Every year, thousands of women in cities across the country participate in GoTopless Day as a way to celebrate Women’s Equality Day on August 26—the anniversary of the day women earned the right to vote.

Parading around topless (which is totally legal in D.C.) in front of the White House, there were more tourists and spectators than there were protesters, but for those who were there to participate in GoTopless Day, their message was clear: gender equality needs to happen now.