At the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Google has changed its logo: The company colors red, yellow, green and blue now, we are experiencing orange and violet – a rainbow as a statement against discrimination of homosexuals.

At the Olympic Games, it is even more colorful than usual at Google: As a sign against discrimination at the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, Google has changed its logo into a symbol with the colors of the rainbow. The rainbow flag is the sign of the lesbian and gay movement. Russia is partly because of his association with homosexuals in criticism, many athletes and politicians therefore warned before the start of the Winter Games in Sochi on Friday to protect the rights of all participants and spectators.

For special events, but also to crooked anniversaries, it is traditional to Google to show a so-called Doodle instead of the logo – it was Chinese New Year or for 106 Birthday of Simone de Beauvoir.

This time is below the search box is an excerpt from the Olympic Charter: “The practice of sport is a human right in line with the Olympic spirit every person must have the opportunity to practice sport, without discrimination of any kind This requires mutual understanding in the spirit of friendship.. solidarity and fair play. ”

In the color bar of the Google logo in each case a winter sport can be seen, among other things, ice hockey and figure skating.

U.S. President Barack Obama had strengthened the gay members of the U.S. Olympic delegation until Thursday again the back. The U.S. wanted to demonstrate that they can not discriminate bowed, not even such “on the basis of sexual orientation.”

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