Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria (2005)
Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria (2005)
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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Susan Stryker Susan Stryker As: Herself / Narrator
Aleshia Brevard Aleshia Brevard As: Herself
Tamara Ching Tamara Ching As: Herself
Felicia Elizondo Felicia Elizondo As: Herself
Amanda St. Jaymes Amanda St. Jaymes As: Herself
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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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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 18 June 2005

Country: US

Runtime: 57m

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