Arkansas 10-Year-Old Won't Pledge Allegiance Until Gays Gain Equality

edgesanfrancisco.com by Kilian Melloy | Nov. 13, 2009 (News Report)

A 10-year-old Arkansas boy name Will Phillips has decided that he cannot in good conscience pledge allegiance to the flag as long as the country for which it stands refuses legal equality to its GLBT citizens. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Living, Media
Topics: Civil Liberties, Gay and Lesbian, Culture Wars
Member Tags: discrimination, Same Sex Marriage
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Posted by: Posted by Barry Grossheim - Nov 13, 2009 - 8:32 PM PST
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Edited by: Barry Grossheim - Nov 13, 2009 - 8:33 PM PST

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 by Barry Grossheim - Nov. 13, 2009

Three cheers for this brave young man!

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