Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria (2005)

06/18/2005 (US) • Documentary • 57m

Overview

The first major uprising against police brutality, harassment, and societal oppression was not at Stonewall in 1969, but at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco three years earlier. Those who stood up were trans women and gay men. Now, nearly 40 years on, Susan Stryker and Victor Silverman tell the story of this oft-overlooked event in the history of American civil rights.

Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria (2005)

06/18/2005 (US) • 57m

Documentary

Overview

The first major uprising against police brutality, harassment, and societal oppression was not at Stonewall in 1969, but at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco three years earlier. Those who stood up were trans women and gay men. Now, nearly 40 years on, Susan Stryker and Victor Silverman tell the story of this oft-overlooked event in the history of American civil rights.

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Aleshia Brevard

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Amanda St. Jaymes

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Original Language

English

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Keywords

police brutality

san francisco, california

drag queen

diner

civil rights

riot

oppression

lgbt

woman director

trans woman

transgender rights

tenderloin district

gay rights

american history

trans women

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