LGBTQ Caucus responds to inspections at Seattle gay bars

The Liquor and Cannabis Board will consider possible changes to regulations at a meeting on Wednesday.

SEATTLE — The state’s LGBTQ Caucus is calling the Liquor and Cannabis Board’s recent enforcement inspections at Seattle gay bars unacceptable. Some lawmakers say what happened nearly two weeks ago caused trauma for patrons.

Kevin Kauer, co-owner of Massive, said it didn’t happen at his nightclub, but he received text messages about what was occurring on Jan. 26 and 27. 

Patrons say the Joint Enforcement Team (JET), a Seattle enforcement team and Liquor and Cannabis Board officers, were going into bars with flashlights, waiving badges and in some

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