UK: U-turn over funding for gay group

Thu, 18 Aug 2011

The organisers of a homosexual arts festival that featured “free lap dances” and “unspeakable live participation” have been awarded £210,000 of public money.

Homotopia’s application for Arts Council England funding was initially rejected because, according to The Guardian, the group did not have a business plan.

But Homotopia complained, saying it would have business structures in place by 2012. The Arts Council reversed its decision and awarded the group £70,000 per year for a three year period. the rest

Last year Homotopia ran an arts festival with acts including an interactive performance called Peaches Christ presents All About Evil.