Wed Jul 5, 2023 – 5:18 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – In a rare instance of acquiescing to “anti-woke” backlash, far-left internet giant Google dropped its association with a San Francisco drag event after a group of employees expressed their objections.
CNBC reports that among multiple pro-LGBT events Google sponsored to commemorate June “Pride Month” this year was a “Pride and Drag Show” to “wrap up this amazing month” at the San Francisco homosexual bar Beaux. This particular show featured drag performer Joshua Grannell, better known by the stage name “Peaches Christ.”
A “few hundred” Google employees signed a petition against the company’s sponsorship of the event, which they claimed was “provocative and inflammatory artistry” that constituted a “direct affront to the religion beliefs and sensitivities of Christians,” on top of violating the company’s guidelines against events featuring sexually explicit activity.
Google later withdrew its sponsorship of the event and replaced it with a gathering at Google’s own offices. Google spokesperson Chris Pappas claimed that “Pride and Drag” was planned “without going through our standard events process,” while adding that the company has “long been very proud to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community. Our Pride celebrations
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