fagbug.com - activism on wheels

Official Selections & Awards

Press Articles

January 8, 2009 - The Heartwarming Story of Fagbug (Vanity Fair)
October 8, 2008 - Bug Brings Shocking Word to BSU
July 10, 2008 - 100 Women We Love Most (Go Magazine)
May 7, 2008 - I saw the Fag Bug! (Vaseline Tangerine)
May 1, 2008 - Fagbug Gets Spiffy New Look (The Sin City Siren)
April 30, 2008 - One Year Behind the Wheel of the Fagbug (All Over Albany)
April 22, 2008 - Fagbug Gets a New Look (Troy Record)
April 22, 2008 - The Fagbug is Back! (Feministing.com)
April 21, 2008 - Vandalized Volkswagen Gets New Look (WNYT News 13, Troy)
April 21, 2008 - Fagbug Turns Hate into Inspiration (Capital News 9, Albany)
April 18, 2008 - Woman Turning Hate Crime Experience into Film (WNYT News 13, Troy)
April 12, 2008 - Vandalism Sparks Nationwide Campaign (WKRN News, Nashville)
April 10, 2008 - Woman Speaks Out Against Hate (Newspaper at University of Arkansas Little Rock)
April 10, 2008 - Rainbow Colored Fagbug is Unveiled at Sage (The Sage Colleges, Albany)
April 10, 2008 - Gay Advocate to Visit UWSP (Stevens Point Journal)
April 9, 2008 - An Unexpected Message (ExpressMilwaukee.com)
April 7, 2008 - Fagbug on University of Wisconsin La Crosse News
April 7, 2008 - Nothing Comes Between a Girl and Her Fagbug (Queer Life News)
April 4, 2008 - Fagbug on News 26 (Little Rock, AR)
January 16, 2008 - The Adventures of a Car Named 'Fagbug' (NPR)
December 19, 2007 - Driven to Spread Awareness (Newsweek)
December 5, 2007 - Fagbug on ImGay.tv (ImGay.tv)
November 17, 2007 - Fagbug Puzzle (Bloomington Online)
October 19, 2007 - Fagbug Girl (Cherrie, Australia)
October 18, 2007 - Gay Slur Written on Car Starts Nationwide Campaign (Daily Herald, Chicago)
October 18, 2007 - Strangely and Sadly Beautifu (Office of the Independent Blogger)
October 9, 2007 - Activist will talk about gay issues Friday at Wartburg (WCFCourier, Cedar Valley)
October 8, 2007 - Coming Out Week hosts Erin Davies (Wartburg College, Iowa)
October 3, 2007 - Fagbug Update (On the Fritz)
September 21, 2007 - Fag Bug: A Roadtrip Against Homophobia (Big Queer Blog)
September 15, 2007 - Peterbourough Pride Parade (myKawartha.com)
September 12, 2007 - Race, gender, and LGBT politics: The ethics of saying the N-word (Compassion in Politics)
September 6, 2007 - 'Fag Bug' or: How One Lesbian Spent Her Summer Vacation (Go Magazine)
September 2007 - Activist Debuts the FagBug (Curve Magazine)
August 29, 2007 - The Fagbug Odyssey (Bloomington Alternative)
August 29, 2007 - Fighting for Tolerance (Capital 9 News)
August 23, 2007 - The Fagbug Story (Bloomington Alternative)
August 19, 2007 - Fagbug Visits Elke Kennedy (Keeping up with Jonas)
August 16, 2007 - Fagbug - das lesbische auto (Gorizi.de)
August 16, 2007 - Fagbug Rolls into Pride in the Park, Allentown August 19 (Lehigh Valley Independent Press)
August 10, 2007 - Fagbug on WKOW-TV 27 News (Madison, WI)
August 10, 2007 - Woman Uses Vandalized Car To Spread Message (Channel 3000 News)
