With more than 90,000 people attending and not one arrest, everyone who partied at Pride 2003 should be proud of themselves.

The event not only brought in thousands of pounds to the Sussex economy but organisers raised more than £16,000 for charity during the day.

The entertainments on show, such as those in the performance and dance tents, as well as rugby and football displays and music, made this year's Pride the most successful so far.

However, one lesbian couple's day was marred when they became the victims of a homophobic attack just hours before the carnival started.

The pair were set upon and punched by two men, leaving one needing hospital treatment.

Pride organisers are right to be outraged by the incident, especially during an event set up to combat ignorance and the lack of acceptance sometimes shown by the wider community.

Incidents such as this display ignorance at its ugliest and show while Brighton and Hove is one of the most tolerant places to be, there are still a minority of bigots in the city.

Just one hate crime is one too many.