"Raid of the Rainbow Lounge" - Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Sat, Jul 26
|Irving Archives & Museum
Step into a pivotal moment in Texas LGBTQ+ history. Join us for a special screening of "Raid of the Rainbow Lounge" — the powerful documentary that sparked a movement and shined a light on injustice.
Time & Location
Jul 26, 2025, 1:30 PM CDT
Irving Archives & Museum, 801 W Irving Blvd, Irving, TX 75060, USA
Guests
About the event
On June 28, 2009—40 years to the day after the Stonewall Uprising—police raided the Rainbow Lounge, a gay bar in Fort Worth, Texas. What followed was a firestorm of controversy, activism, and a city forced to reckon with its treatment of the LGBTQ+ community.
Raid of the Rainbow Lounge captures this pivotal moment in history through the voices of eyewitnesses, activists, and politicians who fought for change. What began as injustice sparked a movement—transforming Fort Worth into an unexpected leader in LGBTQ+ equality.
Join Badge Of Pride, CinéWilde, and YesterQueer at Irving Archives & Museum for a FREE panel discussion and screening of this powerful film!
The panel discussion will feature:
Todd Camp, YesterQueer founder and a witness to the raid
Joel Burns, former Fort Worth City Council member whose emotional speech in response to the raid went viral