Sarah Ford | October 30, 2014

Apple CEO Tim Cook Takes Courageous Step Forward

Today in听, Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly took a courageous step forward.听 In doing so, he committed himself to using the influence that comes with heading of one of the world鈥檚 largest corporations to fight for the rights and equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people across 糖心视频.听 Cook and Apple were already leaders in advocating for LGBT equality and have for years promoted inclusive workplaces practices within the corporation, consistently scoring a perfect 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation鈥檚听.听 They have also lobbied for legal solutions to discrimination like marriage equality and workplace non-discrimination laws at the federal level.听

In response to today鈥檚 news, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Chad Griffin issued the following statement:

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