Nola twinks, queens and bears to be featured in NYC Pride parade (nsfw)

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The WorldPride March on Saturday, June 30 will feature the signature Natchez Mardi Gras Float, which will be the largest float in the parade. Kern Studios will transport the float, along with Pride decorations, beads and costumes, from New Orleans to New York via flatbed or semi-trailer. A Kern Studios team will travel with the float to assemble it at 2 a.m. before the parade. Float riders include New Orleans native author, actor and retailer Bryan Batt, his husband Tom Cianfichi, who co-owns the boutique Hazelnut with Batt, and Matthew Schoenberger from City Councilman Jay Banks’ office. They will be joined by press, influencers and locals who have had an essential role in shaping the New Orleans LGBT community. Participants will also be walking with the float and handing out New Orleans beads to revelers. New Orleans will also host an activation event during the WorldPride Festival and WorldPride Tastemakers Brunch, bringing some of New Orleans’ favorites to The Big Apple. Those will include a Hansen’s Sno-Bliz stand, Mardi Gras flower backdrop, Krewe Sunglasses and a Mardi Gras 2020 Trip Giveaway. People can sign up for the giveaway at the Tastemakers Brunch, Pride Fest and Pride Island events. The trip includes a hotel stay by Sheraton New Orleans, a ride in Orpheus donated by Kern Studios, tickets to the Krewe of Armeinius ball that were donated by the krewe, a riverboat dinner cruise donated by New Orleans Steamboat Company and airfare that will be paid for by NOTMC. It is estimated that the spending power of the LGBT market is almost $1 trillion annually and it is a market that likes to travel — with individuals averaging four or more round-trip flights per year, according to the Community Marketing and Insights Travel Survey 2018.

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