Fagbug

Fagbug is a Volkswagen New Beetle owned by Erin Davies of Troy, New York who, in response to graffiti on her car, embarked on a trans-American road trip to raise awareness of gay rights.[1][2][3]

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History

On April 18, 2007, Davies, an art education graduate student at Sage College of Albany, found the words "fAg" and "U R gay" spray-painted on her car.[4] In response, she put her studies on hold and embarked upon a video-documented, 55,000 mile (89,000 km) journey through 41 U.S. states, during which she interviewed 500 people and spoke out against hate crimes.[5][6][7] Davies received sponsorship from Volkswagen Group of America and the Sundance Film Festival to use for gas money, car expenses, and the film.[8] In 2009, Davies' documentary film, Fagbug, premiered at film festivals throughout the United States.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b Berk, Brett (February 28, 2010). "The Heartwarming Story of Fagbug". VF Daily. Stick Shift, The Gay Car Blog. http://www.vanityfair.com/online/style/2009/01/fagbug.html#comments. Retrieved July 1, 2009. 
  2. ^ Raymundo, Oscar (December 19, 2007). "Driven to Spread Awareness". Current Project for Student Journalism. (Newsweek). http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/current/archive/2007/12/19/driven-by-desire-and-her-fag-bug.aspx. Retrieved February 28, 2010. 
  3. ^ Stewart, Alison (January 16, 2008). "The Adventures of a Car Named 'Fagbug'". Bryant Park Project. (National Public Radio). http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=18137377. Retrieved August 10, 2009. 
  4. ^ Parry, Marc (May 1, 2007). "An act of hatred backfires". Times Union. (timesunion.com). http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?newsdate=5/1/2007&navigation=nextprior&category=FRONTPG&BCCode=HOME&storyID=585491&TextPage=2. Retrieved August 10, 2009. 
  5. ^ Kroll, Morgan (June 19, 2007). "Meet the bloggers: Erin Davies". The Advocate. http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid45294.asp. Retrieved August 10, 2009. 
  6. ^ Smith, K.M. (September 1, 2007). "Activist Debuts the FagBug" (PDF). Curve. (fagbug.com). http://www.fagbug.com/curvearticle.pdf. Retrieved February 28, 2010. 
  7. ^ Jubie, Ken (April 22, 2008). ""Fagbug" turns hate into inspiration". Capital News 9. http://capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/114621/-fagbug--turns-hate-into-inspiration/?RegionCookie=12. Retrieved August 10, 2009. 
  8. ^ "Vandalism sparks nationwide campaign". wkrn.com. April 12, 2008. http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?s=8159947. Retrieved August 10, 2009. 

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