police raid anti-LGBTQ police raid A visit of a primarily LGBTQIA+ residence (such as a gay bar) by police or other law-enforcement officers, often in the early morning or late at night, with the aim of using the element of surprise in an attempt to arrest suspects believed to be likely to hide evidence, resist arrest, be politically sensitive, or simply be elsewhere during the day. anti-LGBT police raid anti-LGBTQ police raids anti-gay police raid