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Google Wants to Legalize Same Sex Marriage Worldwide. Are you happy about this?

Woman of many faces~ijm 2012/07/09 11:26:14
Bravo, Google. The tech giant announced a new campaign to legalize same
sex marriage across the world at an LGBT conference on Saturday. Pointed
out to us by Think Progress, Dot429 reports Google's Mark Palmer-Edgecumbe announced the "Legalize Love" campaign at
an LGBT Workplace Summit in London on Saturday. The initiative starts
in Singapore and Poland, but will eventually expand to every country
that has a Google office. The idea is to "focus on places with
homophobic cultures, where anti-gay laws exist," before expanding into
more liberal countries.



Palmer-Edgecumbe explained why Singapore is a good place for the
company to start their campaign. "Singapore wants to be a global
financial center and world leader and we can push them on the fact that
being a global center and a world leader means you have to treat all
people the same, irrespective of their sexual orientation," he said.



In some instances, he said Google hasn't been able to employ the best
person for the job because of some countries anti-gay culture. "We have
had a number of instances where we have been trying to hire people into
countries where there are these issues and have been unable to put the
best person into a job in that country," he explained.



While the official "Legalize Love" campaign was just announced on
Saturday, Google's never been shy about the company's support for gay
marriage. As the Huffington Post points out, the company publicly condemned California's Proposition 8,
saying "it is the chilling and discriminatory effect of the proposition
on many of our employees that brings Google to publicly oppose
Proposition 8." Also, this year's Valentine's Day Google doodle featured
same sex couples in a collage at the end of the video. You can watch
the whole thing here:

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  • Wahvlvke 2012/07/09 11:38:21
    Wahvlvke
    +8
    When you redefine marriage you do not have marriage anymore. Gay marriage is an oxtmoron. Google is going to get itself wiped out.

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  • Sherlock Dog BL - a Gazillion 2012/07/28 18:47:07
  • Gracie - Proud Conservative 2012/07/12 23:12:49
    Gracie - Proud Conservative
    +1
    Google should stick to google issues. I've already changed my e-mail for anything important to a secured address, not some big brother entity like google.
  • art1ej 2012/07/11 03:40:26
  • Always Right 2012/07/10 01:35:33
    Always Right
    +2
    Recommend they start in the middle-east and leave America alone.
  • MarinerFH 2012/07/10 00:42:03
    MarinerFH
    +2
    Hell No!
  • Prairie Wind 2012/07/10 00:06:43
    Prairie Wind
    +3
    He wants your money first!

    Obama   LGBT
  • texasred 2012/07/09 22:09:45
    texasred
    +6
    Sounds like they've started believing their own press and think their wants and needs mean something. Who really cares what Google thinks or supports? I certainly don't.
  • Pug For Huck 2012/07/09 21:10:06
    Pug For Huck
    +4
    What does google have to do with anything? Are they going to post rainbows on their search pages now?
  • keeper 2012/07/09 19:17:06
    keeper
    +4
    Not Google's place to advocate such behavior. I doubt if Iran will allow it...
  • Sherloc... keeper 2012/07/28 18:50:35
  • TerryAgee 2012/07/09 17:23:12
    TerryAgee
    LOL Maybe, I can legalize a worldwide Google tax too!
  • ♥SuperℳagicℳuffinGirl♥ 2012/07/09 16:56:37
    ♥SuperℳagicℳuffinGirl♥
    +1
    Throughout the world everyone has a different interpretation of marriage. We have been changing the meaning of marriage since the dawn of time. I support same sex marriage completely. They should not be unallowed to marry the person they love, just because some people can't stand seeing others having the same rights as them. Everyone deserves their happy ending.

    Same sex marriage
  • ALofRI 2012/07/09 16:15:13
    ALofRI
    Good luck, Google. You'll need it...at least for the next 50 years.
  • jackolantyrn356 2012/07/09 15:25:10
    jackolantyrn356
    +1
    Google is not a government
  • Woman o... jackola... 2012/07/09 15:49:35
    Woman of many faces~ijm
    Thanks for reading.
  • wutever 2012/07/09 15:19:13
    wutever
    +1
    Everybody has an opinoin for everything,( thats what makes us human), but no matter how we feel, people are the way they are, and you cant change that. If you truly love somebody, you love them for who the are on the inside. Yes todays standards of marrage is not what it used to be, but a piece of paper does not make a marrage. so love the one your with
  • Woman o... wutever 2012/07/09 15:49:30
    Woman of many faces~ijm
    Thanks for reading.
  • FeedFwd 2012/07/09 14:57:47
    FeedFwd
    +1
    The idea is to "focus on places with
    homophobic cultures, where anti-gay laws exist," before expanding into
    more liberal countries.

