Google To Let LGBTQIA+ Merchants , Tag Their Businesses in Maps.
The Verge reports that while Google Maps has offered LGBTQ-friendly and Transgender Safe Space labels since 2018, .
Business owners will now be able to let customers know that they belong to the LGBTQIA+ community.
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The verified business owner must add the label to their profile... .
... in the same way that the Black-owned, Latino-owned, veteran-owned and women-owned labels are added.
The feature makes it easier to search for and find "LGBTQ-owned businesses." .
The labels also appear across the Google Maps interface.
The Verge reports that such labels can help those who want to support diverse businesses or bring people within the community together.
The Verge reports that such labels can help those who want to support diverse businesses or bring people within the community together.
According to the Google Merchant Help Center, .
The company has an abuse team in place to "swiftly" address any harassment issues that may arise due to a business label.
The company has an abuse team in place to "swiftly" address any harassment issues that may arise due to a business label
