A police raid on a Fort Worth, Texas gay bar that resulted in serious injury to at least one of the bar’s patrons has sparked condemnation from the LGBT community and calls for investigations from elected officials, including Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns, who is openly gay.  Burns’ statement in part:

It is unfortunate that this incident occurred in Fort Worth and even more so to have occurred on the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall protests. Unlike 40 years ago, though, the people of this community have elective representation that will make sure our government is accountable and that the rights of all of its citizens are protected. I are working together with our Mayor, Police Chief, the City of Fort Worth Human Relations Commission, and our State Legislative colleagues to get a complete and accurate accounting of what occurred.

Rest assured that neither the people of Fort Worth, nor the city government of Fort Worth, will tolerate discrimination against any of its citizens. And know that the GLBT Community is an integral part of the economic and cultural life of Fort Worth.

Every Fort Worth citizen deserves to have questions around this incident answered and I am working aggressively toward that end.

Instant Tea, a blog at the Dallas Voice Web site, has thorough and breaking coverage of the events going back to the first report of the raid in the early hours of Sunday, June 28th.