Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said he’s gay: Here’s the reactn | Fortune

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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
• APPLE CEO TIM COOK OUT: 'I'M PROUD TO BE GAY'
• APPLE CEO TIM COOK COM OUT AS GAY
• APPLE CEO TIM COOK OUT AS GAY: I'M PROUD
• BS, MEDIA AND ACTIVIST BIGWIGS RPOND TO TIM COOK’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE’S GAY
• WHY IS APPLE'S TIM COOK THE ONLY OPENLY GAY CEO OF A MAJOR US FIRM?
• IN HIS NATIVE ALABAMA, APPLE CEO'S ANNOUNCEMENT HE IS GAY PROMPTS DISFORT FOR SOME
• INI ALASAN CEO APPLE M MENGAKU GAY
• MAN SU APPLE CLAIMG IPHONE TURNED HIM GAY
• APPLE CEO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDG THAT HE'S GAY
• VIEWS YOU CAN USE: APPLE CEO TIM COOK IS 'PROUD TO BE GAY'
• APPLE'S CEO IS NOW OPENLY GAY. IS THAT PROGRS?
• THE FASCATG THG THAT HAPPENED WHEN APPLE CEO TIM COOK STOOD UP FOR GAY RIGHTS
• JOSH CAVALLO BE ONE OF THE FEW PROFSNAL MEN'S FOOTBALLERS TO E OUT AS GAY
• ATRALIAN PRO FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO ANNOUNC HE IS GAY

APPLE CEO TIM COOK SAID HE CID TO E OUT AS GAY AFTER READG LETTERS OM KIDS STGGLG WH THEIR INTY

Apple CEO Tim Cook says he was motivated to publicly e out as gay after receivg letters om children stgglg wh their sexual an terview wh People en Español, Cook discsed his public g out and his msage to children uncerta about revealg their sexual, now 58, me out 2014, beg the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 's ments e amid a tough spell for the Apple CEO, who has faced cricism for his cisn earlier this month to remove om the App Store an app that allowed Hong Kong protters to track police Bs Insir's homepage for more stori. Tim Cook says he was motivated to e out as gay after receivg letters om children stgglg wh their sexual ually private Apple CEO publicly me out 2014, revealg his sexual orientatn an open letter published Bloomberg Bsweek.

This ma him the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 an terview wh People en Español published Thursday, the 58-year-old spoke about a range of topics related to sexual orientatn and young people. "Though Cook said he "didn't worry" about how Apple staff would react to his g out, he did acknowledge worryg about the reactn "outsi of Apple, " and noted that "the world is still not iendly to gay or trans people many untri but also wh our untry.

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

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.

"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. " 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.

APPLE CEO TIM COOK COM OUT AS GAY

John Browne served as CEO of BP (BP) om 1995 to 2007, and acknowledged he was gay after he was forced to leave office. "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, " Cook wr.

"Plenty of lleagu at Apple know I'm gay, and don't seem to make a difference the way they treat me, " he says. 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. 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.

BS, MEDIA AND ACTIVIST BIGWIGS RPOND TO TIM COOK’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE’S GAY

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. "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?

WHY IS APPLE'S TIM COOK THE ONLY OPENLY GAY CEO OF A MAJOR US FIRM?

Earlier today, Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook published an say Bloomberg BsWeek publicly acknowledgg for the first time that he’s gay. In so dog, he not only nfirmed somethg that had been long assumed, he also beme the only openly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 pany. — Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) October 30, 2014Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nalla, via Twter:Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, via Facebook:Huffgton Post founr Arianna Huffgton:The Natnal Gay & Lbian Chamber of Commerce:The Natnal Gay & Lbian Chamber of Commerce, the bs voice of the LGBT muny, mends Tim Cook for his movg and heartfelt g out say.

— Anthony Watson (@AnthonyWatson) October 30, 2014Phillip Schiller, senr vice print of worldwi at Apple, via Twter:Jason Colls, first openly gay active NBA player, via Twter:Barney Frank, the first Congrsman to voluntarily e out as gay, speakg on CNBC:“When the man who has been the lear for several years wh great succs of one of the most important … bs Ameri, says, ‘Oh by the way, you know those people about whom you have the negative feelgs, well I’m one of them.

