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# IDAHOBIT demonstration brings St James Street to a standstill
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/idahobit-demonstration-brings-st-james-street-to-a-standstill/
- Published: 2017-05-18T10:22:09.000Z
- Updated: 2017-05-18T10:38:41.000Z
- Description: The public vigil marking International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) was moved indoors to the Dorset Gardens Methodist Church yesterday due to the pouring rain.
- Author: Besi
- Tags: In The South, News, Cllr Warren Morgan, Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, IDAHOBiT, Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Rainbow Chorus, Rev Michael Hydes, Sgt Peter Allan

## The public vigil marking International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) was moved indoors to the Dorset Gardens Methodist Church yesterday due to the pouring rain.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/web-600-74.jpg)

**IDAHOBIT marks the day** in 1990 when the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from its International Classification of Diseases.

The purpose of IDAHOBIT is to raise awareness of LGBT+ rights and stimulate interest in the work of LGBT+ activists worldwide. Events this year were taking place in more than 120 countries on every continent in every region of the world.

Following a warm welcome by the Mayor of Brighton & Hove **Pete West** on his final day in office, speakers including, **Peter Kyle** MP for Hove & Portslade, Cllr **Warren Morgan** Leader of the Brighton & Hove City Council, Rev **Michael Hydes**, Cllr **Phelim MacCafferty** Convenor of the Greens, Sgt **Peter Allan** from Sussex Police and **Ruth Hughes** from the Rainbow Chorus all highlighted the plight of LGBT+ people in Chechna and called on our national politicians to speak out and demand the killings stop.

**Alice Denny** performed some of her wonderful poems including *Street Cleaning 2017*, *Normal* and the thought-provoking *The Universal Ugly Tranny*. **AJ Paterson** sang with guitar and the Rainbow Chorus performed *You are my sister*, *Hand in Hand*, and *A Million Voices* before leading everyone out of the church singing *Siyahumba, to* bringSt James Street to a standstill as everyone made a minutes protest noise.

The Vigil was organised by volunteers from the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/web-600-2-18.jpg)