Apple CEO Tim Cook on Thursday publicly proclaimed he is gay. While his sexual orientation isn’t news, his strong acknowledgment sparked a wave of discussions and drew kudos from his Silicon Valley peers and others. “My first reaction was, ‘It’s 2014, so what? So many other famous people have come out as gay, why does one more matter?” said technology journalist Mitch Wagner. “But I was wrong,” he continued. Cook’s revelation “is important in that it further removes the stigma of homosexuality, particularly for young men and women.”
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Tim Cook Makes Waves, Creates Ripple Effect
Posted by: Richard Adhikari October 30, 2014 04:18 PMApple CEO Tim Cook on Thursday publicly proclaimed he is gay. While his sexual orientation isn’t news, his strong acknowledgment sparked a wave of discussions and drew kudos from his Silicon Valley peers and others. “My first reaction was, ‘It’s 2014, so what? So many other famous people have come out as gay, why does one more matter?” said technology journalist Mitch Wagner. “But I was wrong,” he continued. Cook’s revelation “is important in that it further removes the stigma of homosexuality, particularly for young men and women.”