WATCH: Revealing Homophobia in a Frat Makes Trouble for Messenger

Reports of homophobia within a Mississippi college fraternity created more problems for the messengers than for the frat itself, according to a new video produced by Christian Hendricks as part of his South of the Ohio series.

In the video, Douglas Kennedy, a student at Millsaps College in Jackson, recounts his frustration at the frequent use of "f****t" by his fraternity brothers; in one incident, witnessed by a friend of Kennedy's who was doing a story on being gay in a fraternity, one member slapped another on the head and said, "What's up, f****t?"

When the story was published in the school newspaper, it strained Kennedy's friendship with the fraternity president, and it resulted in the paper ceasing publication for a time. When the paper was revived, it had a different editor and adviser, and it came out less frequently, Kennedy says. He adds that he received a variety of comments, positive and negative, on the story.

Watch the video below.