{"id":9719,"date":"2014-10-30T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/apple-ceo-tim-cook-i-consider-being-gay-among-the-greatest-gifts-god-has-given-me\/"},"modified":"2014-10-30T08:00:31","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T12:00:31","slug":"apple-ceo-tim-cook-i-consider-being-gay-among-the-greatest-gifts-god-has-given-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/apple-ceo-tim-cook-i-consider-being-gay-among-the-greatest-gifts-god-has-given-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple CEO Tim Cook: &#039;I Consider Being Gay Among The Greatest Gifts God Has Given Me&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Apple CEO Tim Cook: &#039;I Consider Being Gay Among The Greatest Gifts God Has Given Me&#039;<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Writing over at Bloomberg Businesweek, Apple CEO Tim Cook is speaking out publicly for the first time about his sexual orientation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/articles\/2014-10-30\/tim-cook-im-proud-to-be-gay\" target=\"_blank\">Writes Cook<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/towleroad.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341c730253ef01b7c6fd21bf970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cook\" src=\"http:\/\/towleroad.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341c730253ef01b7c6fd21bf970b-250wi\" title=\"Cook\"><\/a>While I have never denied my sexuality, I haven&rsquo;t publicly acknowledged it either, until now. So let me be clear: I&rsquo;m proud to be <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>, and I consider being <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> among the greatest gifts God has given me.<\/p>\n<p>Being <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> has given me a deeper understanding of what it means to be in the minority and provided a window into the challenges that people in other minority groups deal with every day. It&rsquo;s made me more empathetic, which has led to a richer life. It&rsquo;s been tough and uncomfortable at times, but it has given me the confidence to be myself, to follow my own path, and to rise above adversity and bigotry. It&rsquo;s also given me the skin of a rhinoceros, which comes in handy when you&rsquo;re the CEO of Apple.<\/p>\n<p>The world has changed so much since I was a kid. America is moving toward marriage equality, and the public figures who have bravely come out have helped change perceptions and made our culture more tolerant. Still, there 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 <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n<p>I don&rsquo;t consider myself an activist, but I realize how much I&rsquo;ve benefited from the sacrifice of others. So if hearing that the CEO of Apple is <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> 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&rsquo;s worth the trade-off with my own privacy.<\/p>\n<p>While Cook has been vocal about his support for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2014\/04\/apple-ceo-tim-cook-again-urges-congress-to-pass-the-employment-non-discrimination-act-enda.html\" target=\"_blank\">Emplyment Non-Discrimination Act<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2014\/10\/apple-ceo-tim-cook-says-alabama-is-too-slow-on-equality-for-the-lgbt-community-.html\" target=\"_blank\">LGBT rights in general<\/a>, his sexual orientation was seen as an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2014\/06\/cookcnbc.html\" target=\"_blank\">open secret<\/a> for many in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Cook took over the role of Apple CEO after Steve Jobs&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2011\/08\/steve-jobs-resigns-as-apple-ceo-suggests-tim-cook-succeed-him.html\" target=\"_blank\">resignation back in 2011<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=ldgEGQgtN8Y:fYSBJgxdv68:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=ldgEGQgtN8Y:fYSBJgxdv68:I9og5sOYxJI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=I9og5sOYxJI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=ldgEGQgtN8Y:fYSBJgxdv68:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=ldgEGQgtN8Y:fYSBJgxdv68:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?i=ldgEGQgtN8Y:fYSBJgxdv68:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=ldgEGQgtN8Y:fYSBJgxdv68:cGdyc7Q-1BI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=cGdyc7Q-1BI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=ldgEGQgtN8Y:fYSBJgxdv68:YwkR-u9nhCs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=YwkR-u9nhCs\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~4\/ldgEGQgtN8Y\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><br \/>\nKyler Geoffroy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2014\/10\/apple-ceo-tim-cook-i-consider-being-gay-among-the-greatest-gifts-god-has-given-me.html\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.towleroad.com\/2014\/10\/apple-ceo-tim-cook-i-consider-being-gay-among-the-greatest-gifts-god-has-given-me.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple CEO Tim Cook: &#039;I Consider Being Gay Among The Greatest Gifts God Has Given Me&#039; Writing over at Bloomberg Businesweek, Apple CEO Tim Cook is speaking out publicly for the first time about his sexual orientation. Writes Cook: While I have never denied my sexuality, I haven&rsquo;t publicly acknowledged it either, until now. So &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/apple-ceo-tim-cook-i-consider-being-gay-among-the-greatest-gifts-god-has-given-me\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Apple CEO Tim Cook: &#039;I Consider Being Gay Among The Greatest Gifts God Has Given Me&#039;<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-misc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Apple CEO Tim Cook: &#039;I Consider Being Gay Among The Greatest Gifts God Has Given Me&#039; - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/apple-ceo-tim-cook-i-consider-being-gay-among-the-greatest-gifts-god-has-given-me\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Apple CEO Tim Cook: &#039;I Consider Being Gay Among The Greatest Gifts God Has Given Me&#039; - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Apple CEO Tim Cook: &#039;I Consider Being Gay Among The Greatest Gifts God Has Given Me&#039; Writing over at Bloomberg Businesweek, Apple CEO Tim Cook is speaking out publicly for the first time about his sexual orientation. 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