Homophobic rap music has been banned in Brighton in case it offends the city's large gay population.
Music venues in the city have been ordered not to play certain tracks by artists such as Eminem and 50 Cent.
If pubs and clubs flout the ban, they can be stripped of their licence and closed down.
All music - whether played live or from a recording - that "incites hatred towards minorities" on religious, racial or sexuality grounds is affected.
The move follows an outcry last year over a scheduled performance by the notorious Jamaican artist Buju Banton.
His show was cancelled at the 11th hour after police warned the Concorde 2 venue, where he was due to play, that his lyrics could inflame tensions.
One of his songs, Boom Bye Bye, advocates murdering gays.
Brighton and Hove's head of licensing, Dee Simson, said: "We have a good record on equality and we felt it was important to include this in the licensing policy."
But Trevor Madison, production co-ordinator at Concorde 2, said: "Who knows where these things are going?
"A couple of bad apples shouldn't mess things up for everyone else."
Music venues in the city have been ordered not to play certain tracks by artists such as Eminem and 50 Cent.
If pubs and clubs flout the ban, they can be stripped of their licence and closed down.
All music - whether played live or from a recording - that "incites hatred towards minorities" on religious, racial or sexuality grounds is affected.
The move follows an outcry last year over a scheduled performance by the notorious Jamaican artist Buju Banton.
His show was cancelled at the 11th hour after police warned the Concorde 2 venue, where he was due to play, that his lyrics could inflame tensions.
One of his songs, Boom Bye Bye, advocates murdering gays.
Brighton and Hove's head of licensing, Dee Simson, said: "We have a good record on equality and we felt it was important to include this in the licensing policy."
But Trevor Madison, production co-ordinator at Concorde 2, said: "Who knows where these things are going?
"A couple of bad apples shouldn't mess things up for everyone else."
