Um, he's been out for years. He just doesn't particularly make a fuss about it.
I seriously do NOT see how this is news. I'm straight, Tim Cook is gay, so what! It shouldn't matter so long as they are good at their respective jobs. This is like, "News flash, Lady GooGoo hates the color orange!".
I usually come to HN for insightful and interesting news and content. This submission disappoints. I would not even call this news.
News to me. Apparently it's common knowledge among the SV crowd. Positive role models make a difference for people who are still in the closet or questioning, so I'm glad this spread outside SV, even if he wasn't ready to do it.
"CNBC states the obvious"
how exactly was he "outed"? it was a known thing since before he took over as CEO... maybe if people would just STOP labeling everything people would actually stop giving a shit. but that doesn't feed paranoia or the pockets of those who benefit from keeping it all going.
So the gay people who have been straight-up murdered for their sexual preferences should do what? Pretend to be straight? I agree that this isn't news, but your little rant about labeling people is pretty offensive and ignorant.
I think you're reading a lot into braum's comment.
His/her response seems to indicate otherwise.
I didn't say to pretend to be anything. you need to chill and quit being so easy to offend. my POINT was to stop putting labels onto people. [PERIOD] Black, White, Mexican, Latino, Gay, Straight, Ginger, Not-Sure Gay (was straight but may be gay now), gay on the side (downlow)... (those last two were just for your glesica so you could be offended and mark it off of your to-do list for today).
That was exactly my point. Your attitude is that people should stop labeling themselves, they should stop identifying as something. So should we all stop identifying as software developers? That's just a label. Labels aren't evil, being intolerant is evil. If people would stop being homophobic, for example, being "gay" wouldn't be a problem, but instead you'd prefer to blame the victims. Classy.