Tuesday, December 13, 2011

A real shame: The Rainbow Lounge Raid of 2009



On June 28, 2009, the Rainbow Lounge, a LGBT club in Fort Worth, was raided by the Fort Worth Police (FWPD) and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) for suspicious (homophobic) reasons.  A patron was seriously injured in the raid.  Several TABC employees were fired but neither that agency nor the FWPD will admit the reasoning.

It's a fun place with really nice people.  How dare they.  The bartender said that threatening notes are still left on the front door saying another raid is imminent.