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Google pulls out all the stops for online Pride

Google pulls out all the stops for online Pride

Globally dominant Google, adds Pride parade accessories to Androidify, starts #andproud campaign to celebrate

Google is pulling out all the stops for a global online Pride parade this year, with hashtags and celebrities and colourful Androids everywhere.

There are few companies out there as vocal and supportive of marriage equality as Google. The company has a long history of offering internal support for fellow LGBT Googlers to socialize, and externally we've seen everything from Android shirts with rainbow flags to uniquely public statements from the company in support of marriage equality. We've even seen the occasional gay couple in Android ads, which caused something of a stir when they aired.

Through 2015 Google is kicking things up a notch, and the company is going above and beyond the "Be together, not the same" message we've seen over the last year. In support of a global online Pride parade this year, Google has outfitted the Androidify service with appropriate accessories and worked with several celebrities to kickstart a new hashtag campaign — #andproud.

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Published: 25-Jun-2015: (3148)

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