Ft. Worth police raid GLBT bar on 40th Anniversary of Stonewall June 29, 2009

now, according to the latest info, they were conducting TABC raids on 3 bars that night. but, seriously. they picked THIS night to go unannounced into a prominent gay bar and use unnecessary force on cooperative patrons?

check out the dallas voice for more details. they’ve kept a good running commentary, including eyewitness accounts and info on one person who ended up in ICU after having his head slammed into the ground.

Dallas Voice: You’ve Gotta Be Shitting Me

dym-sum has some good personal accounts up.

ETA: speak out at buzzbrews on lemmon tomorrow! details below!

SPEAK YOUR MIND!

Chuck Potter and Todd Camp were both at the Rainbow Lounge in Fort Worth around 1 a.m. Sunday morning, June 28, when it was raided by Fort Worth police officers and agents with the TABC. Seven people were arrested and one man remains hospitalized with a serious head injury that may require surgery as a result of the raid — which by the way, happened on the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion.

Potter, Camp and many others were outraged by what has been described as the officers’ brutality during the raid, and by what appeared to many as nothing more than an effort to harass management, staff and patrons at the newly-opened nightclub. Potter and Camp organized rallies on Sunday that drew as many as 200 people to the steps of the Tarrant County Courthouse to protest the raid.

Now Chuck Potter and Todd Camp are coming to Dallas Voice’s monthly “Freedom of Speech Night” on Tuesday, June 30, to talk about what happened. We want you to come, too, to get information and to give your opinion.

Come on out and exercise your freedom of speech!

Tuesday, June 30
8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Buzzbrews Kitchen @ 4334 Lemmon Avenue

remembering June 26, 2009

somewhere during 4th or 5th grade, i forgot 3rd grade. i forgot just about every single moment, and didn’t start to remember them again until i was 18. the only thing i remembered, beyond a few tragic moments, was my time at cheryl kang’s house, practicing our talent show dance to “Bad”. she and i and jennifer littlejohn choregraphed the dance ourselves and won 3rd place. it was the one shining moment of that horrible year for me. despite everything else that i’m feeling, i’m grateful to him for giving me that song.

Bras and tampons… June 24, 2009

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aj;fsd’[2 FD=-\ 2R JKL;SDF June 23, 2009

accounting makes my brain hurt. please stop making me do it.

long day June 22, 2009

doing 3 different jobs today for people who are out, and now i’m on the phone explaining the same process for probably the 50th time (at LEAST) to the same guy. he’s smart, but i think he just doesn’t listen or doesn’t care to remember. whatever. i’m ready to be done.

A note to collection agencies June 19, 2009

if you’re going to hound me for less than 3 FUCKING DOLLARS, please have the minimal amount of competency it takes to process my payments correctly. i have NEVER had a check returned NSF because my bank protects me from that, so i KNOW it was not my fault. it was yours. stop being asshats and figure it the fuck out!

No Gay Rights, No Gay $$ June 18, 2009

Hmm, so, i know this is just a crappy little wordart design, but it’s simple and gets the point across. Does anyone know of a group I can donate to if anyone buys these? I want to make sure Obama knows that we’re NOT happy and that we’re giving our money to another group instead of to the DNC as a direct result of his severe lack of support.

Fitted unisex shirt

Women's Plus Size Shirt

caffeine addiction sucks June 17, 2009

i know, it’s not like i’m addicted to crack, and i’m not making light of those who have serious, debilitating addictions. i’m just saying that trying to wean myself off of my massive cup of coffee that i sip throughout the day is proving rough. as much as i love me some earl grey, it’s just not the same.

Seriously consdering moving to France June 17, 2009

thanks, mr. president, for your fucking cookie. i guess i’ll go back to being a good little girl and stop pestering you for any real changes.

hope, my pasty white ass.

intellectual swoon June 15, 2009

janie forwarded me kevin hanlon’s website this morning, so i sent him a quick note of thanks for the wonderful music he helped create while i was at smu. he wrote back and said “It does my heart good to hear from you.”

eeee!!! i have elbows!!!!