Google has distanced itself from a planned drag show after some employees signed a petition opposing the Pride event.
The company said the drag performance remains open to the public, but it is encouraging employees to attend a social gathering at Google offices instead.
However, employees noticed the company removed the show from the internal company events page at around the same time as a petition began circulating opposing the event, according to internal discussions viewed by CNBC. The closing drag event was planned by an internal team "without going through our standard events process," said spokesperson Chris Pappas in a statement to CNBC. "While the event organizers have shifted the official team event onsite, the performance will go on at the planned venue – and it's open to the public, so employees can still attend."
The petition states that organizers complained to People Operations — Google's human resources department — and claimed the venue violates one of Google's event guidelines, which bans sexuality explicit activity. The petition also demands an apology from organizers and promoters of the event.
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