WASHINGTON — Apple has ended its relationship with a lobbyist in Alabama who had a record of opposing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people while serving in the state legislature.
Apple recently hired former Alabama state Rep. Jay Love (R) for lobbying work in the state, as first reported by Inside Alabama Politics. As of Tuesday morning, the Alabama Ethics Commission’s list of registered lobbyists still included Love as representing Apple.
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“While I have never denied my sexuality, I haven’t publicly acknowledged it either, until now,” he wrote in Bloomberg. “So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.”
Last year, Cook also donated money to help fund an LGBT equality initiative in his home state and two other southern states.
