Google has taken a public stand against a new proposition that would see gay marriages being illegal again, even though the California Supreme Court overturned a recent law a few months a go.

Known as Proposition 8, it sets to amend the California constitution to make marriages of this kind illegal and would amend the constitution to make the state only recognise a marriage between a man and a woman valid in the state.

Co-founder Sergey Brin, who made the announcement in a blog posting on the official Google blog Friday afternoon (US Pacific Time), saying that it is unusual for the company to take a stand on issues affecting outside the tech realm, especially on social issues because of the diversity of the workforce.

However, on the proposition, he wrote that “it is the chilling and discriminatory effect of the proposition on many of our employees” that brought Google to oppose the proposition.

“We should not eliminate anyone’s fundamental rights, whatever their sexuality, to marry the person they love.”

Brin did not mention if Google would do anything to oppose the measure, other than saying that they oppose it. This adds another voice in the opposition against the proposition, joining a long list of backers – though no companies are listed. However, according to CNET News, Levi Strauss & Co and PG&E became co-chairs of the “No On Prop 8 Equality Business Council”, and PG&E donated $250,000 to the campaign.