China web users laud Apple boss for coming out


  • TECH
  • Friday, 31 Oct 2014

BEIJING: Apple chief Tim Cook's announcement of his homosexuality was the top topic on Chinese Internet forums Friday, with many users lauding him as a hero — and some joking about his declaration. 

Cook wrote in an essay for Bloomberg Businessweek that he was "proud to be gay" and considered his orientation among "the greatest gifts God has given me". 

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