Hundreds gathered in Front of the Lake Worth City Hall to demonstration over Amendment 2 in Florida and Proposition 8 in California. These protest were held all over the country today as a sign of unity , as many as a million people were exspected to attened. (Michael Francis McElroy, SunSentinel / November 15, 2008)

Lake Worth - "Gay, straight, black, white: Marriage is a civil right," chanted hundreds of people on the corner of Lucerne Avenue and Dixie Highway.

Their shouts were met by honks from passing motorists. Their cause resonated throughout more than 300 cities throughout the country, organizers said.

"Today we're making history," said Jay Blotcher, one of several organizers of the Join the Impact event. "This is a chapter in the civil rights movement and we will prevail."

Join the Impact is an online community designed to encourage people to join the conversation about equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual people. The protest was one of several in South Florida — an outlet for people outraged and disappointed at the passing of Amendment 2 in Florida and Proposition 8 in California.