Ian McKellen, Tom Daley and Other Gay Celebs Become Android Characters in Pride Spot

There's a parade online

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Just days after Google launched a powerful spot for its Google My Business small-business services highlighting a transgender man and the gym where he felt comfortable, Google-owned Android is featuring prominent gay celebrities to promote the mobile operating system's support of LGBT Pride Month and especially its upcoming centerpiece weekend.

The minute-long #AndProud video from Adam&eveDDB shows more than 15 celebrities—including, of course, stars from Google's YouTube like Tyler Oakley and Hannah Hart—as characters inspired by Android's small green mascot.

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