Apple’s CEO Tim Cook publicly came out as gay on Thursday in an essay for Businessweek.
“While I have never denied my sexuality, I haven’t publicly acknowledged it either, until now,” he said in his commentary. “So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.”
He noted that being gay has provided a window into the challenges that people in other minority groups deal with every day.
“I don’t consider myself an activist, but I realize how much I’ve benefited from the sacrifice of others,” he wrote. “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.”
