Apple CEO Tim Cook says he came out to show children 'you can be gay and still do big jobs'

Apple boss Tim Cook said that being gay is "God's greatest gift to me" as he spoke of his pride at being the first CEO of a major company to come out. He revealed he made the decision to be open about his sexual orientation four years ago after hearing from children who were being bullied and abused and thinking of suicide. "I am a private person and so I kept me to my small circle, and I started thinking that's a selfish thing to do," he told CNN. Apple boss says data is being'weaponised with military efficiency' Tim Cook responds after Apple becomes first trillion-dollar company Apple boss Tim Cook denies Facebook privacy scandal ties Apple boss Tim Cook on the importance of kids learning to code Apple boss says data is being'weaponised with military efficiency' "I needed to be bigger than that, I need to do something for them and show them that you can be gay and still go on and do some big jobs in life. "I did not do it for other CEOs to come out.