Source: lgbtweekly.com - Saturday, March 28, 2015
Tim Cook Friday, Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, decried Indiana’s new anti-LGBT law allowing individuals to use religion as an excuse to discriminate against LGBT people and other minorities while calling on Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson to veto a similar bill being sent to his desk. Cook tweeted: “Apple is open for everyone. We are deeply disappointed in Indiana’s new law and calling on Arkansas Gov. to veto the similar #HB1228.” “Around the world, we strive to treat every customer the same — regardless of where they come from, how they worship or who they love.” Earlier, HRC President Chad Griffin issued the following statement after the Senate passed the anti-LGBT bill: “This bill is a poison pill for jobs and investment in the state of Arkansas, and Governor Hutchinson has a duty to veto it. If he does not, his reputation will be forever stained and the people of the state of Arkansas will suffer for his willingness to cater to a small political faction whose sole intent is to discriminate against their fellow Arkansans.” The bill has been opposed by Wal-Mart, Apple, and the Arkansas Municipal League for weeks. Yesterday, following the enactment of a similar bill in Indiana, a wave of high-tech companies like Yelp and Salesforce—precisely the kinds of investment Governor Hutchinson has said he hopes to attract to the state—have condemned this kind of legislation . Additionally, civil rights legend Julian Bond issued a statement l
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Tim Cook Friday, Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, decried Indiana’s new anti-LGBT law allowing individuals to use religion as an excuse to discriminate against LGBT people and other minorities while calling on Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson to veto a similar bill being sent to his desk. Cook tweeted: “Apple is open for everyone. We are deeply disappointed in Indiana’s new law and calling on Arkansas Gov. to veto the similar #HB1228.” “Around the world, we strive to treat every customer the same — regardless of where they come from, how they worship or who they love.” Earlier, HRC President Chad Griffin issued the following statement after the Senate passed the anti-LGBT bill: “This bill is a poison pill for jobs and investment in the state of Arkansas, and Governor Hutchinson has a duty to veto it. If he does not, his reputation will be forever stained and the people of the state of Arkansas will suffer for his willingness to cater to a small political faction whose sole intent is to discriminate against their fellow Arkansans.” The bill has been opposed by Wal-Mart, Apple, and the Arkansas Municipal League for weeks. Yesterday, following the enactment of a similar bill in Indiana, a wave of high-tech companies like Yelp and Salesforce—precisely the kinds of investment Governor Hutchinson has said he hopes to attract to the state—have condemned this kind of legislation . Additionally, civil rights legend Julian Bond issued a statement lfrom Top News on RSS Feeds http://ift.tt/1G3wG11
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