# Fagbug
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{{Short description|Volkswagen New Beetle}}
[[File:2008-09-27 Fagbug in Durham.jpg|thumb|The Fagbug in [Durham](/source/Durham%2C_North_Carolina), [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina) in 2008.]]
'''Fagbug''' is a [Volkswagen New Beetle](/source/Volkswagen_New_Beetle) owned by Erin Davies of [Syracuse](/source/Syracuse%2C_New_York), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), who, in response to [graffiti](/source/graffiti) on her car, embarked on a cross-[American](/source/United_States) [road trip](/source/road_trip) to raise awareness of [LGBT rights](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Bryant_Park_Project) | publisher=([National Public Radio](/source/National_Public_Radio)) | accessdate=August 10, 2009 }}]
==History==
On April 18, 2007, Davies, an [art education](/source/art_education) graduate student at [Sage College of Albany](/source/Sage_College_of_Albany), found the words "[fag](/source/Faggot_(slang))" and "U R gay" {{sic}} [spray-paint](/source/spray-paint)ed on her car.[{{cite web |date=June 4, 2007 |title=The Story Behind Fagbug.com |url=https://gaywheels.com/2007/06/on_april_18_2007_erin/ |website=Gaywheels.com |interviewer-last=Corlett |interviewer-first=Scott |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824224220/https://gaywheels.com/2007/06/on_april_18_2007_erin/ |archive-date=August 24, 2012 |access-date=January 12, 2026}}] In response, she dropped out of college and started on a {{Convert|55000|mile|km|adj=on|abbr=on}} trip through 41 [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state)s, during which she interviewed 536 people and spoke out against [hate crime](/source/hate_crime)s.[{{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](/source/The_Advocate_(LGBT_magazine)) | 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](/source/Curve_(magazine)) | 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](/source/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](/source/Sponsor_(commercial)) from [Volkswagen Group of America](/source/Volkswagen_Group_of_America) and [HD Radio](/source/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}}
*[Homophobia](/source/Homophobia)
*[LGBT pride](/source/LGBT_pride)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==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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