    And I'm guessing that with that strategy, they will never get to the more liberal countries. For my part, I could care less. Sexual deviants would be advised to just avoid certain places like Muslim theocracies. Live and let live!
  • Woman o... FeedFwd 2012/07/09 15:49:22
    Woman of many faces~ijm
    +1
    Thanks for reading.
  • Metaldane 2012/07/09 14:27:18
  • Woman o... Metaldane 2012/07/09 15:49:16
    Woman of many faces~ijm
    Thanks for reading.
  • gracious43 2012/07/09 14:12:51
  • Woman o... gracious43 2012/07/09 15:49:07
    Woman of many faces~ijm
    +1
    Thanks for reading.
  • Jen 2012/07/09 13:44:00
    Jen
    +6
    >>>Palmer-Edgecumbe explained why Singapore is a good place for the
    company to start their campaign. >>>

    Whoa ... wait a minute. I thought (at least according to the pro-"gay marriage" liberal crowd) that it was Christianity's fault that "gay marriage" wasn't legal.

    And yet the "gay marriage" worldwide campaign is staring in Singapore ... where less than 20% of the population professes to be Christians!

    And what about here in Japan? Nobody is pushing for "gay marriage" here, for the most part. And hardly anyone is Christian.

    So, clearly, opposition to "gay marriage" isn't just a "Christian thing." Contrary to what we're told by secularist-humanist Americans who can't imagine a non-Christian opposing "gay marriage."
  • Woman o... Jen 2012/07/09 15:48:58
    Woman of many faces~ijm
    Thanks for reading.
  • Laura Lovegood 2012/07/09 13:03:42
  • Woman o... Laura L... 2012/07/09 15:48:48
    Woman of many faces~ijm
    +1
    Thanks for reading.
  • wildcat 2012/07/09 12:35:02
    wildcat
    +2
    yes!!!
  • Woman o... wildcat 2012/07/09 15:48:35
    Woman of many faces~ijm
    Thanks for reading.
  • Kat 2012/07/09 12:32:08
    Kat
    +4
    No, I don't think Google is as popular as they'd like to think. They could go the way of Facebook when they got stupid.
  • Woman o... Kat 2012/07/09 15:48:29
    Woman of many faces~ijm
    +1
    Thanks for reading.
  • Bingo's Faddah 2012/07/09 12:24:17
    Bingo's Faddah
    +2
    Marriage itself should be dumped; it can be replaced by a simple agreement. A notary costs less than a marriage license.
  • FeedFwd Bingo's... 2012/07/09 15:03:53
    FeedFwd
    +2
    As a secular institution, perhaps. There is a non-religious social basis behind the institution of a civil marriage. However, some religions consider marriage a sacrament or equivalent contract and they will never dump it.
  • Bingo's... FeedFwd 2012/07/10 14:15:02
    Bingo's Faddah
    +1
    That's very true. The reason boils down to basics.

    money
  • Woman o... Bingo's... 2012/07/09 15:48:23
    Woman of many faces~ijm
    Thanks for reading.
  • Scream 2012/07/09 12:06:09
  • alanh 2012/07/09 12:03:00
    alanh
    +5
    I am getting rid of Google as we speak! disgusting!
  • Bingo's... alanh 2012/07/09 12:20:15
    Bingo's Faddah
    +3
    Yeah; me too! Can you believe that they don't care about themselves and others burning in hell for eternity? The bible clearly states what you can and can't do with your mouth, winkie and woowoo.
  • Woman o... alanh 2012/07/09 15:48:14
    Woman of many faces~ijm
    Thanks for reading.
  • Gaven Small 2012/07/09 11:46:40
    Gaven Small
    +4
    Idk what two consenting adults do. Im cool with gay marriage.

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