The carpools left from East Olive Way’s Gaybucks early this morning. The signs were ready on Saturday. Tuesday, hundreds of people — including plenty from Capitol Hill — rallied in Olympia for Equality Day.

We will be lobbying our State legislators on a variety issues of importance to the LGBT community and our allies. These include making progress towards marriage equality, creating a safe and supportive educational environment for our students, and advocating for HIV/AIDS awareness & budget priorities.

The day may be nearly done but you can still do your part to help in the lobbying effort with this Virtual Lobby Day 2011 page from Equal Rights Washington .