Fort Worth settles gay bar-police debacle!

Chad Gibson and George Armstrong, two men who were injured during a police “inspection” of the Rainbow Lounge nearly two years ago, received a $400,000 settlement from the Fort Worth City Council on March 23. The settlement was approved without debate and with no admission of liability. The men allege that officers’ excessive force caused Gibson’s head injury and Armstrong’s torn rotator cuff. The timing of the event — conducted on the eve of the 40th anniversary of Stonewall — drew protests and national media attention, according to Q Notes.