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Parade goers prepare for the start of the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on March 2, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Thousands of spectators gathered to watch the 35th annual parade held in celebration of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Parade participants celebrate Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, March 2, 2013. 10,000 are marching along side 115 floats in the annual parade that celebrates lesbian and gay pride. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

A parade participant wears an elaborate headpiece during Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, March 2, 2013. 10,000 are marching along side 115 floats in the annual parade that celebrates lesbian and gay pride. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Parade goers prepare for the start of the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on March 2, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Thousands of spectators gathered to watch the 35th annual parade held in celebration of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Parade goers dance prior to the start of the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on March 2, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Thousands of spectators gathered to watch the 35th annual parade held in celebration of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

A parade participant celebrates Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, March 2, 2013. 10,000 are marching along side 115 floats in the annual parade that celebrates lesbian and gay pride. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Parade participants celebrate Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, March 2, 2013. 10,000 are marching along side 115 floats in the annual parade that celebrates lesbian and gay pride. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Spectators cheers as members of the group "Gay Tradies" kiss as they participate in the 35th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

A participant prepares to march in the 35th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

Members of the group "Australian Defence Force - Serving with Pride" participate in the 35th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

A member (front) of the group "Australian Defence Force - Serving with Pride" participates in the 35th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

Participants march in the 35th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

Members of the group "Kimonomania - Kimonomanio" participate in the 35th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

Parade goers dance during the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on March 2, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Thousands of spectators gathered to watch the 35th annual parade held in celebration of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Parade goers dance during the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on March 2, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Thousands of spectators gathered to watch the 35th annual parade held in celebration of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

A parade participant swings light sticks as he celebrates Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, March 2, 2013. 10,000 are marching along side 115 floats in the annual parade that celebrates lesbian and gay pride. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Parade goers dance during the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on March 2, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Thousands of spectators gathered to watch the 35th annual parade held in celebration of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Members of the group "Snatch and Grab" participate in the 35th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

A parade participant celebrates Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, March 2, 2013. 10,000 are marching along side 115 floats in the annual parade that celebrates lesbian and gay pride. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

A member of the group "ANZ - Many Faces: One Tribe" participates in the 35th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

Parade participants called "Dykes on Bikes" take their traditional place at the head of the Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, March 2, 2013. 10,000 are marching along side 115 floats in the annual parade that celebrates lesbian and gay pride. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)