Mark Bober, an Apple employee, tweeted this picture with Tim Cook at the San Francisco Pride Festival.
PRIDE!!! Thanks @tim_cook!
The 44th Annual San Francisco Pride Parade comes just two days after a CNBC host, Simon Hobbs, accidentally outed Tim Cook — who is widely reported to be gay, but has not formally come out — during a panel discussion.
Cook has yet to speak directly about his sexual orientation, but he has consistently spoken about LGBT rights as a human rights issue.
Thousands of Apple employees attended the parade and wore the specially designed Apple Pride shirts.
Congrats to 5000 Apple employees/families who attended today’s Pride parade.Inclusion inspires innovation.#applepride
Company employees also handed out iTunes gift cards to those attending the parade.
Look what #applepride will passing out!!! #sfpride
Tim Cook greeted employees and their families early in the morning, but did not march in the parade himself, Reuters reported.
Just saying hi to the CEO :) @tim_cook Officially the best picture ever. #applepride #apple #timcook #pride #sfpride
Many Apple employees posted their selfies with Cook from the Pride Festival:
Selfie with my favorite CEO @tim_cook & @dsteele7 Love my company! #ApplePride
#applepride
Tim & me! #ApplePride
