Apple, Dell, Microsoft, and Pixar have also contributed to the project. The company also launched a national TV commercial last month about gay suicides during an airing of 'Glee.' The 90-second ad was in support of the 'It Gets Better Project,' a campaign that grew out of last fall's wave of gay teen suicides and encourages lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) teens not to let bullies victimize them. In 2008, the company announced its opposition to Proposition 8, an anti-gay marriage measure that California voters ultimately approved.
While the company normally avoids taking a public stand on social issues, the company has taken a high-profile stance in support of gay rights. But one need only stroll through campus on PRIDE week of 2012 and see nearly every fraternity, sorority, and coed house fly a rainbow flag in support of the. In the past, Google added a thin bar below the search window with the six colors placed end to end. The six-color rainbow, a symbol of gay pride, is a new addition this year.
To mark June as Gay and Lesbian Pride month, the search giant is adding a rainbow to the right side of the search bar when users search for 'gay,' 'lesbian,' 'transgender,' or related terms. There's a rainbow at the end of some Google searches.
