Moulay Abdelhakim Ismaili, 36, of Beaconsfield Road, Brighton, was detained on suspicion of committing a homophobic hate-related crime after a Pride flag was taken from a garden in Beaconsfield Road and burned at about 9.55pm.
If you have been a victim of or have witnessed a hate crime, Sussex Police urge you to either report online, call 101, or 999 if it is an emergency.
This year’s Brighton & Hove Pride was scheduled for last weekend but was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. An alternative stay-at-home event, We Are FABULOSO!, was organised which raised over £13,000 for the Brighton Rainbow Fund.