10-year-old activist, Will Phillips, impresses crowd at GLAAD Awards [video]
”I did this because I wanted to exercise my inherent rights as a citizen. I wanted people to widen their minds and look outside their tiny mind boxes, to see that even 10-year-olds can have logical opinions, and to accept that I am intelligent person like most people. I believe activism is important. Activism is change. It is the fuel, lubricant and engine that drives the slowly moving turtle-mobile that is progress … Thank you again, and to quote a great modern-day thinker, “Live long and propsper.”
Will Phillips, 10, who made headlines last November when he told his teacher that he didn’t want to say the Pledge of Allegiance, in part, because the nation does not provide “liberty and justice” for his family’s gay friends. Then he appeared on CNN to deliver one of the best news interviews of last year. He spoke live on stage at the New York GLAAD Media Awards where he accepted an award for “Outstanding TV Journalism Segment.” (GLAAD Media Awards)
Support Metro Weekly’s Journalism
These are challenging times for news organizations. And yet it’s crucial we stay active and provide vital resources and information to both our local readers and the world. So won’t you please take a moment and consider supporting Metro Weekly with a membership? For as little as $5 a month, you can help ensure Metro Weekly magazine and MetroWeekly.com remain free, viable resources as we provide the best, most diverse, culturally-resonant LGBTQ coverage in both the D.C. region and around the world. Memberships come with exclusive perks and discounts, your own personal digital delivery of each week’s magazine (and an archive), access to our Member's Lounge when it launches this fall, and exclusive members-only items like Metro Weekly Membership Mugs and Tote Bags! Check out all our membership levels here and please join us today!
