Fagbug
{{Short description|Volkswagen New Beetle}}
File:2008-09-27 Fagbug in Durham.jpg, North Carolina in 2008.]]
Fagbug is a Volkswagen New Beetle owned by Erin Davies of Syracuse, New York, who, in response to graffiti on her car, embarked on a cross-American road trip to raise awareness of LGBT rights.{{cite web | url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2009/01/fagbug | title=The Heartwarming Story of Fagbug | last=Berk | first=Brett | date=February 28, 2010 | work=VF Daily | publisher=Stick Shift, The Gay Car Blog | accessdate=July 1, 2009 }}{{cite web |last=Raymundo |first=Oscar |date=December 19, 2007 |title=Driven to Spread Awareness |url=http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/current/archive/2007/12/19/driven-by-desire-and-her-fag-bug.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710124431/http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/current/archive/2007/12/19/driven-by-desire-and-her-fag-bug.aspx |archive-date=July 10, 2009 |access-date=February 28, 2010 |work=Current Project for Student Journalism |publisher=(Newsweek)}}{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=18137377 | title=The Adventures of a Car Named 'Fagbug' | last=Stewart | first=Alison | authorlink=Alison Stewart | date=January 16, 2008 | work=Bryant Park Project | publisher=(National Public Radio) | accessdate=August 10, 2009 }}
History
On April 18, 2007, Davies, an art education graduate student at Sage College of Albany, found the words "fag" and "U R gay" {{sic}} spray-painted on her car.{{cite web | url=http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?newsdate=5/1/2007&navigation=nextprior&category=FRONTPG&BCCode=HOME&storyID=585491&TextPage=2 | title=An act of hatred backfires | last=Parry | first=Marc | date=May 1, 2007 | work=Times Union | publisher=(timesunion.com) | accessdate=August 10, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=August 2010}} In response, she dropped out of college and started on a {{Convert|55000|mile|km|adj=on|abbr=on}} trip through 41 U.S. states, during which she interviewed 536 people and spoke out against hate crimes.{{cite web | url=http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid45294.asp | title=Meet the bloggers: Erin Davies | last=Kroll | first=Morgan | date=June 19, 2007 | work=The Advocate | access-date=August 10, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219140954/http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid45294.asp | archive-date=2007-12-19 | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.fagbug.com/curvearticle.pdf | title=Activist Debuts the FagBug | last=Smith | first=K.M. | date=September 1, 2007 | work=Curve | publisher=(fagbug.com) | accessdate=February 28, 2010 }}{{cite web | url=http://capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/114621/-fagbug--turns-hate-into-inspiration/?RegionCookie=12 | title="Fagbug" turns hate into inspiration | last=Jubie | first=Ken | date=April 22, 2008 | publisher=Capital News 9 | accessdate=August 10, 2009 | archive-date=January 19, 2013 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119181528/http://capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/114621/-fagbug--turns-hate-into-inspiration/?RegionCookie=12 | url-status=dead }} Davies received a sponsorship from Volkswagen Group of America and HD Radio to use for gas money, car expenses, and the film.{{cite web|last=Kusner|first=Daniel A.|title=Erin Davies' Pride Ride|url=http://evokeonline.com/news/national/pride-ride-erin-davies-volkswagen-beetle/|access-date=19 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217230132/http://evokeonline.com/news/national/pride-ride-erin-davies-volkswagen-beetle/|archive-date=2013-12-17|url-status=dead}}
See also
{{Portal|LGBTQ}}
References
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External links
- [http://fagbug.com/ Fagbug.com]
- {{IMDb title|id=1320378|title=Fagbug}}
- [https://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=18137377&m=18137322 Erin Davies Radio Interview], National Public Radio
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140812191611/http://videos.syracuse.com/post-standard/2010/06/fagbug_the_video.html Erin Davies Video Interview], Syracuse.com
- [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erin-davies/fagbug_b_1820086.html Dear Vandal], The Huffington Post
- [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erin-davies/the-fagbug-reaches-all-50-states_b_3514649.html The Fagbug Reaches All 50 States], The Huffington Post
- [http://www.topix.com/forum/city/lexington-ky/TML6N58FICSVTAK1V Fagbug Filmmaker Is Driven To Fight Intolerance And So Is Her Car], Lexington Herald-Leader
- [http://www.topix.com/forum/city/lexington-ky/TML6N58FICSVTAK1V Fagbug Car Sparks Controversy At High School], Journal Gazette
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141011113720/http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2011/03/fagbug-vandalized-again Fagbug Vandalized Again], Vanity Fair
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