 At that time, police raids on gay bars were common.One well-known raid occurred in the early morning hours of June 20, 1980, as patrons celebrated Houston Gay Pride Week's third annual pre-opening celebration in Mary's — for three consecutive years prior, police raids on gay bars in Montrose had been held the week before pride celebrations began, one of which was at Mary's in 1979.Some earlier and subsequent raids were actually marked as a pride week event, with customers showing up just to be a part of the raid.