Learn Celebrating Pride 2013
Thousands of Googlers, Gayglers (LGBT Googlers), as well as their families as well as friends took to the streets terminal calendar month to participate inward Pride parades as well as celebrations unopen to the globe. Pride had a exceptional buzz this year, every bit DOMA as well as Prop 8 were struck downwardly yesteryear the Supreme Court iii days earlier the parades, marker an of import pace toward equal rights for all.
We supported our swain Gayglers as well as others unopen to the globe amongst recording-breaking attendance at parades inward San Francisco (well over 1300 Googlers as well as allies) as well as New York (500+ participants). In other parts of the world, nosotros marched inward celebrations inward London, Budapest, Dublin, Tel Aviv, as well as Tokyo Rainbow Week 2013. We floated along the canals inward Amsterdam Pride parade, marched inward the Mardi Gras parade inward Sydney as well as volition get together inward Hong Lim commons for Singapore's third annual Pink Dot celebration.
We had some big firsts this yr all unopen to the globe every bit well:
Our LGBT efforts are non simply in ane trial a yr during Pride, either. Earlier this year, nosotros worked amongst Creative Lab to practise a grassroots employee video for TheFour.com, an scheme supporting wedlock equality inward the iv U.S. of A. states where it was on the ballot this yesteryear year. Google also co-wrote an article to the U.S.A. Supreme Court explaining why Gay Marriage is Good for Business. We supported the citizens of French Republic yesteryear hosting wedlock ceremonies over Hangouts as well as nosotros late launched a YouTube Spotlight Channel as well as campaign, #ProudtoLove, dedicated to celebrating LGBT Pride.
We’re proud of all our Googlers as well as excited well-nigh what was accomplished this year! We’re glad to bring ended Pride calendar month on such an inspiring banknote of equality. For to a greater extent than photos, click here.
We supported our swain Gayglers as well as others unopen to the globe amongst recording-breaking attendance at parades inward San Francisco (well over 1300 Googlers as well as allies) as well as New York (500+ participants). In other parts of the world, nosotros marched inward celebrations inward London, Budapest, Dublin, Tel Aviv, as well as Tokyo Rainbow Week 2013. We floated along the canals inward Amsterdam Pride parade, marched inward the Mardi Gras parade inward Sydney as well as volition get together inward Hong Lim commons for Singapore's third annual Pink Dot celebration.
We had some big firsts this yr all unopen to the globe every bit well:
- Gayglers hosted a Pride@Google Speaker Series for the calendar month of June, where speakers ranging from NFL stars to community leaders to Prop 8 Plaintiffs Kris Perry as well as Sandy Stier came to portion their messages at Google.
- LGBT celebrations were held for the start fourth dimension inward Hyderabad as well as Google was there! In India, our contingent of over xxx people made it to the cover of many local newspapers.
- Though nosotros bring participated inward Sao Paulo’s Pride parade inward previous years, this year, Google was proud to move the start corporate sponsor thank you lot to the difficult operate of the Sao Paulo Gayglers. More than 100 Googlers marched—doubling participation from terminal year.
- Google participated for the start fourth dimension inward celebrations inward United Mexican States City, Paris as well as Hamburg.
- We kicked off a collaboration amongst 2 founding partners called 'We Are Open' inward Republic of Hungary that joins together companies, organizations as well as communities that are committed to openness. More than 100 organizations signed upwardly to brand a correspond form as well as we'll exhibit our united forepart at Budapest Pride on Saturday, July 6.
Our LGBT efforts are non simply in ane trial a yr during Pride, either. Earlier this year, nosotros worked amongst Creative Lab to practise a grassroots employee video for TheFour.com, an scheme supporting wedlock equality inward the iv U.S. of A. states where it was on the ballot this yesteryear year. Google also co-wrote an article to the U.S.A. Supreme Court explaining why Gay Marriage is Good for Business. We supported the citizens of French Republic yesteryear hosting wedlock ceremonies over Hangouts as well as nosotros late launched a YouTube Spotlight Channel as well as campaign, #ProudtoLove, dedicated to celebrating LGBT Pride.
We’re proud of all our Googlers as well as excited well-nigh what was accomplished this year! We’re glad to bring ended Pride calendar month on such an inspiring banknote of equality. For to a greater extent than photos, click here.