No, the web's biggest search service isn't malfunctioning. That rainbow you see across Google.com when you search for gay terms? It's on purpose. Gay-related searches on the site are having that staid blue line swapped out for some pride action. Is it here to stay, or just to celebrate pride in June? More notable: While searches for "gay," "lesbian," "bisexual" and even "drag queen" bring up the rainbow bar, a certain blogger's favorite insult does not.
Lt. Dan Choi + Capt. Jim Pietrangelo Plead Not Guilty, Will Go to Trial (23)
· D'oh, The Magnificent says: Got there are a lot of HRC trolls on this site. No one is buying what... »
· AndrewW says: @Jimmy: 50 years ago people had to take a stand to create attention. We have ENOUGH... »
· AndrewW says: This Fall our community will be asking wtf happened? This publicity stunt will be part... »
Congress Abandons LGBT Health Care Provisions. HRC Is ‘Deeply Disappointed’ (16)
· AndrewW says: @Cam: He called Dan Choi stupid. Are you suggesting that’s not fair play? »
· AndrewW says: @Jon: GetEqual is now threatening HRC. That’s priceless. And, useless. »
A Spouse Swapping Foursome May Sound Fun, But What About The Kids? (3)
· persnickety says: Jealousy occurs because of a poorly developed sense of self. Emotions are for... »
PHOTOS: Introducing ‘We Can Do It!’ (The ‘NOH8′ of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell) (14)
· Tylertime says: I thought this was a campaign with “celebs”. Call me clueless but these... »
Netherlands to Gen. John Sheehan: You’re Stupid, Stop Talking (19)
· B says: No. 9 · Wen wrote, “Even our Dutch Prime Minister just released a statement saying its... »
Oprah’s Out, Rosie’s In: O’Donnell’s Big 2011 Daytime Return (1)
· Tylertime says: ugh! i won’t be watching. she is crazy and will self destruct like she did... »
Miley Cyrus Quit Twitter Over Gay Hate Mail, And Why We Don’t Much Care (38)
· persnickety says: You gay yuppies make me sick. Hearing about what you dislike about this website is... »
Nice touch.
This is all well and good, but with the track record google has, there is no way in hell I will ever use it. I'm not fond of the fact that they track everyone's searches and share that information with certain governments (see China and most likely they have a back door arrangement with the US as well).
@galefan2004:
haha, you said back door.
Does the bar turn black when you search for the President?
Doesn't seem to work with Google.ca
when you search "emo" is there a rail-thin denim colored stripe across the top?
@Jake the libertarian: You like the word back door? How about the phrase, "I wanna get fucked in the back door?" What, to much?
I call bullshit. When I searched for "gay rights", nothing changed. No rainbow.
Ahh, ok, if I search for just "gay", it works. But "gay rights" doesn't. Interesting.
It's just a specific list of terms mostly related to pride that activate the rainbow bar for the rest of this month. Same as last year (although I think it was slightly different in appearance.)
it works for "transgender" too :)
Odd, though, that it only turns color for those terms when used by themselves. How useful is a search on just "gay" anyway?