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

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.

Release Date : June 18, 2005

Runtime : 57m

Genre : Documentary  

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Countries : United States of America

Keywords : police brutality, san francisco, california, drag queen, diner, civil rights, riot, oppression, lgbt, woman director, trans woman, transgender rights, tenderloin district, gay rights, lgbt interest, american history, trans women