Great British Racing Launches Stonewall Inclusion Campaign
Great British Racing has launched a new campaign in support of Stonewall’s annual Rainbow Laces activity.
The new ‘Racing is Everyone’s Sport’ campaign aims to make everyone – regardless of their sexual orientation – feel welcome, as well as encouraging LGBT+ participation within the sport.
As part of the campaign, meetings at Sandown Park, Aintree and Wolverhampton racecourses on Saturday 5th December will see jockeys encouraged to wear rainbow armbands and rainbow pin badges will also be available for racecourse staff and spectators to show their support to racing’s LGBT+ community.
Since the 2013 launch of Stonewall’s annual Rainbow Laces campaign, the charity has sent out almost one million sets of laces.
As part of the campaign, Great British Racing has produced a video with contributions from industry figures, including ex-jockey Victoria Smith, work rider Christopher Williams and industry courses manager and racehorse owner Di Farrell-Thomas (all pictured) as well as trainer Mick Appleby, sharing their personal experiences in the sport and pledging their support to LGBT+ communities.
