It may sound like something that would happen 40 years ago, but it was just last Saturday on the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.
Police in Fort Worth's TX arrested 7 people using excessive force, at the Rainbow Lounge Bar for "Public Intoxication". Chad Gibson, one of the 7 has been hospitalized with brain injury because he stumbled on a police office and got beaten in the head that occurred during the incident.
The Dallas Observer writes: "This morning, Michael Piazza, dean of Dallas's Cathedral of Hope, released a statement condemning the event, which has led to two protests planned for tonight -- one at 5 p.m. in front of the bar, and another at 7 p.m. in front of the Tarrant County Courthouse. Said Piazza, "After more than a generation of progress, this action shows that there is still much work to be done to ensure that all Americans enjoy 'equal protection under the law.' It is tragic that lesbian and gay taxpayers are still abused by the very people who are paid by our taxes."
Around 200 people gathered on the steps of the Tarrent County Courthouse in Fort Worth Sunday night to protest the raid as seen in the video below.
This was a truly outrageous and violent act and shows us how far we still need to go; you would never see anything like this at a straight bar like Hooters.
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