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Fine By Me is an organization in the United States with the mission to give voice to friends and supporters of Lesbian , Gay , Bisexual , and Transgender ( LGBT ) people. The organization developed a project to print T-shirts with the words "'''gay? fine by me'''" and then worked with communities to distribute and wear the T-shirts to show Acceptance and support for LGBT people and publicly demonstrate against Homophobia . The organization began at Duke University in spring 2003 . The idea sprung from a dinner conversation between ten friends—both gay and straight—about how Duke had been named the most gay-unfriendly school in the country by the Princeton Review . The group came up with the idea to distribute T-shirts with an anti-homophobic message and see how many students would wear them. In less than two weeks, the group distributed almost 2,000 T-shirts to students, faculty, and staff. Even the university president wore a T-shirt. The idea continues to spread to schools all over the country, including to some conservative and religious places, such as the University Of Notre Dame and Boston College . Fine By Me has distributed over 35,000 T-shirts to date. Since its founding, the organization has expanded the focus to include churches and synagogues, local civic groups, PFLAG chapters, businesses, and entire communities. EXTERNAL LINKS
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