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1、TimCook出柜宣言全文（英文）原文链接来自instapaper.com 作者：TimCookTimCookSpeaksUp-BusinessweekTimCookSpeaksUpByTimCookOctober30,2014 6:59AMEDTPhotographbyAshleyGilbertsonforBloombergBusinessweekThroughoutmyprofessionallife,I’vetriedtomaintainabasiclevelofprivacy.Icomefromhumbleroots,andIdon’tseektodrawattentiontomyse
2、lf.Appleisalreadyoneofthemostcloselywatchedcompaniesintheworld,andIlikekeepingthefocusonourproductsandtheincrediblethingsourcustomersachievewiththem.Atthesametime,IbelievedeeplyinthewordsofDr.MartinLutherKing,whosaid:“Life’smostpersistentandurgentquestionis,‘Whatareyoudoingforothers?’”Ioftenchalleng
3、emyselfwiththatquestion,andI’vecometorealizethatmydesireforpersonalprivacyhasbeenholdingmebackfromdoingsomethingmoreimportant.That’swhathasledmetotoday.Foryears,I’vebeenopenwithmanypeopleaboutmysexualorientation.PlentyofcolleaguesatAppleknowI’mgay,anditdoesn’tseemtomakeadifferenceinthewaytheytreatme
4、.Ofcourse,I’vehadthegoodfortunetoworkatacompanythatlovescreativityandinnovationandknowsitcanonlyflourishwhenyouembracepeople’sdifferences.Noteveryoneissolucky.WhileIhaveneverdeniedmysexuality,Ihaven’tpubliclyacknowledgediteither,untilnow.Soletmebeclear:I’mproudtobegay,andIconsiderbeinggayamongthegre
5、atestgiftsGodhasgivenme.Beinggayhasgivenmeadeeperunderstandingofwhatitmeanstobeintheminorityandprovidedawindowintothechallengesthatpeopleinotherminoritygroupsdealwitheveryday.It’smadememoreempathetic,whichhasledtoaricherlife.It’sbeentoughanduncomfortableattimes,butithasgivenmetheconfidencetobemyself
6、,tofollowmyownpath,andtoriseaboveadversityandbigotry.It’salsogivenmetheskinofarhinoceros,whichcomesinhandywhenyou’retheCEOofApple.TheworldhaschangedsomuchsinceIwasakid.Americaismovingtowardmarriageequality,andthepublicfigureswhohavebravelycomeouthavehelpedchangeperceptionsandmadeourculturemoretolera
7、nt.Still,therearelawsonthebooksinamajorityofstatesthatallowemployerstofirepeoplebasedsolelyontheirsexualorientation.Therearemanyplaceswherelandlordscanevicttenantsforbeinggay,orwherewecanbebarredfromv
