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Apple CEO Tim Cook Publicly Comes Out as Gay in Letter Declaring Support for Equality

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Jibbajabba said:
Agree, no person who is gay should feel the need of "coming out" - do what you want with whom you want it. I couldn't care less.

Maybe straights should "come out" now ...
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I would like to formally come out as straight. I like women.

Does anyone care? No? No one cares about who Tim puts his genitals into either. This should all be kept in the bedroom where it belongs. Not the news.

Gay or straight, it doesn't matter. Don't tell me about it.
 
I personally don't care about Tim's preferences, I do care about bullying and people not being able to be happy because they're shamed for being who they are. If Tim's coming out helps those people, I think it's great, Go Tim! Go Apple!
 
pooleman said:
I would like to formally come out as straight. I like women.

Does anyone care? No? No one cares about who Tim puts his genitals into either. This should all be kept in the bedroom where it belongs. Not the news.

Gay or straight, it doesn't matter. Don't tell me about it.
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Indeed. Too much information.
 
osofast240sx said:
I was conditioned by my family to be straight because they are God-fearing people and they had raised me to be Christian. If they raised me to be gay then obviously I would not be straight. There are reasons why people attracted to the opposite sex but they fall under one category a disconnect from God.
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Orientation is not "conditioned" You may choose to be involved with someone of the opposite sex, marry and have kids. However if you are gay and choose that life you will be unhappy. And you will seek sex outside the marriage. And that would be selfish to all involved. Forcing a straight lifestyle does not work, no matter if they are christian,...<insert religion here>
 
pooleman said:
I would like to formally come out as straight. I like women.

Does anyone care? No? No one cares about who Tim puts his genitals into either. This should all be kept in the bedroom where it belongs. Not the news.

Gay or straight, it doesn't matter. Don't tell me about it.
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Don't ask don't tell policy doesn't work. He's sending a powerful message to people of all ages who might feel unease about their sexual preferences. It says " its ok to be who you are and you can be successful too"
 
pooleman said:
I would like to formally come out as straight. I like women.

Does anyone care? No? No one cares about who Tim puts his genitals into either. This should all be kept in the bedroom where it belongs. Not the news.

Gay or straight, it doesn't matter. Don't tell me about it.
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It affects more than the bedroom. Every day I'm in situations where people assume that I have a wife when I say that I'm married or they ask about my family. When they stop making those assumptions, it won't be necessary for me to mention that I'm gay. Thanks for your attention.
 
Digital Skunk said:
Stop assuming all religious people are the same.

Europeans may have believed the sun orbited the Earth, but the rest of the world knew better.
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The fact is, like I was saying, the old european metropolis which were quite hardcore religious, like England, or Spain the most, conquered America. Nowadays our society is also very christian (I'm from Spain), but surprisingly, the old colonies have resulted to overtake us in an incredible way in that matter. How is that posible? It's quite incredible since they are derived societies, much younger. How can the more modern, so late-founded society be so much more fundamentalist than the founder??
 
vampyr said:
being gay is an inherent trait?

By that, then every child who is raised by gay parents will be 'inherently' gay??
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Not at all, and not what I meant. I meant that it's in a gay person's genes (or, more accurately, the expression of those genes) and not a 'lifetsyle'. Apologies if this caused confusion.

Alex
 
MisakixMikasa said:
Normal is where how majority behave. Sex is betweenness and women. Marriage is betweenan and woman. If we cold tolerate homosexual, are we gonna tolerate sex between human and animal? How about human and objects?
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No one is talking about sex between humans and animals and objects. We are talking about relationships between two consenting adults which is really none of your damn business. If you want to live in a Theocracy perhaps you should consider the Middle East.
 
Rafterman said:
Actually, bans on gay marriage are falling slowly but surely, state by state. Gay marriage will probably be the law of the land in 2-3 years.
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Right. And why is that? Because the social acceptance for gays has grown - would that have happened if gays hadn't come out in the past?
 
pooleman said:
This is crap. If you believe in tolerance than you give it to all regardless of What they believe. To do anything less is hypocritical.
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Nope. You get what you give. That's the bottom line. You give out negative vibes. You get negative vibes back from people.

You are responsible for the way people react to your beliefs and your behavior.
 
pooleman said:
I would like to formally come out as straight. I like women.

Does anyone care? No? No one cares about who Tim puts his genitals into either. This should all be kept in the bedroom where it belongs. Not the news.

Gay or straight, it doesn't matter. Don't tell me about it.
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Grow up and educate yourself. One's sexuality has nothing to do where one puts their genitals.
 
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