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    • Fire destroys the Rainbow Lounge in Ft. Worth
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      Fire destroys the Rainbow Lounge in Ft. Worth

      In 2009, the gay bar was raided and patrons were injured and arrested. Now it has burnt down.

      Saturday, June 3, 2017
    • Atlanta gay bar gets $1 million for bogus raid; still no resolution in Fort Worth invasion
      News (USA)

      Atlanta gay bar gets $1 million for bogus raid; still no resolution in Fort Worth invasion

      The Atlanta City Council last week voted 14-0 to award the Atlanta Eagle bar $1 million in response to a federal lawsuit filed by a private attorney on behalf of 19 clients unjustly arrested in a botched police raid last September.

      Sunday, December 12, 2010
    • City moves forward with prosecution of bar patrons injured in ‘Rainbow Lounge’ raid
      News (USA)

      City moves forward with prosecution of bar patrons injured in ‘Rainbow Lounge’ raid

      City prosecutors in Fort Worth have decided to press ahead with criminal charges against at least two patrons of a gay bar who were arrested during a controversial police raid last summer. Chad Gibson, who received a serious head injury while in custody, and George Armstrong appeared for the first time in Fort Worth Municipal […]

      Sunday, February 28, 2010
    • Fort Worth city council votes to expand anti-discrimination ordinance
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      Fort Worth city council votes to expand anti-discrimination ordinance

      FORT WORTH — The City Council voted 6-3 late Tuesday to expand its anti-discrimination ordinance to include transgender people, capping a marathon debate over a series of gay-rights proposals that were forwarded after a controversial inspection of a gay bar, reports the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. A majority of council members spoke in favor of the […]

      Wednesday, November 11, 2009
    • Officer suspensions over gay bar raid called ‘absolutely inadequate’
      News (USA)

      Officer suspensions over gay bar raid called ‘absolutely inadequate’

      From the Dallas Voice: FORT WORTH — The disciplinary actions handed down to three Fort Worth police officers for their part in the June 28 raid on the Rainbow Lounge were “absolutely inadequate,” according to Jon Nelson, spokesman for the LGBT community group formed in the wake of the raid. Two officers, including the sergeant […]

      Saturday, November 7, 2009
    • TX Alcohol Commission fires 3 agents over raid on gay bar
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      TX Alcohol Commission fires 3 agents over raid on gay bar

      The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission announced today it has fired the two agents, and their supervisor, who took part in the June raid of a Fort Worth gay bar that resulted in a clash between patrons and law enforcement officials, and leaving one man hospitalized with a serious head injuries. The Commission said agent Christopher […]

      Friday, August 28, 2009
    • Ft Worth police apologizes for raid on gay bar – on eve of Stonewall
      News (USA)

      Ft Worth police apologizes for raid on gay bar – on eve of Stonewall

      The Fort Worth police chief said Tuesday that his department is implementing new policies in the wake of a controversial bar check at the Rainbow Lounge last June. Chief Jeff Halstead said officials are still investigating what happened during the June 28 raid on the gay bar by Fort Worth police officers and state agents […]

      Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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