By Minda Smiley

Ahead of Mardi Gras celebrations, the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation recently hosted a “Reverse Parade” to remind locals and tourists alike that the city stands with the LGBTQ community.

Staged in partnership with agency 360i, the parade kicked off with members and supporters of the LGBTQ community walking backwards instead of forward when their accompanying music began to play at New Orleans’ famous Bourbon and St. Ann streets. As they walked backwards, the marchers started to shed their festive beads and wigs, wipe make-up off of their faces and retreat into nearby doorways.

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Source: The Drum