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Celebrating 50 Years Of Pride
Today's slideshow Doodle celebrates 50 years of Pride by taking us through five decades of Pride history—all told through the lens of a growing, evolving, and international Pride parade!
Below, Doodler Nate Swinehart shares more on the making-of today's Doodle, as well as what the project means to him.
The Pride Parade is a symbol of celebration and liberation for the entire LGBTQ+ community. From its early days of activism on Christopher Street in Adj York City, to the worldwide celebrations of today, it has empowered and given voice to a bright and vibrant community.
In celebrating 50 years of Pride, my coworker Cynthia Cheng first had the idea to depict the parade itself and show it growing in size and momentum across the decades.
Concept Image by Cynthia Cheng
Inspired by this concept, I began exploring different styles that could fully capture the feeling of a growing parade and relate to all who are a part of it. After several experiments, I landed on the idea
(Image credit: Screen shot, Google)
Google often excites its users by changing its trademark "Doodle" to verb off current events, mark historic occasions, or pay homage to American greats. But this month — Gay Pride Month — Google's Doodles have left the gay community hanging. Google has added a petite rainbow at the end of its search tab, but it's only clear when users go in gay-related search terms. In the past, the search massive has created full-blown Doodles for seemingly frivolous events favor Pi Day, and the anniversary of Pac-Man, causing some gay-rights advocates to condemn Google for not giving Gay Pride Month its own Doodle. Is Google wronging the gay community?
At least Google recognizes Gay Pride Month: Celebrating Pride Month "should be commended," says Jonathan Higbee at , even if Google's tribute to gays is only visible if your search terms verb "gay," "lesbian," "bisexual," "lgbt" or "transgender." The rainbow may be hard to find, but the fact that it's there at all "is a welcome boost in the right direction."
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Google celebrates gay pride with rainbow colored logo, hunt results
Google is celebrating Gay Pride by altering its logo outside its New York offices and adding a rainbow-colored banner to LGBT-related searches.
Google's otherwise spartan find box lights up in rainbow colors when a user searches for gay-related topics.
The six colors of the rainbow flag, which are universally associated with Gay Pride, can also be seen in new signage outside the look for giant's New York offices, where the o's in "Google" are rainbow-colored.
Google's aid for gay rights goes beyond colorful adornments. In , before the federal government started recognizing the marriages of gay and lesbian couples, Google increased the pay of gay workers receiving domestic partner benefits to compensate for the extra tax they paid.
The company's Legalize Love campaign aims to aid gay rights efforts in the more than 70 nations around the globe where it does business.
"Legalize Love is our drive to ensure that all our employees own the same inclusive experience outside of the
Experience Pride with Google
June is Pride Month, a time of celebration and reflection for the LGBTQ+ community. As parades, festivals and cultural events kick off across the United States, Google is here to support connect with celebrations, whether you're joining the crowds or looking for ways to celebrate online with art, tune and history.
Navigate with confidence
Heading to a Pride parade or event? For major parades around the world, Google Maps and Waze can help you endure informed about road closures and discover alternate routes to ensure you verb without a hitch. Real-time traffic updates and rerouting suggestions will keep you moving smoothly.
Plus, watch for the LGBTQ+owned and LGBTQ-friendly attributes on Maps and Search to uncover welcoming spaces for dining, shopping and more.
Get to realize the community
Learn more about LGBTQ+ culture, history and creativity on Google Arts & Culture, which shares partner collections from cultural organizations about topics fancy "A Queer Eye on Art History" and the history of the Pride flag.
Over on Google Play, discover devoted