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Chad Gibson Calls For Prosecutions

Chad Gibson (WFAA-TV) Chad Gibson, the patron who was severely injured during the June 28 raid on the Rainbow Lounge, spoke to a Dallas ABC affiliate yesterday and called for prosecutions of those who...

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Rainbow Lounge Raid Inspires Police Improvements

The raid on the Rainbow Lounge in Ft. Worth, Texas, has yeilded some positives. Inspired by the community outrage, Police Chief Halstead has gone from defending the action as having “restraint” to a...

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Ft. Worth Mayor Apologizes For Rainbow Lounge Raid; LGBT Police Liaison...

About two dozen LGBT citizens and allies spoke before the Ft. Worth city council last night about the June 28 raid on the Rainbow Lounge by Ft. Worth police and agents from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage...

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Rainbow Lounge Raid Proves The Dangers Of A Kiss

We’ve covered several examples before describing the provocative temerity of a kiss. It looks like that monstrously dangerous act also played a role in the June 28 raid on the Rainbow Lounge by Ft...

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Ft. Worth Spokesman Clarifies Mayor’s Apology

We reported yesterday that Mayor Mike Moncrief had apologized to the crowd at Tuesday’s city council meeting. Aman Batheja and Deanna Boyd at the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram renders the apology this way:...

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Ft. Worth May Call For Expanded U.S Investigation Into Rainbow Lounge Raid

The Ft. Worth Star-Telegram is reporting on more fallout from Tuesday’s city council meeting. Several members of the audience at that meeting demanded an independent investigation into the June 28...

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TABC Chief Apologizes For Rainbow Lounge Raid, Says Agents Failed To “Follow...

Update: The Dallas Voice has posted audio of the interview. Please go and listen. It’s a very rare and wonderful example of a public official having the cojones to step up and take responsibility. TABC...

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Rainbow Lounge Investigation Reveals 19 State Policy Violations

The Texas Alcoholic Beverages Commission has released the results of its internal affairs investigaton on the June 28 Rainbow Lounge raid in Ft. Worth, Texas. That report finds that two TABC agents and...

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Ft. Worth Police Change “Failed” Policy In Response To Rainbow Lounge Raid

Ft. Worth Police Chief Jeff Halstead blamed a “policy failure” for the June 28 raid on the Rainbow Lounge. That raid, conducted in conjunction with agents from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission,...

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Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Fires Three Over Rainbow Lounge Raid

Officers and agents arresting Chad Gibson during the Rainbow Lounge raid in Ft. Worth, Texas (Dallas Voice) The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission fired three agents who were involved in the June 28...

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