8 and the Defense of Marriage Act - which was only last week - and Silicon Valley companies want to appear to champion gay rights "in hiring practices" as well as products, the WSJ continued. So why such a big deal this year? Likely because gay rights have had a banner year in 2013 with the recent striking down of Prop. Apple said it also had a contingent there, but had no specific numbers. Google's presence was also heightened with 40 percent more workers (1,400) appearing than last year. This year's 700 number consists of about 15 percent of the company's staff, and Zuckerberg appeared alongside them, albeit in a more comfy trolley car than marching with the hoi polloi. This year's appearance was a far cry from last year, when only 70 employees showed up in a Jeep, according to the Wall Street Journal. ![]() ![]() Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg showed up in a purple shirt to San Francisco’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration with about 700 employees, a trolley car and "Like" stamps.
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