Gayglers
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Gayglers is a group of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees of Google
. The term was first used to describe all LGBT employees at the company in 2007, and was conceived as a play on the word "Googler" (a colloquial term to describe all employees of Google).
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, 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 2007. Google has since increased its public backing of LGBT-positive events and initiatives, including an announcement of opposition to Proposition 8
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Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
. The term was first used to describe all LGBT employees at the company in 2007, and was conceived as a play on the word "Googler" (a colloquial term to describe all employees of Google).
The term, first published openly by The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
in 2006 to describe some of the employees at the company's new Manhattan office, 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 2007. Google has since increased its public backing of LGBT-positive events and initiatives, including an announcement of opposition to Proposition 8
California Proposition 8 (2008)
Proposition 8 was a ballot proposition and constitutional amendment passed in the November 2008 state elections...
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See also
- GLEAMGay and Lesbian Employees at MicrosoftGay and Lesbian Employees at Microsoft is a group of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees at Microsoft. GLEAM originated as a private mailing list during the 1980s. Members of the list successfully campaigned for sexual orientation to be added to Microsoft's anti-discrimination policy...
, the LGBT employees group at MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions... - GLIFAA (U.S. Federal government foreign affairs employees)