Google Takes A Pro-Gay Stance On Proposition 8
September 30th, 2008
Google, as a company, tends not to take sides on matters not concerning their domain; i.e. issues other than those related to information access, technology and energy. However, they made an exception to this rule and have spoken out against the constitutional amendment banning the marriage between individuals of the same sex.
The reason for their normally hands-off approach could be that Google has a great variety of people in its work force, and they would obviously not like to have to take sides on social issues such as political alignment and religion, as making a stand could disturb the equilibrium in the workplace.
Any form of discrimination, especially against their employees, is something Google will not stand for, and the company has therefore decided to take a stance on this issue and oppose it.
Proposition 8 is an amendment to the California constitution that will take away the right of gays and lesbians to marry. The bill will be up for ballot in November this year.
If this amendment is passed, it will tantamount to discrimination against gay individuals. Google has a number of gays and lesbians in its work force whom they wish to protect from discrimination. As one individual rightly said, “It is the duty of the majority to protect the rights of the minority”.
While the founders did not wish to hurt the feelings of people on either side of the fence, they believe that it is the fundamental right of people to decide whom they wish to marry, irrespective of whether it is a person of the same or opposite sex. Co-founder Sergey Brin said, “it is the chilling and discriminatory effect of the proposition on many of our employees that brings Google to publicly oppose Proposition 8.”
Hopefully the electorate in California will prove that they are a cut above the uneducated rednecks that form the majority in the socially backward nation that is the U.S.A.
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September 30th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Would they/you be upset to see the “rights taken away” of a father to marry his son or daughter?…and why? Or a man and his horse, or Me 40 yrs to marry your child? There is a line of distinction and it isn’t determined by current politically correct whims.
Right is right and wrong is wrong.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:30 am
True. And you, Robert, are very, very wrong.
October 1st, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Robert:
And inhumane is inhuman… you sir are inhuman… therefore Proposition 8 will end your love life if it passes.
Enjoy!
October 1st, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Luckily we are not subject to the mindless laws that govern the bible-bashing retards that form the USA.
Perhaps Google should relocate HQ to the UK where people think on the same human wavelength and aren’t still in awe of the falseities of American religion.
October 24th, 2008 at 3:41 am
Robert has a point. To label someone as a “bible-bashing retard” is an intellectually bankrupt comment to prevent real discussion. you don’t know Robert and you don’t know me. please be civil (pun intended). gay unions/marriage is not about liberal or conservative values. many notable gays and lesbians disagree on the value of unions. sociologists and anthropologists know the history. out of 86 cultures over 5,000 years none have survived three generations after being sexually permissive. there are grave consequences. i understand lgbt group want to be seen as “mainstream” but this is not an area for that; not even mentioning that gays marrying would still not be an equivalent to heterosexuals. look at the netherlands. average union is 1.5 years w/ 8 lovers on the side for each partner. and in nordland, a very pro-gay community, 80% of women giving birth for the first time are out of wedlock. the scandinavien message becomes clear, when procreation is taken out of the context of marriage, illegitamacy [sic] increases; “marriage is outdated”. the soviets tried this by down playing marriage and it was a flop. they realized a child really did need one mommy and one daddy. hemming bech, a gay sociologist, sees “gay unions” as a good “tactic” but rejects common proponents of gay ideology for unions. basically, the research doesn’t support gay union reasonings.
October 24th, 2008 at 11:11 am
@Elizabeth Please cite sources when you state numbers and expect them to be treated as fact.
Also note that we do not encourage any sort of discriminatory discussion, so if Robert or you have an opinion that sexual orientation is a legitimate reason to discriminate against someone, you can take that opinion elsewhere, no matter what poor justification you may cite to base that discimination on.
Your ilk is not welcome here. Period.