Ceo of apple is gay
Apple CEO Tim Cook
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Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, has come out as gay, describing his sexuality as "among the greatest gifts God has given me".
He said he was speaking publicly of his sexuality only because his wish to support others live open, honest lives had outweighed his instinct to keep quiet.
"I've come to achieve that my desire for personal privacy has been holding me back from doing something more important," he wrote, in an essay for Bloomberg Businessweek. "That's what has led me to today."
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Giant iPhone dismantled after Apple CEO Cook says he is gay
A memorial to Apple founder Steve Jobs has been taken down after his successor, Tim Verb, came out as gay.
The oversized iPhone was erected in the Russian city of St Petersburg in January , by a group of companies called ZEFS.
But ZEFS released a statement saying the sculpture had been removed, citing a law tackling "gay propaganda".
It came the day after Apple CEO Cook had announced he was gay.
The six-and-a-half foot monument was located on a university campus.
"Russian legislation prohibits propaganda of homosexuality and other sexual perversions among minors," ZEFS wrote in a statement published on the website of Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy.
"After Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly called for sodomy, the monument was taken down to abide to the Russian federal law protecting children from information promoting denial of traditional family values."
In Russian President Vladmir Putin signed a federal law that bans "the propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations to minors&
Why is Apple's Tim Cook the only openly gay CEO of a major US firm?
Most business people are "squeamish" about speaking about their personal lives, says Jan Gooding, group brand director of insurance giant Aviva and chair of Stonewall.
They would rather be known for their operate as professionals than for their sexual orientation, she says.
But chief executives are now under pressure to reveal more about their personal lives.
"When I came out, it became clear that my life was public property and I think that when you are a leader of a large organisation, that is the case nowadays - you have to leave your privacy to one side," said Lord Browne.
Executives who do come out can expect to be a role model for younger gay staff, which can be an added pressure.
"Once you come out, you are expected to suddenly be an expert on all things gay, but of course you are an expert on your job - not all things gay," says Ms Hunt.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said he decided to come out as gay after reading letters from kids struggling with their identity
Tim Cook says he was motivated to come out as gay after receiving letters from children struggling with their sexual orientation.
The usually private Apple CEO publicly came out in , revealing his sexual orientation in an open letter published in Bloomberg Businessweek. This made him the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune company.
In an interview with People en Español published Thursday, the year-old spoke about a range of topics related to sexual orientation and juvenile people.
Discussing his coming out, he said: "What was driving me was [that] I was getting notes from kids who were struggling with their sexual orientation. They were depressed. Some said [they] had suicidal thoughts. Some had been banished by their own parents and family.
"It weighed on me in terms of what I could do," he continued. "Obviously I couldn't speak to each one individually that reached out, but you always know if you have people reaching out to you that there's many more that don't, t