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Durg this year’s Goodwood Ftival of Speed, Ford will be showsg the “Very Gay Raptor” which the lors of the LGBTQ+ pri flag.

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The event was anized by New York gay activist David Booge, and drew over 50, 000 participants. The same gay dads were still beg shown on the rporate webse 6 years later (see below, COVID support). In 2020, satiril webse Babylon Bee let know that Toyota officially announced that the Pri is gay.

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