Friday 26 April, 2024

Google marks Gay Pride month by adding a rainbow

We take a look at some of the best Google Doodles over the years….

GOOGLE IS MARKING Gay and Lesbian pride month by adding a rainbow to its search function whenever the terms ‘gay’, ‘lesbian’, ‘transgender’ or similar are searched for.

The rainbow is a symbol of gay pride, and rainbow flags are flying in Dublin this week to mark the Gay Pride Festival, which will culminate with a parade this Saturday in the city centre.

Google has taken a stance on gay issues in the past, publicly opposing Proposition 8 – the gay marriage ban in California – in 2008.

Yesterday saw a Google Doodle appropriate for Father’s Day on the search giant’s homepage – an image of a tie, while the company designed an interactive doodle for the lunar eclipse last week. And remember the excellent touch to mark the 96th birthday of late guitar legend Les Paul?

Google has been adding touches in the form of doodles to its homepage since 2000. Here are some of the most memorable….

Google marks Gay Pride month by adding a rainbow

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The first ever Google Doodle
The doodle represents Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin attending the Burning Man festival in the US in 1998.
Andy Warhol's birthday
This 2002 doodle marked the birthday of Andy Warhol
50th anniversary of DNA
In 2003 this marked the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the double helix
Sesame Street
This doodle marked the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street
Large Hadron Collider
2008 image celebrating the Large Hadron Collider
Louis Braille's birthday
Marking the birthday of Louis Braille in 2006
Lego anniversary
Marking the 50th anniversary of Lego in 2008
Invention of laser
A 2008 Google doodle marking the invention of lasers
30th anniversary of Pac-Man
Google turned their website into a game for the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man
William and Kate
Celebrating the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in May
Father's Day 2011
Yesterday's Google doodle marking Father's Day
Irish Google Doodle winner 2011
A doodle by Layla Karpuz from Mary, Mother of Hope Junior National School in Dublin. The doodle appears on www.google.ie on 9 March
Gay Pride month
Google's rainbow marks Gay Pride month