Written by DCist Contributor Shauna Miller

Gay rights supporters gathered near the White House Saturday as part of simultaneous nationwide demonstrations against recently passed ballot measures limiting marriage and adoption rights for gays and lesbians, including California’s Proposition 8.

The G20 Summit was also taking place nearby, and with it came Metro and street closings and marathon motorcades that held up the afternoon march for about an hour.

But despite delays and an unrelenting drizzle, marchers assembled at the Reflecting Pool and made their way to 17th Street, where they were greeted by honks of support from southbound cars. Organizers estimated the crowd at about 5,000 people.

A rainbow emerged briefly from clouds over the Washington Monument, and cheers broke out through the crowd.

Handmade signs wilted in the rain, many referencing the civil rights struggles of the 1960s.

“Was ‘separate but equal’ good enough for your family, President Obama?” read one.