By Franklin Graham, The Stream - Who defines morality? Apple CEO Tim Cook recently received the Courage Against Hate award, “for his work as a champion of unity, diversity, and social progress.”.. In his acceptance speech, Cook – who in 2014 declared “I’m proud to be gay” and became the first openly homosexual CEO of a Fortune 500 company – defended the banning of certain speech and news media on Apple platforms when they violate the “values” of their company.