Ford will continue demonstrating its allyship with the LGBTQ+ community at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this week, bringing the Very Gay Raptor and the next-generation Ranger Raptor along for the ride.
The appearance of Very Gay Raptor at the event will be used to start conversations aimed at driving out discrimination in the automotive industry, and beyond. As part of this, Ford will be presenting live sessions of its new ‘Tough Talks’ series at Goodwood from the truck bed of the Very Gay Raptor, hosted by Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas, the first openly gay rugby union player.
The sessions highlighted by the Very Gay Raptor will explore how the automotive industry can foster a culture of inclusion and allyship for the LGBTQ+ community, covering a range of topics and featuring guests such as racing driver Abbie Eaton, comedian Catherine Bohart, and Lord March – the son of the Duke of Richmond, who founded the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival.
Created in 2021, the Very Gay Raptor was born in response to a negative comment on social media
, with Ford responding by rendering the Raptor in sparkling gold adorned with rainbow graphics. The positive response online was so overwhelming the manufacturer decided to make it real and has been using it as a tool to help drive out discrimination ever since.
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