Steve Jobs Celebrates Gay Pride
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Rainbow Apple Logo
Apple is publicly opposing a California ballot initiative that would deny marriage rights to same-sex couples. Apple announced Friday that it would donate $100,000 to the “No on Prop 8″ campaign, which opposes a measure to ban gay marriage that California voters will consider on Election Day.
It’s a good start, Steve, but 100 grand is nothing for Apple. I would have expected something a bigger statement — something that would have at least made headlines beyond just the Apple web site. Not to look a gift horse in the mouth or anything. It just sucks they didn’t do more.
“Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners,” the company said. “We strongly believe that a person’s fundamental rights — including the right to marry — should not be affected by their sexual orientation. Apple views this as a civil rights issue, rather than just a political issue, and is therefore speaking out publicly against Proposition 8.”