A recent hate crime in Southampton has shocked the local community to the core. Or certainly, those communities most socially conscious of diversity and LGBT rights.
The incident was a ridiculous own goal from suspects who are presumably natives or local to the city. The story has gone national with consequences of infamy that can only be damaging to those proud of Southampton. Or equally those hard-working people behind the cultural quarter, who tirelessly strive to raise the cultural and artistic profile of our home city.
The incident was first published by the NST theatre advising people of the resulting cancellation. Then the local echo ran it as a story. Naturally widespread national coverage resulted in the Beeb giving us their two cents.
Arguably a pattern from previous events of a similarly Philistine nature.
[Featured image photo courtesy of Dave Hubble]
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