Hero of the day: Erin Davies and her “fag bug”

This is great. After Erin Davies’ Volkswagen Beetle was defaced with “fag” and “u r gay,” she decided to take action.
A lesbian in Albany, New York, Erin believes that the rainbow sticker on her car prompted the attack.

Being that she was on her way to her part-time job, Erin didn’t have time to call the police. So she got in her car and began to creep up the street. After getting only about a half block, people were already pointing and gawking at the homophobic graffiti on display.
…Erin made it to her part-time job, but left early so that she could call the police and report the incident. While waiting for the cops to arrive, she noticed over 50 people walk by her car. “It brought strangers out on the streets together to form a dialogue,â€? she said. “People were shocked, disturbed and outraged by what they saw.â€?

After thinking on it, Erin decided to drive her car around as it was to raise awareness.

“That night I was on Capital News 9 and initially decided I was going to drive the car for one week, which seemed like an eternity at the time,� said Erin. “Soon my timeline of a week turned into a month and so on and so forth.�
The very next day, Erin received a call from a close friend of hers who set up a website and a myspace page for the aptly named, “fag bug.�

This summer, Erin is takig the “fag bug” on the road–she’ll travel across the country and in Canada to encourage discourse about homophobia. Amazing.