Why is Facebook Full of Red Equal Signs?

This week people have changed their Facebook pictures to that of a red square with an equal sign in the middle. Why was this you ask?

The Human Rights Campaign suggested to everyone to change their profile pictures to this photo as a way to show their support of gay rights.

According to Facebook, around 2.7 million users changed their pictures to the red equal sign. There are many different versions of the equal sign. Here are just a few.

 








Did you go Red?