IN HIS NATIVE ALABAMA, APPLE CEO'S ANNOUNCEMENT HE IS GAY PROMPTS DISFORT FOR SOME

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?

INI ALASAN CEO APPLE M MENGAKU GAY

Changg tim"When I was at universy, people who did gay thgs, homosexual acts, ually went to prison and stayed there a long time, " Lord Browne said an terview wh the BBC earlier this rigned as chief executive of BP 2007 after emerged that statements he had ma legal documents about a four-year relatnship he'd had wh a man had been "untthful" Lord Browne, many chief executiv would have grown up tim that were much ls tolerant of gay people. "Societal views have changed nsirably, but that has only really been the past 10 years, " says Si Sandhu, founr of profsnal work ptn, Former BP chief executive Lord Browne says Mr Cook is "an important role mol"Gay people now their 50s and 60s uld have been keepg their sexualy a secret om lleagu for years, perhaps s. "Some of our bt lears are known for their honty and thenticy, to kd of then turn around and go, 'Actually, there's a big thg that I haven't que mentned', is que difficult, " says Ruth Hunt, chief executive of Stonewall, the lbian, gay and bisexual equaly anisatn.

Executiv who do e out n expect to be a role mol for younger gay staff, which n be an add prsure.

MAN SU APPLE CLAIMG IPHONE TURNED HIM GAY

"Once you e out, you are expected to sudnly be an expert on all thgs gay, but of urse you are an expert on your job - not all thgs gay, " says Ms source, Getty ImagCommercial ncernsChief executiv uld have another ncern. The Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn lists 78 untri wh crimal laws agast sexual activy by the groups of those untri are Ai, Asia and the Middle regns are growg fast and are where amb pani would be eager to Sandhu of Outstandg thks havg a gay chief executive "uld impact sal" those untri. But that remas to be seen, as there is no data to support the Tim Cook's announcement, we might fd out over the next few years whether ctomers might nsir the sexualy of a chief executive when choosg a mobile prospectsSo what about gay people tryg to work their way through the ranks the current era?

Over three-quarters of Ameri's 500 biggt pani have non-discrimatn polici that bar firg someone bee they are gay or lbian, says Jt Nelson, -founr and print of the US Natnal Gay and Lbian Chamber of he says those polici n only go so far.

"There are still tim that, even when you have a policy, the guy the cubicle next to you might have a personal belief that is not fully clive, " he source, Getty ImagImage ptn, Christopher Bailey is the only openly gay chief executive of a FTSE 100 firmSome dtri are workg harr than others to overe such UK fashn dtry n boast the only openly gay chief executive among FTSE 100 pani, after Christopher Bailey beme chief executive of Burberry earlier this Sandhu says diversy is " the DNA" of the fashn dtry is not necsarily leadg the way enuragg gay staff. The buildg tra is also makg a big effort, she says, wh nstctn giant Balfour Beatty workg closely wh Stonewall to help gay staff.

APPLE CEO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDG THAT HE'S GAY

Dpe the efforts of mpaigng groups, many young gay people still feel unr prsure to hi their sexualy.

"It's que shockg to learn that even now graduat who are openly gay at universy are gog back to the closet bee the bs world is a ltle behd, " says Mr on this story. (Rters) - Apple chief Tim Cook’s announcement on Thursday that he is gay and wants to help further civil rights found strong support some quarters, but his advocy met ls enthiasm among some people Alabama, where he was born and CEO Tim Cook speaks at the WSJD Live nference Laguna Beach, California October 27, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Cook said a magaze edorial he hop his example will spire others to ph for socially nservative Alabama, where gay marriage remas illegal and workers n lawfully be fired on the basis of their sexual orientatn, some said they wish the Apple executive had kept his sexual orientatn private.

