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Contents:

• FORD UNVEILED A 'VERY GAY' TCK RPONSE TO A HOMOPHOBIC COMMENTER
• FORD’S ‘VERY GAY RAPTOR’ SET TO REFE ‘TOUGH’ AT GOODWOOD
• FORD ACTUALLY BUILT A 'VERY GAY RAPTOR' RPONSE TO AN TER TROLL
• FORD BUILDS 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR IN RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC COMMENT

FORD UNVEILED A 'VERY GAY' TCK RPONSE TO A HOMOPHOBIC COMMENTER

One such iative is Ford Globe, which dat back to 1994, and me about as a rult of two Ford employe raisg var gay, lbian and bisexual workplace issu wh the Ford Motor Company learship at s World Headquarters Dearborn. Ford Gay, Lbian or Bisexual Employe, or Ford Globe, was formally tablished 1995 as an officially regnised employee rource group, which went onle wh an electronic bullet board July that year.

FORD’S ‘VERY GAY RAPTOR’ SET TO REFE ‘TOUGH’ AT GOODWOOD

In 1996, Ford did somethg unheard of at any large-sle pany Germany: tablished an -hoe group for Gay, Lbian or Bisexual Employe – GLOBE. “Homophobia was wispread.

2010 – Ford of Germany sponsors the Gay Gam Cologne. 2015 – All-new Ford Mtang ws “Gay Car of the Year” Award Europe.

FORD ACTUALLY BUILT A 'VERY GAY RAPTOR' RPONSE TO AN TER TROLL

While the practice is, luckily, beg more and more a thg of the past, there are sadly still people out there who will e the term "gay" as a pejorative.

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FORD BUILDS 'VERY GAY' RANGER RAPTOR IN RPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIC COMMENT

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