Supporters of gay marriage wave the rainbow flag after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, Friday, June 26, 2015. Tech industry leaders, including Apple's Tim Cook, hailed the ruling.Reuters
It’s official: Same-sex marriage is legal across the U.S. With diversity being a major talking point in the technology industry, a number of major tech companies and executives took to Twitter immediately after the Supreme Court ruled Friday morning to show their support.
Here's a sampling of the comments from an industry that, by its own admission, still has a long way to go in achieving diversity of race and gender.
Microsoft Jumping on the bandwagon early, Microsoft tweeted in anticipation of the ruling.
Android Android is allowing people to create their own characters with rainbow-colored items like glasses, headbands and flags in support of gay pride.
Google The tech giant retweeted this post from its YouTube subsidiary after the ruling. Also, head over to the search engine and type in "gay marriage" or "marriage equality" and take a look at the search banner that pops up.
Twitter The social network changed its display picture to its bird symbol in front of a rainbow background.
Uber Another succinct post, and a video to match. The company also changed its display picture to reflect the decision, and Uber cars in the app show up with a little rainbow flag behind them.
Facebook While the company has yet to change its display pictures or post publicly about the ruling, it did make it possible for users to put a rainbow filter over their display pictures in support of pride.
Vimeo The video-sharing website also showed its support for the news.