”When ducted on Monday to the Alabama Amy of Honor, Cook ma ments cril of the state’s progrs on rights for gays and mori. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley, a Republin and opponent of same-sex marriage, said afterward that he objected to nnectns Cook drew his ductn speech between the civil rights movement and gay rights, the Anniston Star newspaper reported.

VIEWS YOU CAN USE: APPLE CEO TIM COOK IS 'PROUD TO BE GAY'

Birmgham-based state Reprentative Patricia Todd, a Democrat who is Alabama’s sole openly gay lawmaker, said she drew strength om Cook’s announcement, ma an article he wrote Bloomberg said the prospects for a bill she plans to retroduce next year to legalize gay marriage will be strengthened by Cook’s example. Jadi biar saya perjelas: saya tidak malu menjadi seorang gay, dan saya rasa, menjadi gay adalah salah satu berkat yang Tuhan berikan kepada saya.

APPLE'S CEO IS NOW OPENLY GAY. IS THAT PROGRS?

"Jika ngan mengetahui bahwa CEO Apple adalah seorang gay bisa membantu seorang lebih perya diri tentang jati diri mereka, at memberikan kenyamanan bagi yang merasa disgkirkan, at mengspirasi orang la unt menuntut hak ketaraan atas mereka, maka privasi yang saya korbankan tidaklah sia-sia, " mikian tulis Cook juga menuliskan bahwa selama i beberapa karyawan Apple sudah mengetahui bahwa ia adalah seorang gay, tetapi dalam keharian mereka tidak memperlakannya sera berbeda. Cook bersyur bahwa lgkungan kerjanya u ternyata bisa salg menghargai dan bisa menerima saja, bertes terang tentang dirya yang seorang gay banlah hal yang mudah bagi orang nomor satu di Apple u. Image source, Getty ImagA Rsian man has lnched a lawsu agast Apple, claimg an iPhone app turned him gay.

He says this after an cint volvg GayCo he suffered moral harm, he is askg for one ln bl (£12, 000), acrdg to a py of the plat seen by the news agency, AFP.

Homosexualy was crimalised Rsia 1993, but anti-gay prejudice is still 2013, Rsia passed legislatn banng the spreadg of what scribed as gay officially bans the "promotn of non-tradnal liftyl to mors" but effect outlaws LGBT activism.

THE FASCATG THG THAT HAPPENED WHEN APPLE CEO TIM COOK STOOD UP FOR GAY RIGHTS

A number of mpaigners have been attacked and killed the past a su filed on 20 September, is claimed a crypto-currency lled "GayCo" was livered via a smartphone app, rather than the B he had orred. Crypto-currency is basilly virtual money - like an onle versn of sh - and B and GayCo are some of those currenciAcrdg to the plat, the GayCo crypto-currency arrived wh a note sayg: "Don't judge until you try".

JOSH CAVALLO BE ONE OF THE FEW PROFSNAL MEN'S FOOTBALLERS TO E OUT AS GAY

"He adds that his "life has been changed for the worse" and he "will never bee normal aga" "phed" him "towards homosexualy through manipulatn", he claims. Apple CEO Tim Cook's claratn that he's "proud to be gay" wasn't exactly news Silin Valley, where his sexual orientatn was no secret.

ATRALIAN PRO FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO ANNOUNC HE IS GAY

In a untry where more major-league athlet have e out than top CEOs, bs lears said Cook's disclosure was an important step toward easg anti-gay stigma, particularly for employe the many stat where people n still be fired for their sexual orientatn. Cook said he nsirs beg gay "among the greatt gifts God has given me" bee has given him both a better unrstandg of what means to be the mory and "the sk of a rhoceros, which handy when you're the CEO of Apple.

Bis Cook, there are no other openly gay CEOs the Fortune 1, 000, even though statistilly, 3. Who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr hi that part of their inty at work, acrdg to a study by Human Rights Campaign, the natn's largt gay-rights group. Three days ago, Cook challenged his home state of Alabama to better ensure the rights of the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny.