Happy Pride month, all.
Seems Google is afraid
of us!
Google hides Gay
Pride rainbow
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If you Google terms like "gay" or "homosexuality" this month, a rainbow pops up by the search bar.(CNN) -- Google creates "doodles” for
all kinds of random occasions.
The search engine changed -- or doodled --
the logo on its home page in celebration of
the painter Paul Cezanne's 172nd birthday;
Robert Louis Stevenson's 160th birthday;
the first day of school in Poland; and
Pac-Man's 30th anniversary. All of these,
with the exception of Poland, which
appeared only in that country, were
automatically visible to everyone who
visited Google.com.
But for Gay Pride Month -- which, in case
you didn't notice the parade in the city
center, is happening now -- the company
took a much less visible approach.
It's one that's stirred up criticism from
the gay community.
There's never been an actual Google
Doodle in honor of Gay Pride. Instead,
during June, a little rainbow pops up
next to Google's search bar only when
users search for certain "pride-related"
terms, including, "gay," "lesbian,"
"homosexuality," "LGBT,"
"marriage equality," "bisexual" and
"transgender."
"During the month of June, Google is
celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) Pride," the company
said in an e-mail. "For some Pride-related
search queries, we are showing a rainbow
at the end of the search bar."
So why hide this feature beneath specific
searches?
A company spokeswoman did not provide
specifics. (End of CNN story)
Shout out at Google, folks.Stop being second class citizens!
JEFF PATCHER - Gay and Proud!
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