Edit: lil you can reference this in your post if you'd like:

I'm sorry, but this is just ridiculous. Because he's a CEO he's not a human being, with human emotions and relationships to people on an interpersonal level beyond Apple? I'm sorry to tell you this, but pain is pain, bigotry is bigotry, and it may actually take more courage to come out as the CEO of Apple than it does for a 22-year-old on a liberal college campus. That said, this is widely speculative as each individual case would be unique unto itself. You can't pretend you know any more about his interpersonal life than he could about yours.

How are the downtrodden queer folx aka the real people

Tell me this, what happens when you reveal yourself to be gay? I'm guessing it would be really rough probably because of family, friends and coworkers that thought otherwise. How is that any different for Tim Cook? Add to this, he has endorsement deals with his company. He has shareholders etc. No offense, but outside of your friends and family nobody gives a shit whether or not you're gay. Not to be insensitive, but he may have more at stake because of his notoriety.

Honestly, I really don't care whether or not he is gay, I suspect that the majority of the populace could care less too. His friends and family may have a hard time with it, for whatever reason. How is this different from you?