Tasty Nightclub Raid — The Night Melbourne Fought Back

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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2kb2y-1ad7893

On August 7, 1994, police stormed the Tasty Nightclub in Melbourne and forced 463 people to strip-search, humiliating and violating a queer community that had come to dance and be themselves.

The raid sparked lawsuits, a landmark settlement, and a movement for dignity and police accountability, becoming a defining moment in Victoria’s LGBTQ+ history and a reminder that hard-won freedoms must be defended.

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