Love the insightfulness and compassion for equality in this kid!

Will Phillips, incase you haven't seen this, is a 10 year old little boy who has taken a stand against saying the pledge of Allegiance in the US until all people are treated with equality. He specifically has said that he will not say the pledge until gays and lesbians have the right to marry because he doesn't think it's fair.

That being said, many kids in his school have started to make fun of him and assume it means he's gay, however he has no problem setting the record straight. He's not gay but he does believe in equality.

One look at the comments on YouTube and you'll see the level of hatred that exists in this country. As a member of the gay and lesbian community, I have built a nice bubble for myself to keep hate out, and it's things like this that remind me of how evil our society is.

We are supposed to be a more progressive society yet the barbaric levels of hatred that come out when GLBT issues come up is terrifying. I hope that more people like Will stand up and speak out so that we can educate these ignorant and narrow minded homophobes before more of us get hurt and killed.

More people need to take a stand! Do you have the courage that this 10 year old does? Would you face the firing squad for the rights of others? Let me hear from you!

I think Will is amazing and his parents are too for supporting him.

Thank you for taking a stand!