The stunning arrogance of Google is difficult to fathom. It’s a slap in the face, really. Nearly 50,000 of you took time out of your busy schedules to sign an important petition. You demanded that Google delete a "pray away the gay" app that targets LGBTQ youth for psychological abuse. That is enough signers to fill Stanford's football stadium!
Yet, it's been 13 long days since we launched our petition. Google has been nothing short of dismissive. They have lacked the common decency and respect to even release a statement addressing your valid concerns. Thirteen days have passed where LGBTQ youth can still download an app that falsely calls their lives "destructive" and compares their sexual orientation to a disease like diabetes.
Click here to tweet Google a message.
Google's silence and abdication of leadership has come despite significant worldwide media coverage, including in Newsweek, Business Insider and The Daily Mail, just to name a few.
It appears that Google thinks it's too big and special to respond to 50,000 people who want a dangerous app removed. Their strategy is to demoralize you and hope that we will give up and slink away in defeat. Google underestimates you, and doesn't fully appreciate your resolve to fight and win this critically important battle. Apple, Microsoft and Amazon have removed this heinous app, and Google must be next.
It's time that we speak directly to the corporate big shots at Google. Let them know that rudely ignoring you is not a wise strategy.
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Danielle Brown should hear from us. We need to let her know that we won't allow Google to bury its head in the sand while it places LGBTQ lives in harm’s way.
Will you send Google's Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer a message on Twitter? Click here and tweet the message below.
Thank you for joining me in this fight. Together, we can continue to pressure Google to do the right thing.
Onward,
Wayne