The omissions gained particular attention online over the last week, but Google says it made the calendar change midway through last year.

References to cultural events like Black History Month and Pride Month have been removed in an update to Google Calendar’s default settings.

One worker also pointed to a recent change made by Google to its calendar of holidays that removed celebrations like Pride Month and Black History Month.” —

Google's removal of certain holidays and cultural events from the default settings on Google Calendar has gained more attention this month, even though the moves reportedly took place last year. Why it matters: The removal of events like Pride Month from G-cal comes as President Trump has taken aim at diversity,

Google’s online calendar has removed default references for a handful of holidays and cultural events — with users noticing that mentions of Pride and Black History Month, as well as other observances,

The update gained online attention after people mentioned upcoming events such as Pride and Black History Month were no longer being listed.

Google isn't done kissing Donald Trump's ring. The company has removed Black History Month, Pride Month & more from the calendar.

Black History Month, but not on Google Calendar. Google is facing criticism from Google Calendar users online over its decision to remove cultural events from the service, including Pride Month, Indigenous People’s Month,

According to The Guardian, Google spokesperson Madison Cushman Veld provided a statement noting the now-removed cultural events and holidays were not “scalable” nor “sustainable.” “Some years ago, the Calendar team started manually adding a broader set of cultural moments in a wide number of countries around the world.

Several viral posts claim that Google removed cultural celebrations like Pride Month, Black History Month, and Indigenous People Month from its Google Calendar application and imply that it was in response to Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election.

President Donald Trump has pushed to erase DEI in America. Now Google Calendar no longer marks Pride, Black History Month or Holocaust Remembrance. That's OK.