Dance party sashays protest through Mike Pence's neighbourhood

Just few hours ahead of the presidential inauguration, about 200 protesters shimmied and sashayed their way towards the house temporarily rented by Vice President-elect Mike Pence.

With glow sticks, hula hoops and rainbow flags, the protesters took a dance party to the street to oppose Pence's positions on LGBT issues, the Washington Post reports.

The group blasted Beyonce and other up-tempo tunes, dancing its way to the house Pence has been renting until he moves into the Naval Observatory after the inauguration.

"We want to send a strong message to Pence that we're a united queer community," said 23-year-old Firas Nasr, a protest organizer who lives in Virginia.

 

"The idea is to leave a mark that Mike Pence will never forget," the protester added.

As governor of Indiana, Pence had earlier signed a law allowing business owners to refuse service to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender customers. The legislation sparked a national uproar and threats of boycotts until the legislature reversed course.