TELL US: Red Logos on Facebook

You may have wondered at the logo showing up all over Facebook — a red square with two pink horizontal lines and folks changing their profile photos to this symbol that stands for marriage equality.

It's an effort by the Human Rights Campaign that coincides with oral Supreme Court hearings Tuesday and Today in Washington, D.C., on the issue.

The equality symbol signifies that marriage equality really is all about love, the HRC post says, adding that in addition to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender supporters, heterosexuals are especially encouraged to do so as "straight allies."

Many Patch readers have chosen to change their Facebook profile photo to the HRC’s logo, while others don’t see the point.

“Social media speaks volumns these days, and though my profile pic is hardly SCOTUS testimony, there is power in numbers,” Michelle Bridge Finzel wrote on Facebook. “…Large or small, I am glad to lend my support to the cause that shouldn't be a cause, it just should be. Straight against hate!”

Some don’t think it makes a difference.

“To me, it's like putting a yellow ribbon magnet on your car to [show] you support the troops,” Brett Stevens wrote on Facebook. “It makes whoever does it feel pretty good about themselves, but that's about all it does.”

Others prefer not to get into issues like gay marriage on Facebook.

“I didn't change my post because those who know me know exactly how I feel,” Colleen Brady, president of the Reisterstown-Owings Mills-Glyndon Chamber of Commcerce, wrote on Facebook. “I try to keep my Facebook neutral.”

On Twitter, the HumanRightsCampaign ‏@HRC offers updates and even luminaries like Chelsea Clinton, Kristen Bell and Sophia Bush have gotten on board.

• Kristen Bell ‏@IMKristenBell Well said "@SophiaBush: People who hide hate & excuses 4 inequality behind God r missing the point of faith entirely. #EqualityMatters"
• Sophia Bush ‏@SophiaBush My profile is red b/c I am joining @HRC in support of marriage equality during the Supreme Court hearings: http://hrc.org/standformarriage … 
• Chelsea Clinton ‏@ChelseaClinton Eagerly awaiting news from today's Supreme Court hearing on #Prop8.  #UnitedForMarriage

TELL US: What do you think of the red logos on Facebook?