Tuesday, February 24, 2009

FAGBUG: Filmmaker turns anti-gay slur into art, activism

The Daily Free Press - Filmmaker turns anti-gay slur into art, activism
A person’s life should not be controlled by fear, “Fagbug” director Erin Davies said at a screening of her documentary in the Boston University Women’s Resource Center in the George Sherman Union Monday night.

When 30-year-old Davies’ Volkswagen Beetle was vandalized in April of 2007 with the words “fAg” and “u r gay” in Albany, N.Y., Davies said instead of playing the victim, she decided to drive the car across the country to raise awareness of homophobia and hate crimes....


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