A group of Russian companies called the “Western European Financial Union,” or ZEFS, on Friday dismantled a 6-foot, 6-inch tribute to Steve Jobs after Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly acknowledged he’s gay. The Jobs tribute — an interactive kiosk in the shape of an iPhone — had graced the courtyard of the National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics in St. Petersburg. It was taken down because it violated a law banning the advocacy of lifestyles contrary to traditional family values, ZEFS said.
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Russians Scrap Jobs Tribute Over Tim Cook's Being Gay
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. November 3, 2014 04:33 PMA group of Russian companies called the “Western European Financial Union,” or ZEFS, on Friday dismantled a 6-foot, 6-inch tribute to Steve Jobs after Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly acknowledged he’s gay. The Jobs tribute — an interactive kiosk in the shape of an iPhone — had graced the courtyard of the National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics in St. Petersburg. It was taken down because it violated a law banning the advocacy of lifestyles contrary to traditional family values, ZEFS said.