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Brendan Eich
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Creator of JavaScript, co-founder of Mozilla and co-founder of Brave Software.
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- 2008LGBTphobia
Donated $1,000 in support of California Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure banning same-sex marriage. The donation became public in 2012 and led to his resignation as Mozilla CEO in April 2014, less than two weeks after his appointment was announced.
Response: In 2012 Eich confirmed the donation, said Mozilla had nothing to do with it and declined to discuss Proposition 8. He stepped down as Mozilla CEO and from the Mozilla Foundation board on April 3, 2014.
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- Brave Software is founded by Brendan Eich