Google Search Adds Rainbow For Gay And Lesbian Pride Month

Google has added a rainbow to the end of its Search bar for certain queries.

According to CNET, Google made the colorful new addition in honor of Gay and Lesbian Pride Month, which takes place in June.

When users query Google with keywords like "gay," "lesbian," "transgender," "LGBT," "homosexuality" and many others, a rainbow appears wrapped around the Search button.

The unofficial Google Operating System blog writes that in past years, the search engine added a simpler rainbow-colored bar under the search field when users queried terms related to "gay."

As noted by CNET, Google has in the recent past taken a stand against California's anti-gay marriage act (Prop 8) and has contributed to the "It Gets Better" campaign for LGBT youth.

A Google representative was not immediately available for comment.

Check the multicolored search feature (below).

UPDATE: A Google spokesperson told the Huffington Post in an email, "During the month of June, Google is celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Pride. For some Pride-related search queries, we are showing a rainbow at the end of the search bar."

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Comments

[josephRoehl]

07:11 AM on 06/21/2011

If only Google searches would spit out all the names of the closet cases and phobes who have ever been accused of having had gay sex affairs and have somehow kept them quiet while still spouting off diatribes against the equality in rights for gay and lesbian families. And if only Google would do so every single time someone googles their names, yeppers especially the goodhairs and gilded names of govs and hollywood stars giving homage to our enemies and profiting from the fear they try to induce for political gains for the rightwinger neoconjobs of big corporations' fave payees.

[CharleyfromMichigan]

06:47 PM on 06/20/2011

Has Google done anything to honor Gilbert Baker, the creator of the GLBT Rainbow Flag? Corporations wrap themselves in his creation for profit, profit, profit. I would think that Google, at best, would honor him in a direct way. A simple inexpensive way to do this would be for Google to fund the display of the rainbow flag on the corner of Castro Street and Market in perpetuity. That's the least they could do.

[wilray]

06:15 PM on 06/20/2011

And here are scenes from Seattle's Fremont Summer Soltice Parade. Warning they are naked. Many will reemerge for Seattle's Pride Parade this coming Sunday.
http://nebel.smugmug.com/Events/Fremont-Solstice-Parade/3016017_x3gh6#163776071_HQvyn

[2crudedudes]

03:18 PM on 06/20/2011

in before "but... but.. Easter..."

[cenourinha]

01:42 PM on 06/20/2011

I'm not trying to throw stones, but I note the rainbow only shows up when a search is already gay related...kind of like a secret handshake?

[BeautifulOnDaOutside]

01:12 PM on 06/20/2011

If you search for those words, make sure you turn on SafeSearch.

[LordLTSmash]

01:55 PM on 06/20/2011

Please haha

[2crudedudes]

03:22 PM on 06/20/2011

unless you're into that sort of thing. NTTAWWT

[BonzaSheila]

11:29 AM on 06/20/2011

Google is also has a wonderful ad with Dan Savage for Chrome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7skPnJOZYdA

[ELAV8]

10:30 AM on 06/20/2011

If only it would show up when you google "Santorum." :)

[BonzaSheila]

11:26 AM on 06/20/2011

Yes!

[BabyPorkchop]

09:50 AM on 06/20/2011

Good for you, Google. We need all the support, even the tiny bits like this.

[LordLTSmash]

01:56 PM on 06/20/2011

Indeed.