A MARION councillor has labelled the Feast Festival "sleazy and vulgar" and objected to the council's decision to fly a rainbow-coloured flag.

Councillor Jerome Appleby opposed the flag because past Feast Festivals had featured events including a Sleaze Ball and workshops on unusual sexual practice.

Marion and Adelaide councils have voted to fly the rainbow flag, a symbol of gay pride, during the festival, from Saturday to November 27.

"Marion Council should have nothing to do with this sleazy and vulgar festival," Mr Appleby said. "This event is offensive to many people in the community and should be given a wide berth."

Mr Appleby is also state secretary of the Australian Family Association, and said the Feast events went against his family values.



"We wouldn't support a sleazy and vulgar festival like this if anyone else was running it," he said.

Feast creative producer Kerry Ireland said: "It sounds like something you'd hear 100 years ago."

"It's interesting, because we are actually doing a project with Marion Council called Spreading The Love. "



That project also involves the Unley, Norwood, Charles Sturt, Tea Tree Gully and Alexandrina councils.



It will feature performer Aurora Murphy in a travelling bed, where she asks people to share and film their thoughts on love and intimacy.



While the Adelaide City Council voted unanimously in favour of flying the flag, the Marion vote was narrowly passed with six votes to five.



The Marion vote was introduced by councillor Alice Campbell, who was unavailable for comment yesterday.



Chair of the Feast board, Margie Fischer, said the council's vote was part of living in a democracy.



"Gay and lesbian people are part of that council area and ... are throughout the general population. We have as many rights as everybody else under the law," Ms Fischer said.



"It's discrimination to say that we are disgusting. We are celebrating a cultural festival full of arts and community events, just like the Fringe and the Greek festival."

Marion Mayor Felicity-ann Lewis said the council had a long history of supporting Feast events at its Cultural Centre.

"It's a good, affirming thing and it's a small gesture."