Rainbow Lounge Raid
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Common Interest - Current Events
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This group was created to give folks a chance to discuss, share stories, pictures, etc. concerning the raid on the Rainbow Lounge on June 28, 2009.
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Rainbow Lounge Raid
Category:
Common Interest - Current Events
Description:
This group was created to give folks a chance to discuss, share stories, pictures, etc. concerning the raid on the Rainbow Lounge on June 28, 2009.
Privacy Type:
Open: All content is public.

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Fort Worth, TX

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Around 1 a.m. on June 28, 2009, on the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the Fort Worth Police Department raided the Rainbow Lounge and began randomly handcuffing and arresting patrons and shoving anyone who dared to ask why. Chad Gibson was sent to the emergency room with bleeding on the brain after a particularly brutal takedown. It was a sobering reminder that on this pinnacle date in the history of gay rights, we still have a very long way to go. I created this group to give folks a chance to discuss what happened, share their stories, pictures and links and to hopefully have a frank but respectful discussion of what went so horribly wrong that awful night.

In a matter of hours, this story captured the attention of the world has been heard on every major news outlet in the Metroplex, CNN, The Rachel Maddow Show, The Michaelangelo Signorile Show, The Daily KOSS, The Huffington Post, Perez Hilton.com, Ellen, The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Guardian in London, and from what I've heard, the ear of the president himself. You made this happen. Thank you so much.

WITNESSES PLEASE READ THIS!!!!!!
If you were at the Rainbow Lounge and haven't spoken to investigators from any of the three ongoing investigations, please set up a time to talk with the reps below. If you want to speak to a lawyer, we can arrange one free of charge to discuss what you saw and to even accompany you to your interview. E-mail me at todd@qcinema.org and I'll make sure we hook you up with a legal representative. Please contact the officers below to share your story. It's very important. Thank you.
Major Crimes Unit - Fort Worth PD
J.D. Moore
Office: 817-392-4432
Cell: 817-372-7245

IAD - Fort Worth PD
Michael Jones
Office: 817-392-4270

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission:
Andy Pena
Cell: 512-517-6598
Please visit www.rainbowloungeraid.com for more details on the ongoing investigations and how to set up an interview.

To donate to a fund for Chad Gibson, walk into any Frost Bank location in Texas and ask to make a donation to Q Cinema for the benefit of Chad Gibson (the donation is through Q Cinema in order to be tax deductible). The account number is 608439230. Make checks out to "Q Cinema FBO Chad Gibson." Ability to make online donations coming soon.