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Apple cuts ties with lobbyist, former lawmaker who opposed same-sex marriage
Technology giant Apple Inc., whose CEO Tim Cook, came out as gay last year, has cut ties with an Alabama lobbyist because he opposed same-sex marriage during his time as a state lawmaker and congressional candidate.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook donating to HRC’s gay rights campaign in Southern U.S.
The amount of Tim Cook’s personal contribution to the HRC wasn’t disclosed, but the advocacy organization called it “substantial.”
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Alabama lawmaker to name workplace discrimination bill after Apple CEO
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama’s only openly gay lawmaker plans to name her bill to prohibit anti-LGBT workplace discrimination after Apple CEO Tim Cook. Rep. Patricia Todd (D-Birmingham) said she will introduce “The Tim Cook Economic Development Act” when the legislative session gets underway in March 2015, in the hope that Alabama …
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Russian memorial to Steve Jobs dismantled after Apple CEO comes out
MOSCOW — A Russian statue that pays tribute to Apple founder Steve Jobs has been taken down in response to last week’s announcement by Apple CEO Tim Cook that he is gay. The six foot statue of an iPhone on a university campus in St. Petersburg was dismantled in part because it would be a violation of the country’s anti-gay laws.
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Russian lawmaker: Ban Tim Cook for life, he’ll bring Ebola and AIDS to Russia
The Russian lawmaker behind the country’s gay propaganda law, said Thursday that Apple CEO Tim Cook should be banned from Russia “for life” because he is gay, and could bring Ebola or AIDS to Russia.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook comes out: ‘I’m proud to be gay’
NEW YORK — Apple CEO Tim Cook says he’s proud to be gay. The public declaration, in an essay written for Bloomberg Businessweek, makes Cook the highest-profile business CEO to come out as gay. Cook said that while he never denied his sexuality, he never publicly acknowledged it, either. The executive said that for years he’s been open …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook challenges home state of Alabama on LGBT rights
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Apple CEO Tim Cook is challenging his home state of Alabama to do more to ensure the rights of people based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Cook says educational equality is also a key civil rights issue. He says Apple is giving $100 million for technology for 114 schools in 29 states to help.
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Apple reveals long-anticipated ‘smartwatch’ and new, larger iPhones
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple unveiled its long-anticipated smartwatch Tuesday, introducing a device that aims to put many of the functions of a smartphone onto a smaller screen that’s never more than an arm’s length from the wearer’s eyes. The Apple Watch, the company’s first completely new product in four years and its first wearable device, is also Apple’s…
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Apple video commemorates LGBT pride: ‘Inclusion inspires innovation’
In a new video posted on its YouTube page Monday, Apple documents its participation in San Francisco’s LGBT Pride parade on June 29, where thousands of Apple employees marched in the company’s first ever officially sanctioned Pride parade. The short film is set to Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars.”
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Apple CEO tweets U.S. House to pass ENDA on Civil Rights anniversary
Apple chief executive Tim Cook took to Twitter on Friday to remind the U.S. House of Representatives that on this 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it’s not too late to pass workplace protections for LGBT people.