The Reverend Troy Perry of The Metropolitan Community Church

is holding a religious ceremony nearby the

Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC in preparation for the March on Washington.

In 1968, the Reverend Troy Perry founded the Metropolitan Community Church

of Los Angeles to serve the spiritual needs of gay and lesbian people.

In 2006 there are 300 MCC-churches all across the world.

In cities large and small, these churches frequently

play a pivotal role in their communities

advocating for justice and fighting homophobia.