Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook has just confirmed in an opinion piece on Thursday that he is gay, while publicly advocating for human rights and equality. Cook published an essay in Businessweek, saying that Dr. Martin Luther King represents a source of inspiration, citing the famous quote: “Life’s most persistent question is ‘What are you doing for others?’” "While I have never denied my sexuality, I … [Read more...]
Eye Donation Rejected Due to Sexual Orientation
A mother received the devastating news that her deceased son’s eye tissue was rejected because he was a gay. It was not a decision taken out of hate, but a decision based on legislation. How can such laws still exist in 2014? Read on to find out more about this case. A.J. Betts was a 16-year-old boy who committed suicide a couple of days ago after being a victim of bullying for almost all his … [Read more...]
Ian Thorpe Comes Out: I’m finally comfortable saying I’m a gay man
Australian Olympic swimmer, Ian Thorpe, came out as a gay man on a Parkinson TV interview and reveled he battled depression from holding on to a big lie. Ian Thorpe has won five Olympic gold medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia; the most won by any Australian. When he was 14, he became the youngest male athlete to ever represent Australia and when he was 16 he was first asked … [Read more...]
3 gay men dies of meningitis in Los Angeles County
Three people have died of bacterial meningitis out of the eight cases reported this year, Los Angeles County health officials said. According to the state department, four of the eight people who suffered the illness had sex with other men. Moreover three of them were HIV positive. The three who died in February and March were 27 or 28 years old and two were HIV positive, the department … [Read more...]
Same-sex marriage kept on hold by Utah’s Supreme Court
Washington: The Supreme Court on Monday put same-sex marriages on hold in Utah, pending an appeal by the state to overturn a lower court's ruling. The decision will hinder further same-sex marriages for some weeks in Utah. Both the sides were instructed to submit legal arguments by the end of this month by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Denver. The one-paragraph order is … [Read more...]
