Apple Opposes Propisition 8 Banning Same Sex Marriage

 

In a move that fills me with hope for equality for all one day, Apple publicly announced opposition to California’s Proposition 8, which would ban same sex marriages in California. The fact that a company would take a stand on such a controversial issue says much right there. However, Apple took it a step farther by donating 100,000 to the No on 8. Campaign. To make the situation even more amazing, turns out Apple already offers equal rights and benefits to employees’ same sex partners. I already love Apple hardware, software, and culture, but finding out that my most admired company for innovation has taken a stance and supports who I am and embraces equality for everyone, it makes me speechless.

Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a person’s fundamental rights — including the right to marry — should not be affected by their sexual orientation. Apple views this as a civil rights issue, rather than just a political issue, and is therefore speaking out publicly against Proposition 8.

Speechless.

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October 25, 2008 12:32 am Add a comment
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Comments (8) Leave a Comment
  1. tom brooks October 25th, 2008 at 12:55 | #1
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    I’ve probably bought a hundred thousand worth of mac products in the past five or six years.
    I will be replacing all as needed with other products.
    Our companies will no longer use apple products.
    Just Fact!

  2. Matt October 25th, 2008 at 14:36 | #2
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    I assume this decision came about because of this article, the wording of your comment slightly confuses me.

    You’re completely entitled to your view, I just wanted to know if you are opposed to a company taking a stance on a political/civil issue, or if it is the issue itself.

    I myself have mixed feelings about companies getting involved as such. I think it could be very dangerous, so I was wondering if that was your reasoning.

  3. brian kaiser October 26th, 2008 at 08:52 | #3
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    apple is very lgbt friendly! the human rights campaign has produced a publication called the corporate equality index for the past 7 years, which measures how lgbt friendly a company is. apple has always scored a 100!

    check it out on page 24 and while you’re at it, see how some of your other favorite companies rank.

    2009 corporate equality index

  4. Matt October 26th, 2008 at 14:44 | #4
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    Thanks Brian, this is pretty useful information to have. I think I’ll have to change some of my shopping habits as well.

  5. Benny B October 28th, 2008 at 14:18 | #5
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    Well, I was an apple fan, but no longer. And to be clear, it’s because I’m against gays making a mockery of the sacred union between a man and his wife.

    Apple isn’t the only one on my sht list lately, today I learn that the number 1 contributor to the obama campaign is the California State U. Should a taxpayer funded school be donating money to a politician? No.

  6. Tampa Bay Wedding October 30th, 2008 at 10:57 | #6
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    I think the stance Apple is taking is no surprise. This is a company that is always looking to the future. Never the reactionary stance, Apple is keen on being the radicals of the computing market with extensively good results in the past decade. To have their own in-house policy of giving benefits to all unions (same-sex or not). If anything, Apple is targeting the future of our country. If liberal-minded parents keep purchasing their products and services, their children will be growing up knowing that format. This is keen to the next generation of our population that will grasp a company like Apple at hand: Automatically looking at the PC market in terms of reactionary-stance politicians on the “right-side” of the spectrum.

  7. PK February 26th, 2009 at 14:16 | #7
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    I live in silicon valley and work for HP. Silicon valley is very liberal so it is no wonder that Apple and Google support gay marriage. I am sure that there are many gays working in the silicon valley companies. I do not like the idea of companies taking a financial stand in a social issue because they are using money that belongs to share holders that do not share the same views.

  8. U September 29th, 2009 at 02:11 | #8
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    I love apple. And this is another reason why.

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