Tasty Nightclub Raid — The Night Melbourne Fought Back

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…