Eyewitness Accounts of Violent Police Raid at the Rainbow Lounge in Fort Worth, Texas

[SEATEACHER2010]

Freedom and equality for GLBT will not be won by one party. Why are GLBT members brainwashed that the Democratic party will solve all their problems? They never have! Get around the religeous right and there is a real movement for freedom and liberty. Otherwise, join forces with the Libertarian Party. The Democratic party is a disaster train heading to destroy the American Economy just to sustain its power. Fight back with your local organizations, but be bi-partisan.

[Missytrilakes]

The cops were sent by the Bush Klan more then likely, the gays better start picking up some mother fucken bricks and bashing some fucken pigs heads in, what a bunch of hillbilly pigs.

[MrBongo43]

One of the few good things the cops actually did. Men having sex with men is absolutely disgusting. Fuck off all you weak minded Americans that accept this type of immoral behavior. This type of behavior goes beyond that of an animals. Its Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. Fucking abnormal and sick. Bitch slap the person that first said that being gay is ok. No its not. Its disgusting.

[MrBongo43]

One of the few good things the cops actually did. Men having sex with men is absolutely disgusting. Fuck off all you weak minded Americans that accept this type of immoral behavior. This type of behavior goes beyonf that of an animals. Its Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.

[CaminaEntertainment]

Thank you for posting this last year. It's been quite a year in Fort Worth since the raid, However, from the tragedy came ground breaking change. I thought I would share with you the teaser trailer for the upcoming documentary, "Raid of the Rainbow Lounge".

Check it out here on You Tube.

It follows the aftermath of the raid, that was the good, the bad, the ugly and the controversial.

[scourgefe1nd]

haha routine. thats as about routine as a trip to afghanastan.

[greenpuppay]

Often wondered why do people feel it is their obligation to dictate to others what the fuck they do with their lives. If they want to be gay then so be it. I personally don't give a crap who the hell you fuck.

[kingachybraky]

Jesus and his merry men were the first known gay group. I am sure we all would love for our sons to have a dozen male friends and no female friends well into their thirties. Few of us would know any grandkids. Christianity is set up for the all powerful males in society.

You women!! shut up, sit down, and cover your hair......we don't want to be tempted by your beauty or have to acknowledge your, often superior, minds.

The last world peace was under the Deity Diana, when god was a woman.

[MrBongo43]

@kingachybraky You are a sick son of a bitch who probably wishes that you were a bitch.

[kingachybraky]

@MrBongo43 Remember how good the American Indian men had it. Spend all summer hunting and fishing, having a occasional war party to steal some strange women and different horses. Spent all winter sitting around talking about the next summer. What more could a man ask for??

The women did all the work and had little or no say in what the men did. Early European religions where woman were the "God" made women do all the work.

Sounds great to me!!!

[ookapeli]

I never thought id see the day fags would come out of the closet. we used to beat their ass when i was a teen. ALL FAGS SHOULD DIE. Fucken fags

[IFlick]

This is one of the reasons I don't travel in Texas.

[macdailey]

what did they raid for?...i like how when liberals break laws and police act on it, its police brutality

[Ubendorf]

im gay but ill be the first to say seriously dude...i have a grand dislike for us....a disdain damn near unmatched....so far it reaches our suns heliopause...and thats damn far. so they got raided cry like little bitches lol.....

[TheBeanycecil]

So,... you're a self-loathing gay and proud of it.

That makes you a fucking moron.

[Goodjacky123]

They can't do it!

[aquamadman]

this is how closeted texas cops meet their mates!

[jackle9]

Since have no idea why we had a raid on the bar, I wouldn't worry too much about it. The fact remains, if you touch a police officer you will be taken down. We're not here to mingle and we're not going to leave anything to chance. You DO NOT run up and just start touching officers. You get down and do as you are told and everything will be fine. Now you have to use this as an excuse about police being against gay people. This raid had nothing to do with people being gay. Think about it.

[log140]

the police doing this on the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall, was no coincidence... it`s a message/symbol for the decline of human rights in this country!!!

[zebrapaint]

We're here, we're Queer,get used to it!

[JosieEllen]

People go to the bar to drink and mingle. Friends meet up to relax and enjoy each others company. There was no crime being committed UNTIL the police came and began crimally harassing. You can't deny the homosexual bias.

