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Pro-Gay Advocacy Defense of Manhattan Declaration: An Open Letter to Steve Jobs: Supporters of Gay Marriage still can be appalled at Apple's treatment of Manhattan Declaration

Steve Jobs

CEO, Apple 

Although I  -   and nearly all of my associates  -  are supporters  of gay marriage,  we cannot help being appalled at Apple's deletion of the Manhattan Declaration application.   

No hate speech is used in any manner by those who are involved with the document or its intentions,   and  it would appear that free speech and the right to think and advocate openly in America  are seriously compromised. 

I believe strongly that the gay rights movement is best served by adhering to the robust democratic ideal of John Stuart Mill:  The noble concept of the free flow of ideas which is paramount in the democratic dialectical process.  Surely GLBTQ Advocacy's  most mature and balanced members agree in principle. 

  As our founding father James Madison declared, "Ambition shall counteract ambition";  there is no need of supression of one side. 

Please reconsider your actions,  or you may alienate many of your own supporters.

With best regards,

Confidently and respectfully yours; 

Susan Marie Kovalinsky

Public Relations Manager/Press Agent

Metro Media Strategic Consulting Group

New York City

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Manhattan Declaration leaders write CEO Steve Jobs after Apple pulls iPhone app

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Group for Traditional Values cries foul after Apple pulls their app. 


The Manhattan Declaration app was accepted by Apple and rated as a 4+, which indicated that the app contained "no objectionable content".  


However,  after a "small but very vocal"  protest coming from gay advocacy,  Apple pulled the app during the Thanksgiving holiday.  


Now, Manhattan Declaration leaders are writing  Apple CEO Steve Jobs and urging him to restore the application. 

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