Apple along with 67 more companies has signed the brief for supporting the department of justice of United States for halting the efforts of the HB2 enforcement. According to the laws in the North Carolina, people are being asked to use the washrooms which correspond to their birth gender.
The brief has been filed on Friday by the Human Rights Campaign of the pro‐LGBT organization. The field brief claims that there should not be any discrimination with any kind of the individual. Acting upon a gender is an individual’s choice and no law should look into it. It is a matter of the personal choice rather than a societal issue. The law being passed in pro‐LGBT organization will also hamper the recruitments of the workers based on their gender.
They shall not be able to recruit or retain the workers due to the prevalent issue. More than a half billion dollars and 1700 job cuts has already been done due to the law passed in the North Carolina. Apart from the Apple some of the other companies who have signed the contract are as follows:
· Microsoft
· Logitech
· Airbnb
· eBay
· IBM
· Intel · Cisco
· PayPal
Apple is an aggressive supporter for the lGBT right in the United States. They have full faith in the community and support them wholeheartedly. Apple believes that gender is a choice and it cannot and should not be taken from anyone. In April when the Mississippi legislature passed the rule for not allowing services to LGBT individuals, Apple was the first company to attack.
The CEO of the Apple, Tim Cook has also signed an open letter which has been drafted by the Human Rights Campaign asking the North Carolina to abort HB2. Tim Cooks is a supporter for all the social issues which are being prevented by the laws.
