Thanks to Becca for the original post on FB. While you’re there, sign the petition to prohibit divorce for heterosexual couples. Seems only fair.

Apple has joined Google in publicly opposing California’s Proposition 8, a measure intended to ban the rights of gay Californians to legally marry, and has contributed $100,000 to defeat the measure.

Way to go, Apple (and Google)! From Apple’s own web site about California’s Proposition 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.

For more about Prop 8′s attempted discrimination, see No on 8.