Google Supports Gay Pride Month With Rainbow Colored Banner For LGBT Related Searches

Continuing its commitment to gay rights, Google has designed a rainbow colored banner to accompany LGBT related searches throughout June to show its support for gay pride month.

Search terms like “same-sex marriage”, “gay rights” and “LGBT” will return a search results page that includes the rainbow banner.

Google has never shied away from its support of gay rights. This year, the search engine posted a rainbow-themed Sochi Olympics logo to protest Russia’s anti-gay legislation, and included copy on its homepage from the Olympic Charter

Sochi Olympics Google Logo:

Last year, Google supported gay pride month with a rainbow-colored search box:

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