Why did Russia take down this monument to Steve Jobs? The answer may not surprise you

Russia, a long time opponent of homosexuality, tore down a memorial to Steve Jobs, the founder of American tech giant Apple, in the city of St. Petersburg after Jobs' successor came out as gay.

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Tim Cook publicly declared he has a same-sex attraction on October 30, and just a day latter the Russian monument, a six-foot tall statue in the shape of an iPhone, was removed.

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The monument had been erected by a group of Russian companies called ZEFS in January 2013, following Jobs' death. ZEFS removed the monument citing that they had to abide by a Russian law which protects against homosexual propaganda.

"In Russia, gay propaganda and other sexual perversions among minors are prohibited by law," ZEFS's November 3 statement said.

Their statement went on to note that the monument was "in an area of direct access for young students and scholars."

"After Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly called for sodomy, the monument was taken down to abide to the Russian federal law protecting children from information promoting denial of traditional family values," they continued.

In 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that prohibited "gay propaganda" around minors.

Putin denies that there is any discrimination against homosexual individuals in Russia, but the international community and gays living in Russia say that the law has caused more problems for homosexuals.

Jobs, who died from pancreatic cancer in 2011, was not gay.

CEO Cook came out publicly as gay in order to help the gay community, though his orientation was widely known in Silicon Valley.

ZEFS' head, Maxim Dolgopolov, ordered the removal of the monument, and backed the "protection of traditional values" law.

"Sin should not become the norm. There is nothing to do in Russia for whose who intend to violate our laws," he said.

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