August 7, 2007 - Woman travels United States in VW bug to raise awareness about intolerance (Las Vegas View News)
August 7, 2007 - Hate crime inspires tour of awareness (Las Vegas View News)
July 26, 2007 - Fagbug on News 3 (Las Vegas, NV)
July 15, 2007 - Colorado Springs Holds Annual Pridefest (Fox 21 News)
July 15, 2007 - Fagbug (Christian Dubya Right)
July 14, 2007 - Fagbug is activism on wheels (Q-Notes)
July 3, 2007 - Fagbug on Greenville, SC Channel 7 News
July 2007 - Activism on Wheels (Q Vegas)
June 16, 2007 - Erin Davies' Fagbug-contrived or coincidence or absurd
June 10, 2007 - Fagbug on Channel 6 News (Albany, NY)
June 10, 2007 - Out & About (The Post-Standard)
June 9, 2007 - Fagbug on Channel 3 News (Syracuse, NY)
June 7, 2007 - Fagbug: A statement of hate turning into a positive (OutImpact.com)
June 4, 2007 - The story behind the fagbug (GayWheels.com)
June 3, 2007 - Fagbug on Channel 10 News (Albany, NY)
June 3, 2007 - Fagbug fundraiser (The Hidden City)
May 31, 2007 - "Fagbug" to stop at Union before going cross country (Concordiensis)
May 31, 2007 - Fagbug: College student turns anti-gay graffiti into activism (AfterEllen.com)
May 23, 2007 - Fagbug is activism on wheels (FamilyPride.org)
May 21, 2007 - Meet the bloggers: Erin Davies (The Advocate)
May 17, 2007 - The fagbug tour (Sin City Siren)
May 16, 2007 - Hero of the day: Erin Davies and her 'fagbug' (Feministing.com)
May 14, 2007 - Who's driving the fagbug and why? (Digg.com)
May 14, 2007 - Who's driving the fagbug and why? (Lez Keep It Real)
May 10, 2007 - Have you heard about the 'Fagbug?' (Lez Keep It Real)
May 4, 2007 - Fagbug (MySpace blog)
May 2, 2007 - Fagbug (Kate Harding/Shapely Prose)
May 2, 2007 - Sending a message with the 'fagbug' (Pam's House Blend)
May 2, 2007 - 'Fagbug' fights back (Weekly Surge)
May 2, 2007 - 'Fagbug' vandal victim plans road trip (planetout.com)
May 2, 2007 - 'Fagbug' vandal victim plans road trip (The Advocate)
May 2, 2007 - 'Fagbug' vandal victim plans road trip (Philly Gay Calender)
May 1, 2007 - What do you do when someone spray paints "Fag" on your VW Bug? (Replace the Lies with Truth)
May 1, 2007 - Catch the fagbug (Super Gay Poet)
May 1, 2007 - Fagbug (A Work In Progress)
May 1, 2007 - Fagbug (Soulforce.org)
May 1, 2007 - 'Fagbug' plans road trip for tolerance (PrideDepot.com)
May 1, 2007 - Sage students protest anti-gay slurs, promote tolerance (NBC 3 Central New York)
May 1, 2007 - 'Fagbug' vandal victim plans road trip (gay.com)
May 1, 2007 - Hate crime turned into educational campaign (The Record)
May 1, 2007 - Sage students protest anti-gay slurs, promote tolerance (Edge Boston)
May 1, 2007 - An act of hatred backfires (Times Union)
May 1, 2007 - Sage student Erin Davies turns hate into tolerance campaign (Towleroad)
April 30, 2007 - Sage students march to promote tolerance (Capital 9 News)
April 26, 2007 - The writing is on the car (Albany City Paper)
April 22, 2007 - Local graduate student fighting hate crime (Capital 9 News)

