Every Labor Day weekend in September, thousands of people go to New Orleans to party with abandonment. What started out as a private party among group of friends in the 70s has now become Southern Decadence, the gay Mardi Gras. I have been going to Southern Decadence for the past 7 years and everything you heard about it is true. Yes, some people get naked. Yes, some have sex. Yes, every one has fun. The fun surround s a four by two blocks end of Bourbon street where the gay bars are, and spill out over toward the "straight" part of Bourbon street and over to Royal and Dauphine streets.
The great thing about New Orleans is that if all of this fun is too much for you, there are plenty of other things to do. I personally do not have the stamina to stand on a balcony all day long and throw beads to all those buffed, beefy boys for a second of nakedness in the 100 degree plus heat.Read more