Comments on: UPDATE: Fort Worth won't drop charges against Rainbow Lounge patrons

By: David Taffet

David Taffet — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:19:20 +0000

Don’t know, but we’ll find out tomorrow.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:15:37 +0000

Is there a legal defense fund for Chad Gibson and George Armstrong? Myself and a lot of other people would be more than willing to donate.

By: James SImmons

James SImmons — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:24:15 +0000

None of this is surprising. Fort Worth’s neighbors right down the road, the Dallas Police Department is arguably one of the most corrupt law enforcement agencies on the planet. Yet the department still exists, business as usual, with the officers (who are TRAINED to be abusive) thumb their noses at the very people whom they are paid to protect and serve. With bad examples like the ones DPD sets, it’s no small wonder that other cities’ police departments are following suit.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:23:26 +0000

Does the Rainbow Raid need to be elevated to a level beyond the Stonewall Raid in order for the city of FW to pay attention to the rights of its LGBT citizens?

By: Blake

Blake — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:46:56 +0000

The city of FW is prosecuting because they can. Despite all the good work FFW has done for the GLBT community the issue is now dead. There isn’t an issue until we make one and I’m sorry to say that holding press conferences at the Botanical Gardens aint gonna do the trick. I remember some saying in early July that without noise this issue would be brushed under the rug and forgotten about. The noise goes away and OMG gurl, what happens?

But going beyond the “noise” issue, for me it’s about respect for my family, community and self. I know it’s not the Texas style for GLBT folks to illustrate so vocally as to exactly how we are getting screwed day in and day out. However, I also know that I couldnt sleep well at night with the knowledge that all I did for my queer family when attacked was to attend a committee meeting or benefit concert. Being vociferous is too often confused for lack of respect. Firmly and proudly standing up for one’s self and community is the height of respect in my book. Call me crazy, I wouldn’t feel at home if you didn’t…

By: Gary Fitzsimmons

Gary Fitzsimmons — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:50:04 +0000

Adam Seidel is great attorney and great advocate for our community. Go get em’ Adam!

By: Rafael

Rafael — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:37:33 +0000

I’m highly dissappointed and wonder why the city of FW is moving forward with these prosecutions. If the city is truly sincere about “looking forward instead of looking back” at the raid as some have said, they’d make these cases go away posthaste. The fact that they don’t calls into question the sincerity of city leadership.

By: KR

KR — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:52:29 +0000

Thank you John Nelson for standing up for the victims of the Rainbow Lounge Raid!

So much for the City of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Police Department trying to make peace with the LGBT community. This is the greatest insult of all!

The groping charges weren’t even addressed in the Rainbow Lounge Report. So, they weren’t important enough for that, but now they are important enough to press criminal charges against the victims?

Where is Joel Burns in all this? As our only LGBT councilmember in Fort Worth, he should grow a spine and be the one taking a leadership role in calling the City and the FWPD out on these criminal charges.

Folks, it’s time to get serious and quit being such nice good little queers who know their place. Fort Worth and it’s Mayor and Police Chief have kept promising that they would make good to the LGBT community and right the wrongs of the past. So far this is just empty worthless sound bites.