE GAY'
" 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. 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?
APPLE'S CEO IS NOW OPENLY GAY. IS THAT PROGRS?
Apple CEO Tim Cook me out Thursday, acknowledgg publicly for the first time that he is gay. "Let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay, and I nsir beg gay among the greatt gifts God has given me, " he wrote a lumn Bloomberg Bsweek.
APPLE CEO TIM COOK: 'I'M PROUD TO BE GAY'
" Related: Tim Cook isn't the only openly gay CEO Cook, who grew up Alabama, said he has long been open about his sexual orientatn, but had jt not prevly discsed publicly. "Plenty of lleagu at Apple know I'm gay, and don't seem to make a difference the way they treat me, " he wrote.
" There have been some mors and speculatn that Cook is gay. Out magaze had prevly named him as the most powerful gay person on s Power 50 list.