Gayglers

Gayglers is a term for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees of Google. The term was first used for all LGBT employees at the company in 2006, and was conceived as a play on the word "Googler" (a colloquial term to describe all employees of Google).[1]

A variant of the Google logo, representing their LGBT employees, known as Gayglers.

History

The term, first published openly by The New York Times in 2006 to describe some of the employees at the company's new Manhattan office,[2] came into public awareness when Google began to participate as a corporate sponsor and float participant at several pride parades in San Francisco, New York, Dublin and Madrid during 2006.[3] Google has since increased its public backing of LGBT-positive events and initiatives, including an announcement of opposition to Proposition 8.[4]

In June 2019, a Google internal memo warned California-based employees not to protest at the 2019 San Francisco Pride parade while participating as a Google representative and marching would be considered against the company’s code of conduct.[5]

See also
  • Gay and Lesbian Employees at Microsoft
  • GLIFAA, organization representing LGBT persons in U.S. foreign affairs agencies and entities

References
  1. https://www.flickr.com/photos/segfault87/4705119995/in/photolist-
  2. Schoeneman, Deborah (December 31, 2006). "Can Google Come Out to Play?". The New York Times. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  3. Smith, Megan; Creswell, Nicholas (October 11, 2007). "Our Corporate Equality effort". Official Google Blog. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  4. Brown, Ryan (July 1, 2010). "Google ups benefits for gays - Broadsheet -". Salon.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  5. Farokhmanesh, Megan (2019-06-24). "Google warns its employees that Pride protests are against the company's code of conduct". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-06-25.


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