Raid of the Rainbow Lounge Screening & Discussion

Part of the "Say It Loud: From the Shadows to the Mainstage" speaker series, activating the groundbreaking LGBTQ+ history exhibition, "" at Irving Archives & Museum.

Saturday, July 26, the Irving Archives and Museum will host a screening and discussion over the film Raid of the Rainbow Lounge (2012) which is a full length documentary film recounting the events surrounding the widely publicized and controversial raid of a Fort Worth, Texas gay bar in 2009. Following a sordid aftermath, Fort Worth would become a leader in LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) equality. However, that journey was not smooth and without controversies. Witness history unfold as this film documents that journey from the perspective of eyewitnesses, activists and politicians who helped change the city. Narrated by television icon and Emmy nominated actress, Meredith Baxter.

After the film finishes, we will be discussing the events that took place after and how Fort Worth in particular became a bastion for the LGTBQ movement. Much has changed in how Fort Worth operates and treats the communities since the 2009 raid and those from Badge of Pride and the Irving Archives and Museum staff will be here to reflect on where we have come and how much further we have to go.

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