It took me a few weeks to get to Rhode Island to see what the fuss was about, but I finally made it down. With a street name and a website address Chestnut Street Cafe to go on, I was off to the hot new place to be in Rhode Island.
I first had to look [...]
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Court to hear gay divorce in Texas, despite gay marriage ban
Friday, October 2nd, 2009DALLAS (Reuters) – A judge in Dallas ruled on Thursday that the state court on which she sits has the jurisdiction to hear a divorce suit by a gay couple who were married outside Texas where same-sex marriages are banned.
Dallas District Judge Tena Callahan said in the ruling that her court “has jurisdiction to hear [...]
Three Fired After Investigation Into Raid On Gay Bar in Fort Worth
Saturday, August 29th, 2009The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission or TABC has fired three employees associated with the raid on the Rainbow Lounge in June. Several individuals had been arrested during raids on three TABC licensed businesses, and one of the patrons of the Rainbow Lounge was badly injured while in custody. Shortly after the raid on the Rainbow [...]
The Fourth Largest U.S. City Might Just Elect a Lesbian Mayor
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009The vote on same-sex marriage in Maine won’t necessarily be the only election that LGBT folks will be watching this coming November. The fourth largest city in the U.S. – Houston, Texas – will be holding its mayoral election, and on the ballot is a 20-year public servant in the city who has been elected [...]
Will Fort Worth Cops Claim Gay Panic as Defense?
Monday, August 10th, 2009Via Dallas News
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission allows that its agents committed more than a half-dozen potentially fireable offenses during the June raid on a Cowtown gay bar – and the agency hasn’t even addressed the part about how one patron got his noggin busted.
This is not looking good for anybody who still maintains that [...]
Report cites violations in raid of Texas gay bar
Friday, August 7th, 2009Via Chron.com
FORT WORTH, Texas — Two Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents who took part in a June police raid on a gay bar failed to report they used force when arresting a patron or that he suffered a serious head injury, according to a report released Thursday.
Agent Christopher Aller and agent trainee Jason Chapman also [...]
Fort Worth City Council asks for federal investigation into raid at Rainbow Lounge
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Via Dallas News
The Fort Worth City Council took the unusual step Tuesday of requesting a federal investigation into a police raid at a gay bar last month that sent one man to intensive care for several days with a brain injury.
If the U.S. attorney’s office in Dallas agrees to conduct the inquiry, it will be [...]
Fort Worth mayor apologizes for raid on gay bar
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009Fort Worth mayor apologizes for raid on gay bar
Via WFAA.Com
Associated Press
FORT WORTH, Texas – Mayor Mike Moncrief apologized for a raid on a gay bar that sparked claims of brutality and procedure violations after several members of a gay rights group were escorted out of a City Council meeting Tuesday.
About 250 people packed [...]