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Facebook has revealed that 2.7 million more users than normal changed their photo this Tuesday

We knew that the Human Right Campaign’s (HRC) red and pink logo in support of gay marriage had spread across the web at a record pace, but Facebook is now confirming that with some numbers. Facebook says that millions of people change their profile photos every day, but on Tuesday, March 26, the day the HRC asked gay marriage supporters to “paint the town red” with a new logo, 2.7 million more users changed their photo compared with the previous Tuesday. Profile photo uploads were up by 120 percent, it says. Facebook has more than a billion users.

 

Maine and Maryland Voters Approve Same-Sex Marriage

Same-Sex Marriage

Jubilant gay rights advocates called the results a historic turning point, a sign that public opinion is shifting in their direction.

 

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