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...lesbian bars, which were considered illegal and thus subject to raids and police harassment. It lasted for fourteen years and became a tool of education for ...Faderman declared, "Its very establishment in the midst of witch-hunts and police harassment was an act of courage, since members always had to fear that the

...ple in the video were being tortured before being killed. This resulted in raids on a number of properties, and a number of arrests. The apparent "victims" were alive and well, and soon told the police that they were participating in private homosexual BDSM activities.

...demanded payoffs from [[gay bar]] owners as a way to prevent shutdowns and raids. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayola</ref> ...ucture that gave patrol officers great autonomy in their daily activities. Police leaders prioritized their own political power over professional policing, a

...was the secret light warning system that tipped off the patrons when the police were there. There was also a STD clinic, a supply of A200 (a lice-killing s ==Police raids==

...ly carry out raids because of this. Sometimes customers are ordered by the police to produce identification, but they face no other consequences.

...e had never before acted together in such large numbers to forcibly resist police harassment directed towards their community. ...a very good business, although, as with most gay clubs at the time, police raids were common. In late 1969, a few months after the rebellion that started on

The charges stem from Vancouver Police Department raids on the premises of [[Sweet Entertainment Group]] that occurred on March 13,

The impact became even greater when, because of police harassment in LA, the magazine moved to San Francisco in 1977, generating a ...ses. Those wins eventually lead to the Police Department discontinuing the raids as they became unprofitable. It also made John an enemy in the eyes of the

...on four-day viewing session of 11 videos seized by Vancouver police in two raids in 2002. raids on SPI's Franklin Street studios, but stays of proceedings were entered for

...on four-day viewing session of 11 videos seized by Vancouver police in two raids in 2002. raids on SPI's Franklin Street studios, but stays of proceedings were entered for

:After long court battles in Seattle the Washington State Police drop bars against hiring homosexuals. ...rk IV baths as a fundraiser sponsored by Drummer magazine. A major case of police overkill as the resulting legal actions show.

...l source of such publications in the country". Despite the numerous police raids on his shops and spending many years in prison he remained in the book trad

...to increase again in a period of political instability. By the mid-1990s, police were harassing [[sex worker]]s but also owned many of the brothels, which w ...ountries were entering Cambodia. International concern was raised and some raids were carried out, including one by the International Justice Mission (2004)

...a [[brothel]]. The assistant manager at the Market Street Cinema told the police to examine the prostitution business at the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell The ...tedly said, "Sure, if you buy a ticket." Feinstein walked out. Soon after, raids occurred, ostensibly to restore safety and health of exotic dancers and res

...oved upstairs and started to offer female impersonation acts; after police raids in 1936, the club relocated to the larger 506 Broadway location. Finocchio'

...at time run by the devout Christian Chief Constable James Anderton, police raids on video hire shops increased. However the choice of titles seized appeared

...f the entire community...'' del Prete and Doda were arrested during police raids to stop ''bare-bosom'' shows in North Beach (San Francisco).

...a downward spiral into drug use and depression following continual police raids on her sex shops. She left a suicide note which was found near her body.

...in the act named Bobby Reed, whom Mother Rose had arrested and met at the police station with a hidden gun. She pulled the trigger but the safety was on and ...sque]], where she performed for four years. She was frequently arrested in raids against the Minsky brothers' shows.

...prostitution were also regularly found in the area despite repeated police raids. Prostitution was made illegal throughout the city in 1917.