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Tim Cook: "I'm Proud To Be Gay"
An anonymous reader writes Apple CEO Tim Cook has publicly come out as gay. While he never hid his sexuality from friends, family, and close co-workers, Cook decided it was time to make it publicly known in the hopes that the information will help others who don't feel comfortable to do so. He said, "I don't consider myself an activist, but I realize how much I've benefited from the sacrifice of others. So if hearing that the CEO of Apple is gay can help someone struggling to come to terms with who he or she is, or bring comfort to anyone who feels alone, or inspire people to insist on their equality, then it's worth the trade-off with my own privacy."
Cook added that while the U.S. has made progress in recent years toward marriage equality, there is still work to be done. "[T]here are laws on the books in a majority of states that allow employers to fire people based solely on their sexual orientation. There are many places where landlords can evict tenants for being gay, or where we can be barred from visiting sick partners and sharing in their legacies. Countless people, particularly kids, face fear and abuse every day because of their sexual orientation."
Cook added that while the U.S. has made progress in recent years toward marriage equality, there is still work to be done. "[T]here are laws on the books in a majority of states that allow employers to fire people based solely on their sexual orientation. There are many places where landlords can evict tenants for being gay, or where we can be barred from visiting sick partners and sharing in their legacies. Countless people, particularly kids, face fear and abuse every day because of their sexual orientation."
How is it Gays seem to think that their sexual preference is not abnormal but most other sexual preferences are? And don't start in with the consenting adults bullshit.
Is that the old homophobic claptrap again? Didn't quite expect it on Slashdot, but then again, I don't expect it anywhere.
The reason is that (a) the "consenting adults bullshit" isn't bullshit, but that's what makes the difference, and (b) that being homosexual is indeed a behaviour that happens quite naturally in a small minority of people.
Do you consider paedophilia to not be a choice? How do you get +4 insightful for saying something so blatantly illogical?
A homophobic asshole is quite easily identified by noticing how they just _must_ make a connection between homosexuality and either child abuse or bestiality.
The Public's Best Interest is none of his concern. The Shareholder's best interests are his concern. Period. End of Story.
Your period is of no public concern. If you weren't a complete fucking hypocrite, you would have kept your mouth shut.
Of course news about a fake are Fake News.