Tributes paid to passionate LGBTQ+ equality champion
Tech entrepreneur Bruce Wayne Bastian, co-founder of WordPerfect, died last month at the age of 76 at his home in Palmdale, California.
By 1982, a version of the word processing software had been released for the IBM PC, running on MS-DOS under the name WordPerfect. Until version 5.1 in 1990, WordPerfect wasthat was also founded in 1979, became the WordPerfect Corporation in 1985. And two years later, its word processing application led the market, ahead of WordStar and Microsoft Word.
"Bruce was in this fight, working at every level of politics and advocacy, for over three decades ... Bruce stood up for every one of us and uplifted the beautiful diversity of our community. It’s the kind of legacy we should all be proud to propel forward."with Bloomberg, Bastian was asked whether the business community has done a good job recognizing the rights of gay individuals?
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