In a response given to The Verge on Wednesday, SF Pride said it will not remove Google from its celebrations. The petition also asks that if SF Pride does not remove Google, it “will issue a determination, absent a real change in these policies and practices, and a strong position statement to that effect, that Google will not be permitted to sponsor or be officially represented in future San Francisco Pride celebrations.” Whenever we press for change, we are told only that the company will ‘take a hard look at these policies.’ But we are never given a commitment to improve, and when we ask when these improvements will be made, we are always told to be patient.” “We have spent countless hours advocating for our company to improve policies and practices regarding the treatment of LGBTQ+ persons, the depiction of LGBTQ+ persons, and harassment and hate speech directed at LGBTQ+ persons, on YouTube and other Google products. “We do not make this request without serious consideration of the alternatives,” it reads. “We do not make this request without serious consideration of the alternatives”
