Photography for this photoessay is by Kelly Stout, Features Editor, who reported on ACT OUT’s trip to the National Equality March in her Oct. 29 article, “ACT OUT leads 102 students to National Equality March.”

“For the 103 members of the Vassar community who attended the National Equality March on Sunday, Oct. 11, the day began at 2:45 in the morning. According to Equality Across America, the organization running the event, the march was intended to demand “equal protection for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer people in all matters governed by civil law. Now.” For Vassar students, participation in the March meant a six-hour bus trip to Washington, D.C. and back, all in the span of 22 hours. “It was quite a day,” said Leah Varsano ’10…” To read the rest of this article, click here.