Tim Cook posted an essay in Bloomberg Businessweek this morning saying, in a nutshell, that he’s proud to be gay and felt it was important to make this public statement. As might be expected, Cook spoke with the Apple Board before releasing the essay.
Why take this step? In Cook’s words:
> 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.
Here’s a link to the essay.
And here’s a thoughtful video interview with Bloomberg Businessweek editor Josh Tyrangiel, in which he discusses being approached by Cook to tell his story.
Great reason for doing this.
While I wouldn’t say he’s been in the closet, the fact is that by this point there’s no reason not to “come out” completely. I think his position with Apple and in the industry is unassailable. Unless the Watch causes cancer or something, they guy’s a made as you can be.
Samsung has just posted a press release saying that they are a gay.
Good man.
Made me checke
I meant chuckle
Most surprising about this, to me, is that he wrote the essay for/on Bloomberg/Business Week. One of the consistently negative, anti-Apple, news organizations out there …
And lesbian, and bisexual, and by Q2 2015 they plan on being queer and transgender.
Don’t forget Helvetica Neue.