Remember Stonewall? Remember the Rainbow Lounge?

Aside from being a poignant new Texas LGBT rallying cry, the phrase “Remember the Rainbow Lounge?” is coming home to roost today, as the Dallas Morning News reports on the results of the first investigation into the gross mishandling by government agencies on the raid of a Fort Worth gay bar, resulting in a serious injury on one of its patrons.

Are we surprised by the news?

Remember the Rainbow Lounge!

This article appears in August 7 • 2009.

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