NWA Pride is pleased to announce Will Phillips as Grand Marshal for NWA Pride Parade 2010

 

Will Phillips may be just over the age of 10 years old, but has done more in the support of the GLBT Community than many people 4 times his age. He did this by sitting down, in protest, for the Pledge of Allegiance of his West Fork, AR school.  Not a big deal for some, but when you hear his reason as to why he sat down, it makes a big statement.

Will stated, "I really don't feel that there's currently liberty and justice for all, ” when thinking about the pledge. He was referring to GLBT people who don't have the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts.  Despite peer pressure from his classmates, he refuses to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance until their is liberty and justice for all. Will has the complete support of his parents, so we could not mention Will without mentioning them.

NWA Pride has been honored with the participation of Will and his family during a three of our past NWA Pride Parades. Will received a unanimous vote for grand marshal.

News Links:

http://www.arktimes.com/articles/articleviewer.aspx?ArticleID=2f5d7a3b-c72a-446b-8d20-3823aa79c021
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/12/10-year-old-wont-pledge-a_n_355709.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOcAWn7Rp9s
http://randazza.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/will-phillips-age-10-first-amendment-bad-ass/
http://www.watermarkonline.com/index.php/living/lgbt-living/3738-LGBT-equality-heart--year-olds-heroic-pledge-decision.html