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Volkswagen New Beetle
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
trans-
American
road trip to raise awareness of
LGBT rights.
[1]
[2]
[3]
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.
[4] In response, she dropped out of college and started on a 55,000 mi (89,000 km) trip through 41
U.S. states, during which she interviewed 536 people and spoke out against
hate crimes.
[5]
[6]
[7] Davies received a
sponsorship from
Volkswagen Group of America and
HD Radio to use for gas money, car expenses, and the film.
[8]
See also
References
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^ Berk, Brett (February 28, 2010).
"The Heartwarming Story of Fagbug". VF Daily. Stick Shift, The Gay Car Blog. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
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^ Raymundo, Oscar (December 19, 2007).
"Driven to Spread Awareness". Current Project for Student Journalism. (
Newsweek). Archived from
the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
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^
Stewart, Alison (January 16, 2008).
"The Adventures of a Car Named 'Fagbug'".
Bryant Park Project. (
National Public Radio). Retrieved August 10, 2009.
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^ Parry, Marc (May 1, 2007).
"An act of hatred backfires".
Times Union. (timesunion.com). Retrieved August 10, 2009.[
dead link]
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^ Kroll, Morgan (June 19, 2007).
"Meet the bloggers: Erin Davies".
The Advocate. Archived from
the original on 2007-12-19. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
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^ Smith, K.M. (September 1, 2007).
"Activist Debuts the FagBug" (PDF).
Curve. (fagbug.com). Retrieved February 28, 2010.
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^ Jubie, Ken (April 22, 2008).
""Fagbug" turns hate into inspiration".
Capital News 9. Archived from
the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
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^ Kusner, Daniel A.
"Erin Davies' Pride Ride". Archived from
the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
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