Nova Scotia

It started with one boy wearing a pink polo shirt on the first day of school. He was harassed with homophobic slurs and threatened with assault by a group of six to 10 older students who mocked him for wearing pink. But two classmates watching the display of homophobia decided to take action in a provocative - and inspirational - way.

David Shepherd and Travis Price went to a discount store and purchased pink clothing to wear to school, then emailed all their friends - asking them to do the same.