[DrBones666]

Texas pigs are just living out their gay bondage fantasies.

[chuytheme]

Texans are protesting. You should really think about stuff before posting comments like this. Trust me, it helps you in life and makes you successful to think before you act.

[DrBones666]

I don't see any of the pigs protesting. You should read what's written not what you want to read, it will make you more successful at not being mistaken for a dumb texan.

[njw3000]

shame on the homophobic police in Texas. Support to the American gay community from Manchester, UK. Be strong in the face of ignorant violence, good people.

[omyda365]

God, it's cops like these that undermine the effort of policemen and women who DON'T hide behind their badges to vent their anger or prejudices on the public but actually try to just do their jobs. It takes hard work to earn the respect of a community as a cop, considering the shenanigans of scum like these are what define you to most. Btw, 'routine inspection' is a pretty flimsy excuse for such a beat down.

[marco9bear]

I am a straight man in support of gay rights. I use to be homophobic when i was 14 so i understand the caveman like attutude of the Ft Worth police. Its time for our government to grow up.

[maineladydi]

It's brave of you to admit that you were once a homophobe. Hopefully you can help others come to the truth as well.

[TheMercilessEye]

@marco9bear Don't hold your breath...unless you'd really like a change in color, that is...

[marco9bear]

@TheMercilessEye Change in color ?

[TheMercilessEye]

@marco9bear Blue.

[marco9bear]

@TheMercilessEye Blue ? as in blue for police or blue for democrat , still not sure what you mean . I would definitely be a democrat , but ive always been i think . I may have strayed off to the right in the case of inequality for homosexuals when i was 14 for sure .

[GoopyProduction]

lol they like penises

[maineladydi]

WTF?? Idiot! Keep beatin' that Bible!!

[sagemslot]

wtf Stop the Bullying

[Torontopia]

My god, is this the 1940's or something? I know that's Texas but that's just crazy in this day and age.

[TheTruthHurts9999]

The police in question should be fired. This thuggery is unacceptable - and worse yet the spin/excuse machine of this police department that claims they were groped during their Stonewall 'raid' would be laughable if there wasn't an innocent person laying in a hospital bed with a serious had injury right now... Go to Dan Savage's blog and get the email info for every silent Fort Worth council member. If they wont speak up - we must. Let them know the country is watching....

[Bearcourage]

Unbelievable that is in this day and age there is so much hatred and ignorance.

[tarynactress]

Are you for real? You're joking, right?

Gay people deserve to be treated with respect. It's NOT a birth defect.

[Holebis]

UNBELIEVABLE, it's 40 year anniversary of Stonewall Inn incident, and still the police don't understand !!

Gaygreetings, Holebis ♥♂♂,♀♀♥

[tennyc]

what do you expect from the state who harbors the worlds worst War Criminals The Bush Family? and in a way its a good thing this happened because the young gays have become complacent & HELLO this Nazi Pig Bush used America's HATRED of us gay ppl to steal / win? another election in 2004. Time to quit handing Madonna 100million a year, turn off American Idol and get serious about your rights as a tax paying citizen of this nation people.

[shelp0331]

wow. you are really one angry gay guy.

People need to learn to keep their hands off the Police.

[friendlychick79]

police needs to keep their hands of people

[MrGayJesus]

I suppose you just use your lips and tongue.

[shelp0331]

The only Stonewall I ever heard of was Stonewall Jackson. YeeHaww!

Fogo

[MrGayJesus]

Methinks the latent doth protest too much!

[rg0057]

If we were all gay, of course we would reproduce. We just look at reproductive sex like the awesome responsibility it is, instead of the quick roll in the hay many straights regard it as. All children would be wanted children. I dare say the crime rate would drop considerably as a result of well-adjusted children growing into responsible adults.

[rg0057]

Lincoln was a Lib.

[rg0057]

Two men would want to have sex with one another because it's a wonderfully enjoyable experience, it's beautiful to look at, and brings people closer together for a few moments or a lifetime. If you're not a man, you'll never know exactly, but I'm sure anyone who's ever had any kind of consensual sex with anyone else could relate.

[2persons]

To ObamasBabyMama who said "...It was Lincoln that gave the blacks freedom. " No, shit for brains, it was God who gave all men freedom or haven't you read your constitution you ignorant ranting hypocrite TROLL.

