Christian employees at Google created a petition saying that Google’s sponsorship of a San Francisco drag show was a “direct affront” to their beliefs, resulting in Google dropping the sponsorship.
“Their provocative and inflammatory artistry is considered a direct affront to the religious beliefs and sensitivities of Christians,” the petition read.
The event was to be hosted by an LGBT bar featuring drag performer “Peaches Christ.”
Several hundred Google employees petitioned against the event as well as reporting the situation to People Operations and the company’s human resources department, saying that the event violated one of Google’s policies.
One of Google’s policies bans events with sexually explicit activity.
Google informed CNBC that the drag show was no longer a “Google-recognized diversity, equity and inclusion event.”
“While the event organizers have shifted the official team event onsite, the performance will go on at the planned venue — and it’s open to the public, so employees can still attend,” Google spokesperson Christ Pappas said to CBNC.
Reporting from The Blaze:
Some workers in support of the pro-LGBT event slammed Google for caving to the pushback by quietly removing its sponsorship. They criticized their Christian colleagues, claiming they were fueling a political culture war. ... "We've long been very proud to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community. Our Pride celebrations have regularly featured drag artists for many years, including several this year," Pappas added.
