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Fort Worth Weekly gives Queer Liberaction some major face time
January 21st, 2010
Click on over to this week’s issue of Fort Worth Weekly and read their in-depth article, Putting the Spurs to Cowtown, about Queer Liberaction’s impact on the community during the Rainbow Lounge debacle. The article touches on their appearance at Fort Worth City Hall, FW LGBT leaders response to the group and background on the outspoken Blake Wilkinson. Here’s how it starts:
Most Fort Worth citizens were introduced to Queer LiberAction, a lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender activist group, on the evening news last summer. Footage of the packed July 14 city council meeting was broadcast on TV stations all over North Texas. It featured Mayor Mike Moncrief, gavel in hand, facing off against a wiry young man with long thin sideburns who wouldn’t sit down or shut up. (In the age of viral video, the entire episode was uploaded for the world to see on YouTube). Amid the mayor’s stern warnings of “Take a seat,” and “Don’t interrupt,” and “Do you want to be removed?” the young man waved a piece of paper and claimed to speak for the crowd:
“Sir, we respectfully ask to be put at the top of the agenda. We’re tired of being put at the bottom of the list. Hundreds of people are here tonight to talk about what happened at the Rainbow Lounge two weeks ago.”
The article is a decent balance of both QL and the FW community. And of course, don’t forget the comments section. They make for an added bonus.
Tags: Blake Wilkinson, Fort Worth Weekly, Queer Liberaction
January 22nd, 2010 at 2:45 pm
one thing about the response to the rainbow lounge raid that has bothered me is the attitude of some people in ft worth trying to exclude dallasites from this issue. i understand it is your city, but it is my city too. i lived there and loved it for almost 9 years and only moved to dallas out of convenience for my work. i still go to ft worth and spend my money in their shops, restaurants and bars. i still have many dear friends there. and while i might not have much of a say in local politics there i still feel a connection and kinship with the community in ft worth. so please, stop acting like all people from dallas that drive over to protest, attend vigils, or show support are outsiders that are to be excluded and driven out.