10.09.05 - 5:22 p.m.

Robin Cates, left, tosses confetti on John Lambert as he carries a 'Life Goes On?' sign as they take part in the Southern Decadence parade in the French Quarter of New Orleans, La., Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005. The week long gay festival, which is second only to Mardi Gras, was to have begun Sunday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)