Apple CEO Tim Cook comes out of the closet
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 10/30/2014 11:30 AM
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In an announcement that the media found basically mundane, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, announced that he is gay.
More than half of all LGBT workers hide their orientation at work, according to a recent Human Rights Campaign survey. In fact, it is still legal in 29 states to fire workers for being gay, as CNN noted.
Cook mentioned that as part of the reason he broke his silence:
"I’ve had the good fortune to work at a company that loves creativity and innovation and knows it can only flourish when you embrace people’s differences," Cook wrote. "Not everyone is so lucky."
More than half of all LGBT workers hide their orientation at work, according to a recent Human Rights Campaign survey. In fact, it is still legal in 29 states to fire workers for being gay, as CNN noted.
Cook mentioned that as part of the reason he broke his silence:
"I’ve had the good fortune to work at a company that loves creativity and innovation and knows it can only flourish when you embrace people’s differences," Cook wrote. "Not everyone is so lucky."
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