Apple takes a public stand against California's Proposition 8

If you visited the Apple start page today, you saw this message from the company (hyperlink is mine):

No on Prop 8

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.

I just wanted to say thanks to Apple for publicly opposing Proposition 8 - the gay marriage ban up for a vote in California this fall. It was originally titled the California Marriage Protection Act. It would change the state constitution to specifically define marriage as between a man and a woman.

In California, TV ads have been run supporting Prop 8 by attacking policies in schools:



But the California Superintendent of Public Schools has called the ads completely untrue, stating "our schools aren't required to teach anything about marriage, and using kids to lie about that is shameful." View the counter ad here:



I fall firmly on the side of the "Vote No on 8" crowd here.

So often we hear negative things about corporations, and to me, Apple's choice is an extremely positive move that deserves credit. So hats off to Steve Jobs and the Apple crew.