Google has joined the likes of Brad Pitt and Steven Speilberg in taking a public stand against Proposition 8, an anti-gay marriage measure on the November ballot in California.
Google Co-founder Sergey Brin, made the announcement in a blog Friday afternoon, acknowledging that this stand is unusual for the company to take, given the topic is outside the tech realm. The company "especially" avoids taking stands on social issues, he said, because of the diversity of its workforce.
"It is the chilling and discriminatory effect of the proposition on many of our employees that brings Google to publicly oppose Proposition 8" Brin Said.
"We should not eliminate anyone's fundamental rights, whatever their sexuality, to marry the person they love."
Brin did not mention whether Google will do anything else to oppose the measure, other than taking a stand.
The official site opposing the proposition includes a long list of supporters. No companies are listed there. However, on Thursday, Levi Strauss & Co. and PG&E became co-chairs of the No On Prop 8 Equality Business Council. And in July, PG&E donated $250,000 to the campaign.
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