Google changes main search page ahead of Sochi Winter Olympics as show of support for gay rights 2014

Google changes main search page ahead of Sochi Winter Olympics as show of support for gay rights 2014

Google Changes Homepage to Protest Russia’s Anti-Gay Law SAN FRANCISCO -- With the Winter Games under way in Sochi, Google Inc. quietly but vibrantly added its voice Thursday to the chorus of U.S. companies speaking out against Russia's law restricting gay-rights activities by updating its iconic search page logo to depict illustrations of athletes skiing, sledding, curling and skating against a rainbow-colored backdrop.Meanwhile, in a new YouTube video, a Canadian group shows two male athletes launching their luge to the tune of Human League’s ’80s hit “Don’t You Want Me.”“The games have always been a little gay,” says the text at the end of the video, produced by the Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion. “Let’s fight to keep them that way.Others participating in the games have also found subtle ways of showing their support for LGBT rights. The U.S., for example, is sending a diplomatic delegation that includes prominent LGBT athletes. Germany, meanwhile, has rainbow-colored uniforms, though it maintains that wasn’t meant as a protest.For a stark reminder on just why this law is such a big deal, check out this piece from the Verge on the kind of harassment that is taking place in Putin’s Russia.

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