Conflicted US capital prepares to host Trump's inauguration

Supporters of US President-elect Donald Trump attend an Inaugural Concert at the Lincoln Memorial at the National Mall in Washington, US, January 19, 2017, one day before Trump's inauguration as the nation's 45th president. [Photo/Agencies]

"We don't want to deal with the fact that we may have to get into an argument with someone (supporting Trump)," he said.

On Wednesday night, Mitchum was among hundreds attending an outdoor "dance party" organized by gay and transgender activists near the home of Vice President-elect Mike Pence.

Rainbow flags, the symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride, have cropped up on scores of houses in the liberal neighborhood where Pence, who opposes gay marriage and laws barring discrimination based on sexual orientation, took a short-term rental while he waits to move into the vice presidential mansion.

Participants at the dance party were well behaved, said police, who reported no incidents or arrests.