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My point was very simple. It was to illustrate that, contrary to what Husty had suggested, violent crimes are committed against LGBT people, in Brighton, still. These are "hate crimes", because the motivation of the perpetrators is the sexual orientation of the chosen victims.

Only four years ago, in Brighton: http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4691151.Lesbian_couple_beaten_up_in_homophobic_attack/ And within the last nine months:- http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/12/17/brighton-gay-couple-left-devastated-and-traumatised-after-homophobic-attack/

It wasn't my aunt. It was the landlady of the place I lived in (Burlington Street, Kemp Town), when I first came to Brighton - when, incidentally, homosexual activity was still an imprisonable offence.

"We can see you holding hands" isn't banter directed at footballers. It's directed at Albion fans, because most of us are Brightonians. Personally, I enjoy the fact that Brighton, in its own way, is a culturally vibrant and diverse city - and that's why the banter doesn't bother me. And I...

All it would take for a gay footballer player to be hesitant about coming out is the knowledge that the manager is homophobic and doesn't tolerate gay players in 'his' team. That's a situation that has certainly prevailed at BHAFC during the past ten years. And no, I'm not going to identify...

What seems to be emerging from this discussion is that there are two quite separate issues ... the attitudes within the professional men's game towards gay footballers; and the collective behaviour of chanting crowds. Chants aimed at Brighton fans are fundamentally about Brighton and its...

"Some"? So what? We don't judge ALL rural residents on the grounds that most of them (or even some of them) vote Tory. Or Spanish waiters on the grounds that some of them flirt with women customers. Or do we?

The simple fact that there seems to be no expectation (among players or supporters) that women footballers all share the same sexuality.

Ask if there are any lessons to be learned from women's football. Is it relevant that the issue is being raised in relation to the professional men's game? Or that the professional men's game attracts crowds of thousands, unlike women's football, which is watched mainly by smaller crowds...