Gay Bar in Forth Worth Raided - Rainbow Lounge Documentary Call for Testimonials

A Fort Worth gay bar was raided by police officers on June 28th. A documentary is emerging, and a gay filmmaker, Robert Camina of Camina Entertainment, is calling for testimonials from eyewitnesses.

I was safely situated along the streets of New York City the weekend of Gay Pride, the 40th anniversary since the Stonewall riots on June 28, 1969. Because I was entertaining out of town guests and enjoying the week-long festivities in one of the gayest cities in the world, I had no idea that nearly 4,000 miles away, a modern-day Stonewall riot was occuring.

In the big, small town of Fort Worth, Texas, a neighboring city to my hometown of Dallas, innocent bar patrons were taken by surprise when local police officers entered the building and began arresting people for alleged public intoxication. Many patrons proclaimed that they were not intoxicated and that the officers did not even question their sobriety. Protests from angry LGBT persons in the community have commenced on the city's Hall of Justice days following the event.

Ironically, the incident occured on the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. In a time when many believe LGBT persons have made strides in civil rights equality, the raid of Rainbow Lounge reminds us that unjust practices, hatred and bigotry are still alive in America.

If you were an eyewitness to the Rainbow Lounge raid, please contact Camina Entertainment to be part of a a documentary: http://www.caminaentertainment.com/.

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