Sydney: The Internet giant Google has released a custom map named ‘Places of Pride,’ which allows people to add rainbow pride pins to their favorite places that mean something special to them.
Patrick Hofmann from the Google Maps Sydney team who is behind the initiative wrote about why this resource is important to the LGBT community.
“A Place of Pride can be anywhere you’ve experienced or felt pride. Whether it’s where you came out to your friends or colleagues, met your partner, or supported provide and diversity in your community,” Google said in a statement.
“I would have loved to have seen a map that showed this reach of community. A map of ‘pride’ would have given me more confidence, reassuring me that there were heaps of people truly like me, or truly in support of me, not just a distant global chorus from around the world, but potentially in my own rural community,” Hofmann wrote in a blog post.
“Everyday people around the world fall in love, share a kiss, or come out of the closet, and the places where these significant moments occur become cherished for the memories that they hold,” he added.
