I was one of several that made the front page of the local newspaper. They made a huge deal out of the fact that I got jumped at my locker repeatedly in high school, so one day I decide to fight back in a 2 against 1 situation, sending BOTH of them to the hospital with rather nasty injuries (like a broken nose, fractured wrist, etc).
I must say though, despite the crap that I had to go through in the process of implementing certain changes (including challenging the government with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms), I must say it was definitely worth it. The outcome: the two that jumped me were charged with aggravated assault and sentenced to 12 years to make an example of it. Ever since, the view on gays in my area has NEVER been the same. Nobody thinks any differently about it than they would about a blonde chick getting banged by a black dude. 
Things (at least here) have really come a long way.