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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.<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

“It\u2019s my last year. I\u2019ve stood around too long and I wanted to do something,” said David.<\/p>\n

The young activists also brought a pink basketball to school as well as pink material for headbands and arm bands. They named the cause “a sea of pink”<\/a>, and the next day hundreds of students were seen wearing pink clothes.<\/p>\n

Indicating a gesture of true support, no one at the school will divulge the name of the bullied student.<\/p>\n

The school principal is proud of the solidarity.<\/p>\n

“You’re always hearing about the youth of the world and how bad things are. Well, they’re not that bad,” said head administrator Stephen Pearl.<\/p>\n

Now the story is spreading to other parts of the world<\/a>. Online discussion groups across the continent are sharing the information and e-mails have been sent from many parts of the U.S. – as well as from Bermuda, Norway and Switzerland. The boys have already been on local TV and radio stations and a Montreal talk-radio station. They also have an interview request from a station in Ontario. Spain’s largest newspaper has shown interest, and Ellen DeGeneres has mentioned the incident on her talk show. Premier Rodney MacDonald<\/a> faxed a letter of commendation to the school.<\/p>\n

To keep the spirit of tolerance alive, Travis and David are writing a proposal to the regional school board for an elementary school program that would address the damage caused by bullying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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