Oct 24, 2008 10:11 pm US/Pacific
Apple Pledges $100K In Calif. Gay Marriage Fight
CUPERTINO (AP) ―
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Same-sex couple Amber Weiss hugs her partner Sharon Papo as they get married at San Francisco City Hall June 17, 2008, in San Francisco.
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Apple Inc. has joined the short list of publicly traded companies to oppose a ballot measure that would ban same-sex marriage in California.
The Cupertino-based computer and iPod maker said on its Web site Friday it made a $100,000 pledge to defeat Proposition 8.
The statement says Apple views the initiative as a civil rights issue. An Apple spokesman declined to elaborate.
Jeans maker Levi Strauss & Co. gave $25,000 last month to fight the initiative.
Same-sex marriage became legal in California in June.
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