Speaking Engagements

November 16, 2009 - Susquehanna University (Selinsgrove, PA)
November 3, 2009 - Bates College (Lewiston, MA)
October 22, 2009 - Alfred University (Alfred, NY)
October 20, 2009 - Alabama University (Tuscaloosa, AL)
October 17, 2009 - Reel Affirmations Film Festival (DC)
June 20, 2009 - Artrage Gallery (Syracuse, NY)
June 14, 2009 - Rockland Pride (Nyack, NY)
June 11, 2009 - The Photo Center (Troy, NY)
May 30, 2009 - Birmingham GLBT Film Festival
May 28, 2009 - TNT Headquarters (Atlanta, GA)
May 28, 2009 - Atlanta GLBT Film Festival
May 20, 2009 - Colonial Theater (Bethlehem, NH)
April 29, 2009 - Spectrum Theater (Albany, NY)
April 21, 2009 - East Lansing Film Festival
April 20, 2009 - Western Michigan University
March 3, 2009 - Foursite Film Festival (Ogden, UT)
February 23, 2009 - Boston University
December 23, 2008 - Rensselaer High School
December 11, 2008 - Poughkeepsie High School
November 19, 2008 - Scotia High School
November 7, 2008 - Avon Old Farms School (Avon, CT)
November 7, 2008 - Williams School (New London, CT)
October 30, 2008 - SUNY Albany
October 29, 2008 - Simons Rock (Great Barrington, NY)
October 16, 2008 - FMCC (Johnstown, NY)
October 15 - Misericordia University (Dallas, PA)
October 14, 2008 Wilkes University (Wilkes-Barre, PA)
October 13, 2008 - University of Missouri St. Louis
October 10, 2008 - University of Illinois Springfield
October 9, 2008 - Fontbonne University (St. Louis, MO)
October 8, 2008 - University of Wisconsin Parkside
October 6, 2008 - Ball State (Muncie, IN)
October 3, 2008 - Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY)
October 1, 2008 - Hanover College (Hanover, IN)
September 29, 2008 - NC State (Raleigh, NC)
September 27, 2008 - North Carolina Pride
May 15, 2008 - Duanesburg High School
April 30, 2008 - Union College (Schenectady, NY)
April 28, 2008 - SUNY Oneonta
April 25, 2008 - Cornell University
April 24, 2008 - Landsingburg High School
April 23, 2008 - Mohonasen High School
April 23, 2008 - Guilderland High School (Albany, NY)
April 21, 2008 - Fagbug's One-Year Anniversary Event
April 16, 2008 - Sage College (Troy, NY)
April 14, 2008 - University of South Carolina
April 11, 2008 - University of Illinois - Urbana
April 9, 2008 - University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
April 8, 2008 - University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
April 7, 2008 - University of Wisconsin La Crosse
April 3, 2008 - University of Central Arkansas
April 2, 2008 - Emory College (Atlanta, GA)
April 1, 2008 - University of Georgia (Athens, GA)
March 31, 2008 - Francis Marion University (Florence, SC)
November 29, 2007 - Depauw University (Greencastle, IN)
October 22, 2007 - Volkswagen of America (Auburn Hills, MI)
October 18, 2007 - University of Illinois at Chicago
October 17, 2007 - Harper College (Chicago, IL)
October 12, 2007 - Wartburg College (Waverly, IA)
October 11, 2007 - Drake University (Des Moines, IA)
October 8, 2007 - 7 Days 7 Nights (Greenville, SC)
September 7, 2007 - Albany Youth Group
August 29, 2007 - Saratoga Youth Group (Saratoga, NY)
August 27, 2007 - Sage College MTA Class (Troy, NY)
August 19, 2007 - Allentown Pride
August 13, 2007 - Chicago Freedom School
August 12, 2007 - A Church For Me (Chicago, IL)
August 10, 2007 - Madison Police Depart (Madison, WI)
July 27, 2007 - Beauty Bar (Vegas, NV)
July 22, 2007 - San Diego Pride
July 18, 2007- Campus Coffee Bean (Flagstaff, AZ)
July 1, 2007 - Vigil for Sean Kennedy (Greenville, SC)
June 28, 2007 - Center Project (Myrtle Beach, SC)
June 18, 2007 - NYS Workers (Albany, NY)
June 16, 2007 - Pittsburgh Pride
June 6, 2007 - Union College (Schenectady, NY)
May 23, 2007 - Guilderland High School (Albany, NY)
May 1, 2007 - Sage Colleges (both campuses)
April 30, 2007 - Sage College Solidarity March (Troy, NY)
April 21, 2007 - Sage College Social Justice Class (Troy, NY)

Radio/Podcast Interviews

November 19, 2008 - Q Nation FM
October 27, 2008 - Gay Christian Network
May 7, 2008 - Erin Davies and John Knight (CultureShocks.com)
April 10, 2008 - WSPT Radio (Stevens Point, WI)
March 13, 2008 - BloomingOUT Radio
January 16, 2008 - The Adventures of a Car Named 'Fagbug' (NPR)
October 26, 2007 - BBC: World Have Your Say
October 5, 2007 - The Occasional Fag Podcast
September 6, 2007 - WORT Community Radio (Madison, Wisconsin)
August 26, 2007 - HomoRadio (Troy, NY)
August 14, 2007 - FOF #590 - The Hate Bug (Feast of Fools)
August 10, 2007 - WORT 89.95 FM (Madison, WI)
August 10, 2007 - WTDY Radio (Madison, WI)
July 27, 2007 - Telemundo Las Vegas KBLR-TV (Las Vegas, NV)
July 19, 2007 - Ramblehead Radio (Web Radio Broadcast)
June 28, 2007 - The Women’s Show – From a Woman’s Point of View (WMNF: Tampa, FL)
June 27, 2007 - KNPR (Las Vegas, NV)
June 25, 2007 - The Humanist Network News Audio Podcast (HNN)
June 21, 2007 - RadioActive on WPRK 91.5 FM (Rollins College, FL)
June 19, 2007 - This Way Out Radio (Vancouver, BCS)
June 19, 2007 - Women on Air (Vancouver Island, BCS)
June 11, 2007 - The Fringe (Davis, CA)
June 3, 2007 - HomoRadio (Troy, NY)
May 24, 2007 - Derek & Romaine (Sirius Radio)
May 11, 2007 - Larry Flick & OutQ in the Morning (Sirius Satellite Radio)
May 6, 2007 - The Occasional Fag (Web Radio Broadcast)
May 4, 2007 - Michaelangelo Signorile Show (Sirius Satellite Radio, OutQ)
May 2, 2007 - The Occasional Fag Podcast