http://www.southerndecadence.net/ (http://www.southerndecadence.net/)
So Melissa and I made plans and reservations to meet in New Orleans this weekend then discover that it is the GLBT Mardi Gras. So I'm guessing we're not going to get any "funny" looks... lol :laugh:
Not us, nope.......... but my wife is gonna think everyone is thinking she is a MTF.....lol
I bet they just assume we are gay and she is trans!
-M
The one time I was down there that corresponded with Decadence (I had no idea what it was at the time or that it was on the calendar), it was VERY heavily oriented towards the gay males. Very little that I could see in the way of festivities that were full of lesbians...I found that disappointing.
I was in some of the art shops on Royal when their parade started...I opted to stay in the air conditioning until it passed.
New Orleans was awesome even though tropical strm Irene was pounding south Louisiana and we got soaked several times. The rain and wind was a fair trade-off for the heat and humidity. We had some good laughs at the fundamentalist protesters and I even had a little fun getting in their face. Melissa thought I was going to get in a fight and get arrested when I stood up for a very nice lady that was being treated horribly by the owners of N'awlins Cafe And Spice Emporium. The two people in the middle of this pic http://www.wdsu.com/food/28577413/detail.html (http://www.wdsu.com/food/28577413/detail.html) used the F word repeatedly with her and she was only trying to do the right thing and pay for the jar of stuff that broke as she was trying to pay for it. The fat little weasal on the right came around the counter and got in my face and told me it wasn't any of my business and I informed him VERY loudly that "I just made it my business" and that I wasn't going to stand silently while they treat someone in my presence with such rudeness and disrespect.
I may look like a powder puff in my avatar but I am still very strong, even by male standards. My adrenaline was so high and I was so mad that I would have seriously hurt him if he had touched me in any way. Melissa finally drug me away because the shop owners called the cops from the scene I made with them.
We ate too much jambalaya, gumbo and beignets and the time slipped away, way too fast. I can't wait until our next adventure together but I honestly don't care where it is as long as I am with her.