[rg0057]

Actually, 2persons, God doesn't exist, so freedom doesn't come from there. But even if there was a God, the US Constitution makes no mention of a god, or even a creator. (That would be the Declaration, which only mentions a "creator" and "nature's god") Freedom comes from the people.

[2persons]

...Nahj, not worth a reply.

[SechyoolarYOOESAY]

@2persons

Wow, the person who actually has shit for brains is telling other people they have shit for brains...

Dude you seriously need to go back to school. Bring ur right-wing god-fearing morons with you too....Seriously GOD plays no role whatsoever on this Earth, so get used to it....

[2persons]

Oops, you lose a point (look right) Did you even go back to ObamasBabyMama entry and read it just to see what I was replying too? I thought not. Newsflash-Before you respond to anyone QUOTING (in quotation marks) another person, you might want to go back to the name mentioned with partial quote and get it before you sort of like vomit verbal garble that just really doesn't apply. No offense but seriously if you want to sound like a big boy....

[pjce3]

Ok, I understand cops going to check bars and stuff, but "HELLO! Ppl drink and get drunk in bars, why the fuckelse would we fucking go there?" I think the cops went over the edge with their actions, if they want to be gay and celebrate on a place for them,let them, its not like they are harassing people outside, god. That guy with the broken head was at the wrong place at the wrong time, too bad for him.

[thepasword]

you two are such conservative hmophobic idiots, you should be banned from youtube.

[grahamkeithtodd]

beening drunk in bar? WTF? that is what bars are FOR!

these cops went out of there way to start "something" and should be thrown in jail!

[crowdaddy13]

people like you should have been aborted, its people like you that affect the human race the most.........its bigots like you that killed 5 million jews, its bigots like you that hung blacks for 300 years.......fuck off

[jonsalvator]

You all might be interested in my channel. My friend and I were approached in Christopher Park on May 2nd.

[Estraven53]

Look up Equality Texas to see what actions to take about this.

[KataVideo]

yeah, that's it, the patrons made sexually explicit gestures towards the redneck guys with badges and guns. because that's what Gays do, they leap upon any pice of man meat with a carnal lust so demonic that ravenous hyenas would be shocked.

chief assface needs to effing resign, and charges ought to be brought against the no-good stormtroopers who went where they weren't invited.

[integral]

You just can't stop displaying your stupidity, can you?

The glory of the internet - even a brainless putz like ObamasBabyMama can have a voice. A not so bright, semi insane in the membrane voice, but a voice nonetheless.

[FresnoTimeLord]

This is Why we need Hate Crime Laws to Protect Gay/Les/TG people!

[MastroCicio]

thats obvious why point it out ... but i guess some might not know

[thatsmyrail]

This shit shouldn't happen. Cops should help people and be respectful. Being intoxicated in a bar ffs, how could that happen.

[Sparkanoid1]

Texas = The shitstain of America.

[jm5390]

@Sparkanoid1 I'm a bi individual from Texas who's for equality, but this remark is unnecessary. Plenty of people in all states hate gays, so Texas isn't the only one. And Texas is becoming more democratic. JERK!!

[dogstar7]

Bullshit!

I hang in what could be called a 'cop bar'.

If the Ft Wayne cops were upset about "sexual gestures" it had more to do with who was making them. The cops that I know have NO PROBLEM with aggressive sexual advances of the hetero variety.

In my view, Ft Wayne cops went out of their way to provoke a public confrontation.

Until Ft. Wayne says otherwise, these officers are rouges. Otherwise this is an act of Government Sponsored Repression

Is Texas America's Iran?

[mak1759]

When is Texas leaving the country

[imtang0708]

That would be so nice!!! Those crazy republican Texans need to go away!!! Take the WHOLE BUSH FAMILY WHEN YA GO!!!

[DDBOOGER]

i'm from Texas, please wait for me to get out. I'm all for a fence after Texistan leaves

[integral]

Texas can leave, just so long as they leave us Austin.

[TheMercilessEye]

@mak1759 They've already purchased their passport, and have set the charges to dynamite the entire border...the outboard motors still have to be installed along the panhandle, though, and then there's the problem of getting it out of the Gulf of Mexico under cover of darkness...

[jufu999]

Outrageous.